UGA Cooperative Extension
Bryan County Extension
Agriculture & Natural Resources
Coastal Georgia Master Naturalist Program
The Coastal Georgia Master Naturalist program, (CGMN), is an environmental educational program developed for people who wish to know, change and preserve the relationships between habitats and our ecosystems. This is the eighth Master Naturalist program that we have presented in Coastal Georgia.
Our objective is to familiarize participants with basic knowledge of their surrounding habitats. Participants will be schooled on a wide range of topics that integrate information about the ecosystems around them and the inhabitants of that ecosystem. There will be ten days of study that show how each subject relates to the others.
Branching out into diverse locations and topics of interest; the CGMN program will address critical issues such as water quality, urban sprawl, air pollution, endangered species, forest fires and more. Once you have completed the course work, participants will be encouraged to assist with other environmental educational programs in Georgia. The Coastal Georgia Master Naturalist program is for people who want to make a difference.
The Coastal Georgia Master Naturalist training classes will be held every year in the spring. Registration will be conducted during the months of November- February. Meeting locations will be on pertinent sites in Coastal Georgia.
There is a charge for this program. The fee for the program in 2009 was $200. Fee for applicant's spouse was $125.00. This fee includes all materials necessary for the course, plus several other manuals to make your learning experience more enjoyable and easier. This fee does not cover transportation.
If you are interested and would like to take this program please visit this site again during January or February and fill out this an application and return it to us with your check.
Classes will start at 9:00 a.m. and go until 3:00 p.m. each Wednesday.
Class size will be limited to 25 individuals.
Sample of Coastal Georgia Master Naturalist Environmental Education Classes and Schedule:
Date |
Location |
Subject Matter |
Location |
| Mar. 18 | Warnell Forestry Center | Soils |
Effingham County |
| Mar. 25 | LeConte Plantation | Plant Identification |
Liberty |
| April 1 | Bamboo Farm & Coastal Gardens | Water | Chatham County |
| April 8 | Harris Neck Wildlife Center | Birding | McIntosh County |
| April 15 | Sapelo | Marsh and Maritime Forest | McIntosh County |
| April 22 | Pembroke | Agriculture | Bryan County |
| April 29 | Ft. Stewart | Endangered | Liberty County |
| May 6 | Floyd Farms | Forestry | Bryan County |
| May 13 | Savannah Ogeechee Canal | Habitats | Chatham County |
| May 20 | Bamboo Farm | Potpourri | Chatham County |
For additional information on this program, please call:
David Moulder, Bryan County Extension Service (912) 653-2231
Dave Linvill, Chatham County Extension Service (912) 652-7981
Bill Tyson, Effingham County Extension Service (912) 754-2134
