Master Naturalist Course

FENCE is proud to partner with Clemson University's Department of Forestry and Natural Resources to offer a 12-week accredited South Carolina Master Naturalist course. This field-based course of study is open to those 18 years of age or older who are interested in becoming "citizen volunteer scientists", certified to act as guides and docents at nature education centers like FENCE, at state parks and in schools. Taught almost entirely outdoors by leaders in nature education from Clemson's own faculty and from the public sector, the course is taught at FENCE and other sites such as the Blue Ridge Escarpment, conservation areas throughout the Pacolet River Valley, and along coastal South Carolina. Tuition includes all course materials, field tools and instruments, and textbooks. Once certified, Master Naturalists are required to perform thirty hours per year of volunteer service to maintain certification.