Sharing Utah's Natural World!
Utah's spectacular natural world inspires exploration, understanding, and stewardship. Here at Utah Master Naturalist, our mission is to train volunteers and professionals who promote stewardship of natural resources within their communities by providing education, outreach, and service. We offer several field courses each year to help you in your lifelong pursuit of knowledge and skills. Visit the about page for more information on how you can become a Utah Master Naturalist.
Online Courses
Utah Master Naturalist offers three online courses to introduce you to Utah's major ecosystems. Each online course can be completed in about 12-16 hours of work.
Click here if you would like to enroll in only an online course.
2019 Field Courses
Enrolling in a field course automatically includes the corresponding online course that you will need to complete during the month prior to the field course.
Dark Sky Observations
Coming Soon!
Watershed Investigations
Natural History Museum of Utah, Salt Lake City, For K-12 Teachers
Sunday, April 7, & Sat.-Sun., April 13-14, 8am-5pm
Farmington Bay Waterfowl Mgmt Area, Farmington
Tuesday-Thursday, June 4-6, 9am-5pm
Swaner Preserve and EcoCenter, Park City
Friday-Sunday, June 14-16, 9am-5pm
Utah's Hogle Zoo, Salt Lake City
Wednesday-Friday, June 26-28, 9am-5pm
Uinta Basin, Vernal
July, Dates TBD
USU Botanical Center, Kaysville
Tuesday-Thursday, August 13-15, 9am-5pm
Osher Lifelong Learning, University of Utah, Salt Lake City
Fridays, September 20 & 27, and October 4
Stokes Nature Center, Logan
Thursday-Saturday, October 10-12, 9am-5pm
Desert Explorations
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Escalante
Wednesday-Friday, May 1-3
Moab Area for USU Undergraduate students
May 6-23 (three-week interdisciplinary course)
Natural History Museum of Utah, Salt Lake City, For K-12 Teachers
October, Dates TBD
Zion National Park & St. George area
Tuesday-Thursday, Oct. 22-24, 8:30am-5pm
Mountain Adventures
Cottonwood Canyons Foundation, Cottonwood Canyons
Saturdays, June 1 & 29, and July 20, 9am-5pm
Natural History Museum of Utah, Salt Lake City, For K-12 Teachers
Monday-Wednesday, July 16-18, 8am-5pm
Stokes Nature Center, Logan
Thursday-Saturday, July 25-27, 9am-5pm
Utah's Hogle Zoo, Salt Lake City
Tuesday-Thursday, August 7-9, 9am-5pm
Great Basin National Park, Nevada + Bat Bioblitz!
Sunday evening-Thursday, August 18-22, 9am-late!
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Visit Utah Nature Explorers to discover lesson plans, resources, and field equipment that will help you share Utah's amazing natural world with your students!