Course Descriptions
Tuleyome’s Certified California Naturalist course will focus primarily on the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument region (which includes parts of Yolo, Solano, Napa, Lake, Mendocino, Glenn and Colusa Counties).
Students will participate in at least 40 hours of classwork and three field studies, and will complete a capstone project. Tuleyome offers 2 courses: the first delivers the curriculum over a series of 10 weeks. The course is open to members of the public age 21 years and up and limited to 30 students. The second course delivers the curriculum within one week (immersion).
10-Week Course Dates: January 16 - March 6, 2026 Delivery Type: In-Person (Classes are held every Friday, with three Saturday field trips) Course Fee: $525 Contact: Nate Lillge, nlillge@tuleyome.org, 530-350-2599 |
Weeklong Immersion Course Dates: April 12-17, 2026 Location: Students stay at the Wilbur Hot Springs Resort as there are many early morning and evening field trips Delivery Mode: In-Person Contact: Nate Lillge, nlillge@tuleyome.org, 530-350-2599 Registration: Please contact nlillge@tuleyome.org for registration information |
Organization Description: Based in Woodland, California, Tuleyome was founded in 2002 as a volunteer advocacy-oriented non-profit conservation organization. Their mission is: "Tuleyome engages in advocacy and active stewardship with diverse communities to conserve, enhance, restore, and enjoy the lands in the region."
Tuleyome “lives” their mission every day: they preserve and restore wild habitat, build and repair trails, educate the public about local conservation and environmental issues, engage young people through youth program, demonstrate a good “land stewardship” ethic by maintaining the easements and properties they own under the scope of our land trust component, and run campaigns that have a long lasting positive effect on the region. It is Tuleyome's hope that their work will inspire members of the public to protect, restore, and enjoy the natural landscape in the Northern Inner Coast Range.
