Cal-Nat Oceans Intensive at Bodega Marine Lab

Stewards is pleased to announce a new UC California Naturalist Certification Program – a Cal-Nat Oceans Intensive at Bodega Marine Lab! This is an in-person multi-day residential intensive program where students will stay at Bodega Marine Lab and spend their time exploring California natural history through a marine lens. We will dive deeply into the wonders of ocean, inter-tidal, and coastal habitats. 

Instructors David Berman and Meghan Walla-Murphy will guide this journey along with multiple guest speakers who have spent a lifetime researching, photographing, and monitoring California’s ocean ecology. Even if you have already taken the standard certification course, this program will offer new insight and understanding for the place we call home. We will study kelp forests, geology of the ocean floor, marine wildlife and more. Through the University of California Naturalist Program, participants become active members in a growing movement of conservation science and volunteer activism. 

This course combines science curriculum, journaling, guest lecturers, daily field study, off site trips, and local cultural knowledge. The California Naturalist Program promotes environmental literacy and stewardship through discovery and action. All instruction, lodging, and food are included in the cost. 

Instructors: David Berman (Environmental Educator), Meghan Walla-Murphy (Wildlife Ecologist) & guest lecturers (TBA)

Course Schedule:

Friday Jan. 12th 3pm – to – Sunday Jan. 21st 11am

Cost: $1,950 for course, food, and lodging. No discounts are available for Stewards members.

Scholarship: We have a very limited number of scholarships available. To apply, contact the instructors David Berman at [email protected] and Meghan Walla-Murphy at [email protected].

Food and lodging: Dorm style lodging is the standard accommodation (2 people to a room). Private apartment style housing is available but limited for an increased fee. Please note any dietary restrictions in your reservation payment note. Means are home cooked and served cafeteria style and made mostly from scratch using fresh ingredients. For more information, contact the instructors David Berman at [email protected] and Meghan Walla-Murphy at [email protected].

Time and Location: Bodega Bay Marine Lab

Cost: $1,950.

Course handbook:

Course handbook can be purchased in our e-store.  Stewards members will recieve a 20% off discount for the purchase of the book.

Payment/refund policy:

Payment in full is due at registration. No refunds will be issued after the start of the first class, on Friday, January 12, 2024.  All refunds subject to 10% processing fee.

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FOR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS EVENT, CONTACT THE INSTRUCTORS
David Berman at [email protected] and/or Meghan Walla-Murphy at [email protected].

 

 

 

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