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Vertebrate Zoology of the Blue Ridge, Part II
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ONLINE | Asynchronous Class Open March 1 through May 31, 2024; With course materials and online discussion session.
Instructor: Carlton Burke
$125 Adult Non-Member
(**Arboretum Members receive a 10% discount on all classes.)
BRN - Core
Limit: 50
Asynchronous Series Open February March 1 through May 31. Part II consists of six pre-recorded lectures with course materials; Supplemented with an In-Person Lunch & Learn Discussion on Tuesday, March 12, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., and an Online Interactive Discussion Session on Tuesday, March 26, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., with Instructor Carlton Burke.
Videos and assignments for Part II will focus on different groups of vertebrate animals – birds and mammals.
The Southern Appalachian Mountain region is quite diverse in the many different species of vertebrate animals that make their home here. In this series of classes, students will learn the basic identification and natural history of many of our mountain wildlife species. All six lectures of Part I will be released asynchronously – or on demand – on March 1st and will be available through May 31st in 2024. On-demand delivery allows participants to view the lectures at times most convenient for them, to pause and absorb the knowledge from the videos in ways best suited to different learning styles! Then take advantage of interactive opportunities to meet the instructor for an in-person Lunch & Learn discussion or an online Q & A.
Part 2 of 2; Vertebrate Zoology Parts I and II must be completed to fulfill the core requirement for the certificate program.
Carlton Burke is a naturalist and educator who operates Carolina Mountain Naturalists, an educational service that offers wildlife and nature educational programs throughout Western North Carolina. He also was on the staff of the WNC Nature Center in Asheville for over 25 years as the Curator of Exhibits. Carlton co-hosts Nature News, a weekly radio program on WTZQ, with Dan Lazar and is a NC state and federally licensed wildlife rehabilitator.
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