National Forest Foundation Conservation Corps Partnership

The National Forest Foundation is offering the California Naturalist certification course in conjunction with young adult leadership development programs in the Angeles National Forest, San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, and Cleveland National Forest.

The training the young adults receive through the California Naturalist Program enhances their work assignments as interpreters and stewards in some of the most heavily used public open spaces in Southern California. Participants build skills and knowledge that prepare them for college and careers, and upon course completion, are eligible for four units of academic credit from UC Davis Extension.

Inclusive courses for leadership development program participants.

Angeles National Forest/San Gabriel Mountains Course

2018 Schedule: TBA

Partners: Pacoima Beautiful, US Forest Service Southern California Consortium, and Watershed Conservation Authority

Participants: Pacoima Beautiful Nature Ambassadors, San Gabriel Canyon Watershed Rangers (members of San Gabriel Valley Conservation Corps), USFS MobilizeGreen Field Rangers, and USFS Youth Conservation Corps 

Location: USFS Angeles National Forest Headquarters (Arcadia, CA) and various field locations

Cleveland National Forest Course

Schedule: March 5 - June 4, 2018

Partners: Conservation Corps of Long Beach

Participants: Conservation Corps of Long Beach

Location: Conservation Corps of Long Beach Headquarters (Long Beach, CA) and various field locations

Instructor: Lauren Chroman, MS, is a biology professor and California Naturalist.  She studies animal behavior, focusing on social behavior and behavioral adaptations to ecology.  Her background also includes botany, mammology, ornithology, fire ecology, marine biology, evolutionary biology, and conservation biology.

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Registration for the courses are limited to participants already accepted into these partners' programs. For more information, contact Edward Belden, National Forest Foundation, ebelden@nationalforests.org