Join us at Wesselman Woods to become a state-certified Indiana Master Naturalist (IMN)! This placed-based course provides participants the opportunities to learn from their life experiences in nature and to expand their knowledge on local flora, fauna, and ecological processes.
This intensive introductory course offers adults the chance to discover nature and service learning with the support from local researchers, professors, and environmental practitioners. Those who complete the course must take a required exam and complete their 24-hours of service. This year’s topics will include geology and soils, insects, trees and wildflower ID, and Indiana ecology! Let us save this world together – become a certified local steward with us at Wesselman Woods!
** This year there will be a VIRTUAL and PRACTICAL component. The virtual component will consist of prerecorded lectures by our presenters. You will need access to a COMPUTER and INTERNET. The following Monday evening and Tuesday morning course will be an OUTDOOR PRACTICAL session. With the practical, even if we are outside, COVID guidelines remain. **
Cost: $150 for non-members, $145 for members
Choose between classes offered on Monday evenings (6 -9 PM) or Tuesday mornings (9 AM - Noon).
Monday Track:
(03/22) Week 1: Introduction/People and Natural Resources
(03/29) Week 2: Ecology
(04/05) Week 3: Geology
(04/12) Week 4: Invasive Species
(04/19) Week 5: Wildflowers
(04/26) Week 6: Orinthology
(05/03) Week 7: Arthropods
(05/10) Week 8: Aquatic Macroinvertebrates
(05/17) Week 9: Break
(05/24) Week 10: Mammals
(05/31) Week 11: Trees
(06/07) Week 12: Exam