Charlotte County Press Releases 
FL Master Naturalist "Coastal" Class
P R E S S R E L E A S E
For Immediate Release
Contact: Betty Staugler
Telephone: 941.764.4340, option 4
Email: staugler@ufl.edu / roger.debruler@charlottefl.com
Florida Master Naturalist Class
CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. (October 20, 2009) - Charlotte County UF/IFAS Extension will be offering a six week Coastal Habitat, Florida Master Naturalist Program course, beginning on Monday, January 4, 2010 and running every Monday through February 8, 2010. Classes will be held at the Charlotte County Environmental Campus, 25550 Harbor View Rd., Pt. Charlotte (west of off I-75 exit 167) from 9:00am to 5:00pm. Learn more about Florida’s natural environment through classroom and field instruction taught during the six week course. The Florida Master Naturalist Program (FMNP) is an adult environmental education extension program developed by the University of Florida-Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) and offered throughout Florida. The FMNP both informs and prepares individuals to share information about Florida’s natural world and environmental history.
To register, forms are available online by visiting www.MasterNaturalist.org and clicking on the “Course Offerings” link. The course costs $225.00, which includes 40 contact hours of instruction, a comprehensive student reference workbook, and, upon completion, registration in the UF FMNP database as a Naturalist. A UF/IFAS certificate of achievement, embroidered FMNP patch, and FMNP Coastal lapel pin will be provided at completion. For more information about this class, visit http://charlotte.ifas.ufl.edu/seagrant/sg-08-naturalist.htm
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Release Date: 10/20/2009
