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Florida Master Naturalist Program

Florida Master Naturalist Program

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Participating Organizations: Northeast Region

Please contact your local Lead FMNP Instructors listed below for more information on their future class plans or to inquire about waiting lists. To email, just click on Instructor's name.

Clay County

Team #NE01

  • Associate:   Amy Morie
    Mulberry Hill Studio
    Green Cove Springs, FL
    (323) 274-8858
  • Associate:   Elizabeth Smith
    Florida Forest Service - Jennings State Forest
  • Assistant:   Allan Hallman
    Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
    Starke, FL
    (904) 533-2768
  • Assistant:   Suzanne Tomlinson
    UF/IFAS Extension Clay County
  • Courses Offered:
    Upland Systems, Environmental Interpretation, Wildlife Monitoring

Duval County

Team #NE02

  • Lead:   Carol Wyninger
    UF/IFAS Extension Duval County
    Jacksonville, FL
    (904) 220-0232
  • Associate:   Emily Dunn
    North Florida Land Trust
    Jacksonville, FL
    (904) 479-1967
  • Associate:   Larry Figart
    UF/IFAS Extension Duval County
    Jacksonville, FL
    (904) 255-7450
  • Associate:   Jon Johnson
    Florida Forest Service
    Bryceville, FL
    (904) 266-8398
  • Associate:   Elizabeth Strawbridge
    North Florida Land Trust
    Jacksonville, FL
    (904) 751-3835
  • Courses Offered:
    Coastal Systems, Freshwater Systems, Upland Systems, Conservation Science, Environmental Interpretation, Wildlife Monitoring, Habitat Evaluation, Coastal Shoreline Restoration

Nassau County

Team #NE03

  • Lead:   Christina Nelson
    Amelia Naturally
    Yulee, FL
    (904) 583-2330
  • Courses Offered:
    Coastal Systems, Freshwater Systems, Upland Systems

Nassau County

Team #NE04

  • Associate:   Justina Dacey
    UF/IFAS Extension Nassau County
    Callahan, FL
    (904) 530-6356
  • Associate:   Lauren Watkins
    Impact by Design
    Yulee, FL
    (904) 225-3285
  • Assistant:   Robert Finnick
    UF/IFAS Extension Duval County
  • Courses Offered:
    Coastal Systems, Freshwater Systems, Upland Systems, Conservation Science, Environmental Interpretation, Coastal Shoreline Restoration

St. Johns County

Team #NE05

  • Lead:   Kelly Ussia
    St. Johns County Parks and Recreation
    St. Augustine, FL
    (904) 209-0335
  • Associate:   Terra Freeman
    UF/IFAS Extension St. Johns County
    St. Augustine, FL
    (904) 209-0430
  • Associate:   Will Pate
    St. Johns County Parks and Recreation
    St. Augustine, FL
    (904) 814-0292
  • Associate:   Tim Wilson
    UF/IFAS Extension St. Johns County
    St. Augustine, FL
    (904) 209-0430
  • Courses Offered:
    Freshwater Systems, Conservation Science, Environmental Interpretation, Coastal Shoreline Restoration

St. Johns County

Team #NE06

  • Associate:   Joseph Woodbury
    Ripple Effect EcoTours
    St. Augustine, FL
    (904) 347-1565
  • Courses Offered:
    Coastal Systems, Upland Systems, Coastal Shoreline Restoration