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California Naturalist and Climate Stewards: certification course calendar

Event Name	Date
CalNat Riverside-Corona Resource Conservation District	9/8/2022
CalNat Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum course	9/10/2022
Climate Stewards Pepperwood Preserve course	1/7/2023
Climate Stewards Columbia College course	1/9/2023
CalNat Preserve Calavera course	1/10/2023
CalNat Hopland Research & Extension Center course	1/11/2023
CalNat Tuleyome course	1/13/2023
CalNat College of the Redwoods course	1/14/2023
CalNat American River College courses	1/14/2023
CalNat West Valley College California Plants and Animals	1/28/2023
CalNat West Valley College Field Ecology	2/3/2023
CalNat UCR Palm Desert Center course	2/11/2023
CalNat American River Conservancy course	3/8/2023
CalNat Sonoma Ecology Center course	3/15/2023
CalNat Friends of the Dunes course	3/23/2023
CalNat Tuleyome immersion course	4/2/2023
CalNat Palomar Community College course	4/3/2023
CalNat UC Davis EVE: Wild Davis course	4/3/2023
Climate Stewards Conservation Society of California and Oakland Zoo	4/6/2023
CalNat Lake Tahoe Community College course	4/24/2023

Program Updates

News: 2022 UC California Naturalist and Climate Stewards certification courses are being announced on an ongoing bases. Take a course near you!

Resources: New Participatory science short course. The UC California Naturalist Program and the Center for Community and Citizen Science (UC Davis School of Education) collaborated to produce a three-part, online, asynchronous training that introduces the concepts, benefits and methods of participatory science to extension and education practitioners.

Resources: Hot off the Press! The third publication in the California Natural History publication series: Natural History of the California Current by Christopher Pincetich and Sabrina Drill. This series includes overviews of specific bioregions and topics to help sharpen the reader's scientific understanding of California's ecosystems and environmental stewardship.

Resources: CONES: California Online Naturalist Event Series. Enjoy our latest presentation on Celebrating California Biodiversity Day: Biodiversity in Your Spaces with UC California Naturalist program instructors.

Meet the Community: View the CalNat Story Map and Climate Stewards Story Map. In pictures and words, we seek to share the inspiring stories of California Naturalists and Climate Stewards from around the state. Share Your California Naturalist or Climate Stewards Story here!

Gear: Need some UC California Naturalist gear to outfit your adventures?! Acorn Naturalist is the exclusive vendor of CalNat gear: hats, hoodies, patches, bags & tee shirts. UC Climate Stewards gear TBA.

Download: California Naturalist Handbook 30% off Flier (UC California Naturalist certification course required text)

Download: Climate Stewardship: Taking Collective Action to Protect California 30% off Flier (UC Climate Stewards certification course required text)