Naturalist Course
Naturalists Leadership Training Course
Join us for this 2 day intensive course (1 lecture and 2 half day local field trips)to learn the skills and knowledge to successfully lead Naturalist Hikes and field trips for the Introduction to the Natural World course.
Contacts
- Fri, Jan 18, 2019 - Wed, Feb 27, 2019
- Committee: Seattle Naturalists Committee
- Members: $20.00 Guests: $100.00
- Availability: 2 (12 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
This course is offered to help people gain the skills and confidence to lead Naturalist Hikes and/or field trips in the Introduction to Natural World Course. This course will cover 5 of the 8 Key Elements outlined in the Clubwide Standards for Naturalist leaders. A prospective leader will still need to meet the Navigation and First Aid requirements and Seattle Naturalist Committee will work with participants to meet those and the mentored hike requirement. Certification as a Naturalist Leader can result, based upon approval from the leadership of a branch's Naturalist Committee, when all eight Key Elements are met. Participants will work with a mentor to list, lead, and close out a trip. This course also offers the opportunity to build relationships with fellow leaders, so they have a network of colleagues to rely upon.
Course Objectives:
Learn to be a strong leader for Naturalist hikes and course field trips, through instruction on leadership and on field identification
- Learn various leadership tactics
- Develop confidence in the use of guidebooks and guide apps
- Learn to use plant and bird lists for specific hikes or regions, while brushing up on plant and bird identification
- Learn to list mountaineers activities on the website
- Mentoring will be ongoing. Information on meeting the First Aid and Navigation requirements will be discussed and the processes for doing a mentored hike.
Pre-class Requirements:
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Complete the online course Foundations of Leadership (eLearning).
Optional and helpful in making field trips more learning: Foundations of Instruction (eLearning).
How to Schedule and Manage Activities: Read through these instructions before the class to gain an overview of this process. An instructor will give an example of it interactively, but you will understand that much better if you have studied this first.
Obtain the Low Impact Recreation badge
Check out the Burke Museum Herbarium Image Collection
Download to smart phone the following apps
- Washington Wildflower Search
- Merlin Bird app
- PNW Trees
- Optional – Burke Museum’s Washington Wildflowers ($10)
Post-Class Requirements:
- Work with a mentor to list a naturalist field trip or a field trip for Intro to Natural World.
Badges you will earn:
Naturalist Leadership Training Course
This course has no scheduled activities.
Low Impact Recreation
Tablets or smartphones
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