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Our website will be down on Monday, April 10. It will be back up at noon on Tuesday, April 11.
Get ready for our new, accessible and easy-to-navigate website.
Join our fantastic team of naturalists and dive into interactive online learning experiences!
By registering for an Online Naturalist Course, you are helping us continue to run nature education programs both in-person and online during this difficult time! Thank you for your support!
Course Options:
Find them all on our Teachable page!
All course content can be accessed at your own speed. Courses are pre-recorded. There is currently no expiry date on course content.
Whether you find yourself walking down a city street, through an urban park, or in a secluded forest, trees are all around you! These massive organisms are incredibly biodiverse, beautifully complex, and crucial to life on our planet. In this course, develop the skills you need to identify a wide variety of North American trees* and explore fascinating details of their life histories.
*This course will focus on the most common trees in Ontario, many of which are also distributed widely in other parts of North America.
Price: $49
Are you interested in learning about the fantastic world of fungi but not sure where to start? In this course you will learn the fungi basics: what they are, what they do for our ecosystems, how they are classified, and how to identify them! Most importantly, you will come away with a new appreciation for fungi and the tools to keep exploring!
Price: $49
Why do some species thrive in the city? What threats do they face, and how do they adapt? In this course you will learn about city birds, what makes them so interesting, and practice some basic birding skills by getting to know the species you are most likely to find in the cities and backyards of southern Ontario. You don't have to leave the city to start birding!
Price: $49
Are you passionate about nature and keen to improve your skills of observation? In this course, you will learn what a nature journal is, how the art of questioning can guide your journaling practice, and how you can use a nature journal to build your skills and knowledge as a naturalist. Most importantly, you will be given the tools you need to continue your nature journaling practice beyond the course.
Price: $49