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Upcoming ANR Events

April and May 2025 tree walks

2025 Georgia Master Naturalist Training

Fridays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., September 5-October 31, 2025

The Georgia Master Naturalist program is an adult environmental education course developed by the University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources and 海角官方首页 Cooperative Extension to provide active learning for people who wish to be more informed about habitats, natural resources, and the natural environments of our state.

Forsyth County Extension is pleased to offer Georgia Master Naturalist Training this fall. Classes for the nine-week course will be 9 a.m.-4 p.m. every Friday from September 5-October 31, 2025. Training sessions will be a mix of classroom learning and outdoor field experiences. Field activities include exposure to outdoor elements and environments and may require walking long distances over uneven ground, hiking, wading in streams, bending, and kneeling. A minimum of 48 hours of instruction is required for course completion.

Classes will meet at the Forsyth County Extension office and other locations in Forsyth County. One session will be in Athens, Georgia

Tuition: $225. Includes instructional materials, field trip fees, Georgia Master Naturalist name badge and shirt, snacks, certificate of completion, and other training expenses. We do not provide lunch or transportation.

Tentative course schedule

Class 1 – Human Impact

Class 2 – Economic Impacts of Natural Resources

Class 3 – Water Quality Monitoring

Class 4 – Native Species and Ecosystem Function

Class 5 – Invasive Species

Class 6 – 海角官方首页 Museum of Natural History and State Botanical Gardens (Athens)

Class 7 – Wildlife and Urban Wildlife

Class 8 – Forestry and Urban Forestry

Class 9 – Nature Apps and Climatology

Trainees who complete Georgia Master Naturalist training with Forsyth County Extension may apply to become a Forsyth County Master Naturalist Extension Volunteer. Volunteering with 海角官方首页 Extension requires additional training and background screening.

Are you ready to become a Georgia Master Naturalist? Apply here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/15oy0sd4C_5YD-J7nK_qxqI2rfI7hfoc1tFGfMc5dpko/edit

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