Utah Master Naturalist| Mountain Adventures

This Mountain Adventures course is a partnership with Hogle Zoo. The field course runs from 8 AM to 4 PM each day, starting Wednesday, August 5th, and ending Friday, August 7th. It is based at Hogle Zoo with day trips to the Uinta and Wasatch Mountains.

You will have access to the Mountain Adventures online class 8 weeks before the start of the field course.

Completion of the 16-hour online class is REQUIRED before attending the field course.

Some of Utah's greatest ecological diversity and scenic beauty exist in its forest and alpine environments. Throughout these systems, temperature, elevation, and precipitation play an important role in defining plant and animal communities and their interactions.

During a Mountain Adventures course, you will study climate, geology, and plant and wildlife communities as we climb higher in elevation. Also, you'll discover Utah's rich history of mining, grazing on National Forests, and the use of mountains for recreation.

Each Utah Master Naturalist course consists of 40 hours of instruction, with approximately 16 hours covered in the online course, and the remaining 24 hours spent outdoors in a field course. Field course activities will include instructor-led discussions, guest presentations on relevant resource issues, small group activities, and open discussions.