California Naturalist Program Highlights June 4-24

Jun 24, 2016

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Join your people and share your stories at the ?#‎CalNat2016? Conference! Special thanks to artist and California Naturalist (Jepson Herbarium class of 2016) Emily Dove Illustration + Design for sharing her beautiful art with us!


 

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It was a CalNat sweep at the UCANR awards ceremony June 17. Please join us in
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congratulating Director Adina Merenlender for receiving the 2016 UC Agriculture & Natural Resources Distinguished Service Award for Outstanding Extension and Brook Gamble who won a staff appreciation and recognition award for her creative excellence and for ensuring high quality service delivery to California Naturalists. Go CalNat!


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Congrats and welcome to the new Point Reyes National Seashore Association California Naturalist graduates! Thank you for joining our community and for being the change that you wish to see in the world! If you'd like to gain unprecedented access to the 70,000 acres that make up Point Reyes National Seashore and learn about the unique ecology and natural history of California, consider PRNSA's summer immersion course: the CalNat Waterfront Experience, with accomodations at the historic Lifeboat Station. August 7th-14th. www.ptreyes.org/CaliforniaNaturalist

 


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Congratulations to the recent graduates of the UC Santa Cruz ArboretumCalifornia Naturalist course! Every year, instructor Linda Anderson makes this beautiful collage of participants and capstone projects. Welcome Naturalists and thank you for all your dedicated work!!


 

Congratulations to the Spring 2016 California Naturalist class of theAmerican River Natural History Association's Effie Yeaw Nature Center. Wishing everyone the best as you bring yournewfound knowledge, skills, and confidence to the service of others and our environment. Special thanks to course instructor, AllisonSkidmore, and course coordinator, Mary Jane Boxer. Hope to see everyone at the conference in September!


We are pleased to announce that due to generous support from our conference sponsors, we've been able to extend the scholarship deadline for the ?#‎CalNat2016? Statewide Conference to July 15th! Scholarships cover registration costs and will be prioritized according to need and a brief statement of interest/impact. Please help us get the word out to your friends and colleagues, your organization members and collaborators, who might be interested in this chance to learn more about hot topics in conservation and natural history in California! Learn more and apply at http://calnat.ucanr.edu/2016conference/reg/Scholarship/

 

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By Brook Gamble
Author - Community Education Specialist 3 (NorCal)