{"id":916,"date":"2026-04-30T00:01:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T00:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bozemanwetlands.org\/WP\/?p=916"},"modified":"2026-07-05T21:05:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T21:05:57","slug":"wetlands-naturalist-program-series-at-the-iawp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bozemanwetlands.org\/WP\/wetlands-naturalist-program-series-at-the-iawp\/","title":{"rendered":"Wetlands Master Naturalist Certification Course"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>New Wetland Naturalist Course<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sacajawea Audubon Society (SAS) is developing a new naturalist course with a focus on wetlands, covering various aspects of wetland ecology and environmental science, tailored to Montana&#8217;s unique landscapes and ecological characteristics. Each class will be structured to ideally combine theoretical knowledge with practical, hands-on activities or field observations. Each topic will have a subject-matter expert drawn from Montana State University, Society of Wetland Scientists, and local specialists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The approach is a curriculum that focuses on the natural science aspects of wetlands with a concentration on the understanding of wetland ecology, hydrology, soils, plants, and wildlife. The course covers topics that will provide a comprehensive understanding of the complex ecological interactions that occur within these ecosystems with an emphasis on scientific observation, analysis, and interpretation, integrating field trips and hands-on activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wetlands<\/strong> Master <strong>Naturalist Program Series at the I<\/strong>ndreland Audubon Wetland Preserve<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>June 23, to, July 25, 202<\/em><\/strong><em><strong>6<\/strong><\/em><br>In addition to classroom and hands-on activities, at the Indreland Audubon Wetland Preserve, there will be field trips to other wetland and riparian areas within the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem of Montana.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cost is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$275.00 for Busy Beavers&nbsp; <strong>&lt;&gt;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp; $325.00 SAS members &nbsp;<strong>&lt;&gt;<\/strong> &nbsp;&nbsp;$450.00 Non-members<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Indreland Audubon Wetland Preserve makes every effort to award scholarship to the Wetland Master Naturalist Course when circumstances require it. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.lglforms.com\/form_engine\/s\/vfui8z-EGQWy0J_lkfY-NQ\">Request an Indreland Audubon Wetland Master Naturalist Scholarships<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Class size is limited to 15 participants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.lglforms.com\/form_engine\/s\/1wZ-xG6akbVhZga76cGPFA\">Click Here to Registration<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1oxPxVQtehhmkFaRVwgLKYdZX0RwMp0Ys\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Click Here for Course Description, Including Schedule &amp; Topics.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Wetland Naturalist Course Sacajawea Audubon Society (SAS) is developing a new naturalist course with a focus on wetlands, covering various aspects of wetland ecology and environmental science, tailored to Montana&#8217;s unique landscapes and ecological characteristics. Each class will be structured to ideally combine theoretical knowledge with practical, hands-on activities or field observations. Each topic [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":917,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":917,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/bozemanwetlands.org\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Wetland-Naturalist-Pic.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-917\"\/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>New Wetland Naturalist Course<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sacajawea Audubon Society (SAS) is developing a new naturalist course with a focus on wetlands, covering various aspects of wetland ecology and environmental science, tailored to Montana's unique landscapes and ecological characteristics. 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The course covers topics that will provide a comprehensive understanding of the complex ecological interactions that occur within these ecosystems with an emphasis on scientific observation, analysis, and interpretation, integrating field trips and hands-on activities.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Wetlands<\/strong> Master <strong>Naturalist Program Series at the I<\/strong>ndreland Audubon Wetland Preserve<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong><em>June 23, to, July 25, 202<\/em><\/strong>6<br>In addition to classroom and hands-on activities, at the Indreland Audubon Wetland Preserve, there will be field trips to other wetland and riparian areas within the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem of Montana.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The cost is:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>$275.00 for Busy Beavers\u00a0 <strong>&lt;><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 $325.00 SAS members \u00a0<strong>&lt;><\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0$450.00 Non-members<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Indreland Audubon Wetland Preserve makes every effort to award scholarship to the Wetland Master Naturalist Course when circumstances require it. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.lglforms.com\/form_engine\/s\/vfui8z-EGQWy0J_lkfY-NQ\">Request an Indreland Audubon Wetland Master Naturalist Scholarships<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Class size is limited to 15 participants.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"fontSize\":\"medium\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.lglforms.com\/form_engine\/s\/1wZ-xG6akbVhZga76cGPFA\">Click Here to Registration<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"fontSize\":\"medium\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1oxPxVQtehhmkFaRVwgLKYdZX0RwMp0Ys\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Click Here for Course Description, Including Schedule &amp; Topics.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18,19,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-916","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-get-involved","category-wetland-master-naturalist","category-workshop"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bozemanwetlands.org\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/916","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bozemanwetlands.org\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bozemanwetlands.org\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bozemanwetlands.org\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bozemanwetlands.org\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=916"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/bozemanwetlands.org\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/916\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1340,"href":"https:\/\/bozemanwetlands.org\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/916\/revisions\/1340"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bozemanwetlands.org\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/917"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bozemanwetlands.org\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=916"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bozemanwetlands.org\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=916"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bozemanwetlands.org\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=916"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}