CAMN 2010 Naturalist in Training Curriculum        

Date Class Description, Instructor & Location       
        
Jan 23 @ Central Arkansas Nature Center (Downtown LR)       
AM Intro from NITS CAMN, Curriculum Committee, & Board - Lunch       
PM Various Speakers from CAMN       
        
Jan 30 @ PMSP Visitor's Center       
AM Ecoregions of Arkansas - Ellen Turner  Designated VIC      
PM Ecosystems - George Lauster  Designated VIC      
        
Feb 6 @ PMSP Visitor's Center       
AM Paleobiology - Darcia Routh  Designated VIC      
PM Geology - Angela Chandler  Designated VIC      
        
Feb 13 @ PMSP Visitor's Center       
AM Meteorology - Brian Smith        
PM Water Systems -  John Czarnacki        
        
Feb 20 @ Central Arkansas Nature Center (Downtown LR)       
AM Uniquely Arkansas - TBA       
PM Herpetology - Kelly Irwin        
        
Feb 27 @ PMSP Visitor's Center       
9AM to 3PM Training on Trail Building and Maintenance - Bert Turner Designated VIC           
       
Mar 6 @ Central Arkansas Nature Center (Downtown LR)       
AM Mammals - Blake Sasse        
PM Public Land Use in Arkansas  Designated VIC      
        
Mar 13 @ PB Nature Center at Pine Bluff       
AM Interpretation - Kelly Farrell  Designated VIC      
PM Birds of Prey - Rusty Scarborough        
        
Mar 20 @ PMSP Visitor's Center       
AM Foodwebs - George Lauster  Designated VIC      
PM Entomology - Dayton Steelman        
        
Mar 27 @ PMSP Visitor's Center       
AM Birding - Lecture in morning - Dan Schieman        
PM Birding in Field/Advanced Training - Mel White        
        
April  3 No Class       
        
Apr 10 @ UA-Winthrop Rockefeller Instititute on Petit Jean Mountain       
AM Archeology in Arkansas  - Dr. Stewart-Albernathy        
PM Rock Art on Petit Jean Mountain - Don Higgins       
        
Apr 17 @ PMSP Visitor's Center       
AM Botany - Theo Witsell        
PM        
        
Apr 24 @ River Ridge Observatory (Hwy 300)       
PM        
PM Astronomy - John Reed        
        
May 1 @ PMSP Visitor's Center       
AM Aquatic Ecology - Kevin Pierson        
PM Fish - Jim Peterson        
        
May 8 @ PMSP Visitor's Center       
AM & PM Tree ID - Eric Sundell        
        
        
There are a total of 87 hours of classroom instructions that are available to NITS. However, each NIT is only required to complete 40 hours of training to meet the requirements for graduation and Master Naturalist status.       
        
Typically the morning classes will meet from 9:00 AM until noon and the afternoon classes will meet from 12:30 until 3:30.       
Those classes that have Designated VIC next to them are classes that CAMN's Curriculum Committee feel will offer specific instructions and information that Master Naturalists may find to be useful in their volunteer work.         

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