Gregory Greg Ira is the UC Environmental Stewards Director, based at UC ANR in Davis, CA. His areas of interest include field-based environmental education, volunteer water quality monitoring, tools for addressing culture in environmental programs and strategic program planning.
The Hopland Research and Extension Center (HREC) in partnership with UC Cooperative Extension Mendocino County is offering the Climate Stewards certification course and the California Naturalist certification course in Mendocino County.
MISSION: UC Environmental Stewards prepares Climate Stewards to communicate and engage in local solutions to advance community and ecosystem resilience. VISION: Our vision is for California to have engaged communities and functioning ecosystems that are resilient in a changing climate.
Welcome to the Participatory Science Short Course. This three-part, online, asynchronous training introduces the concepts, benefits and methods of participatory science to extension and education practitioners.
Welcome to the California Naturalist (CalNat) and UC Climate Stewards (UCCS) follow up Potential Partner Information Page This page is intended to serve as a follow up tool for potential partners with whom we have had an initial conversation about offering either of our programs.
Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History is offering the Climate Stewards certification course and the California Naturalist certification course in Monterey County.
We are pleased to offer a new UC ANR publication series designed to complement the California Naturalist and Climate Stewards curriculum by presenting more detailed information on the environment, natural history, and natural resource management of each of California's bioregions.
Enthusiasm and generosity of spirit are characteristics of the teachers and the students in the University of California's burgeoning California Naturalist and Climate Stewards certification courses, according to media accounts about the program's growth and development around California.
Cuesta Colleges California Naturalist course is composed of 8 Fridays, totaling 40 hours of instruction plus driving time and lunch breaks. Each Friday starts on campus with a classroom presentation, followed by a field trip.
