Certificate in Native Plants

The Certificate in Native Plants offers committed individuals a comprehensive series of short courses in identification, cultivation, propagation, ecology and conservation of native Georgia plants. With an emphasis on participatory learning, courses are designed to provide a supportive and challenging learning atmosphere. Participants will gain a greater appreciation and understanding of native plants in a broad context.

Requirements: 

• Four Core Classes
• Six Electives
• 16 Hours of Volunteer Service with a Conservation Organization
• Two Native Plant-Oriented Field Trips with Groups such as the Georgia Botanical Society or the Georgia Native Plant Society

Please note that 13 Courses Required above includes each field trip as a course and all volunteer hours combined as one course.