I just got my new Master Gardener badge and discovered that I am now an Advanced Master Gardener.
Tonight I attend orientation for the Master Naturalists program. I am so looking forward to these classes, which are 3 to 4 hours each, taught by "names" in regional naturalist circles:
Geology: Dr. Jack Sunderman, Geologist
Birds: Dr. Jim Haw, Birder
Insects: Dr. David Miller, Entomologist
Forest Ecology: Dr. Jim Tobolski
Wetlands: Tim Skiver, Wetland Biologist
Critters: Chris Barlow, Naturalist
Wildflowers: Doug Rood, Naturalist
Trees: Ricky Kemery, Purdue University
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