Cohort 15 - Local Phenology Leader Course Application (Fall 2023)
This application is for the 10-week, 60-80 hour, Nature's Notebook Local Phenology Leader Certification Course sponsored by the USA-NPN. This course will teach you how to create and implement a long-term Nature's Notebook phenology monitoring program at your site for participants of all ages, volunteers, and/or staff. The purpose of the course is to help you develop a sustainable phenology observation program that meets the programmatic needs of your organization, whether those needs be educational, scientific, or management related. With an established program in place you will also be contributing valuable observations of plant and animal phenology to the National Phenology Database. Once you are certified, you will be listed as a Certified Leader on our Certified Local Phenology Leader page, and your account will have a flag notifying data end users that you have been certified.

The cost of the course is $55, which covers the cost of the certification, a copy of the Botany Primer educational resource and a Nature's Notebook name tag. The $55 fee is non-refundable. Submission of this application does not guarantee you a spot in the course, applicants are accepted on a first-come first serve basis. 

We will accept 20 participants per cohort. Any applications submitted past the first 20 will be notified and put on a waiting list. If there is a waiting list, and there are multiple applicants from the same organization, then only one applicant from that organization will be able to participate in the course. If this is the case, we will contact all applicants from that organization to decide who will participate.

Complete this application form by September 18, 2023 to be considered for the Fall 2023 cohort. If you are selected, payment will be due by September 25 at midnight. The Course will begin on Friday, September 29, and run through Friday, December 1, 2023.

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What is your phone number, in case we can't reach you by email? (Optional)
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What is your organization? If you are not part of a school or organization, write 'none'. *
In which city are you located? *
In which state are you located? *
My organization has more than one person interested in becoming certified. *
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If yes, please tell me the names of the others from your organization who are applying to participate this semester. *Each person MUST individually submit an application to participate.
Does your organization already have a well-developed Nature's Notebook monitoring program at its site? *
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Does your organization already have a Nature's Notebook Local Phenology Program (or Group) established in the online monitoring system? Even if you did not personally set up the group, or do not know if it is not currently active, please let us know if your organization already has a Group created. *
If you have a Local Phenology Program established, what is the name of it?
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