As the first step in a planned expansion of our nature education curriculum, FENCE is joining forces with Clemson University's Master Naturalist Program, a thirteen-week field-based course to be headquartered at FENCE.  The course provides an extensive working knowledge of geology, wildlife habitat and ecology, and sustainable habitat management. Certified Master Naturalists become "volunteer citizen scientists" who can positively impact the preservation of natural resources in North and South Carolina. The course, led by credentialed environmental scientists from Clemson's faculty and from the public sector, will meet at a variety of locations in the field once per week. Once completed, thirty hours of volunteer service per year are required to maintain certification. These volunteer hours may be spent at parks, museums, schools or nature centers such as FENCE. The Clemson Master Naturalist Program, details of which will be finalized this spring, will complement our signature Project F.E.N.C.E.,  reaching nearly nine-thousand elementary and middle school students a year in six counties.
For more information about the Clemson program, visit www.clemson.edu/masternaturalist.