Advanced Training Requirements
In order to recieve SC Statewide Master Naturalist certification, graduates of the SC Master Naturalist course must earn their 32 Advanced Training Hours in 2 biogeographical regions other than the regions covered in their their classes.
Below is a list of host sites and their main biogeographical regions covered during class:
- Upstate – Blue Ridge and Piedmont
- Catawba – Piedmont and Sandhills
- Midlands – Sandhills and Piedmont
- Winyah – Coastal Plain and Coastal Zone
- Charleston – Coastal Plain and Coastal Zone
- Lowcountry – Coastal Plain and Coastal Zone
Parks, Heritage Preserves and their Regions
| Location | Biogeographical Region | Permitted Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Pickens Ranger District - Sumter National Forest | BLUE RIDGE | Catawba, Midlands, Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Ashmore Heritage Preserve/Wildlife Management Area | BLUE RIDGE | Catawba, Midlands, Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Bald Rock Heritage Preserve | BLUE RIDGE | Catawba, Midlands, Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Brasstown Creek Heritage Preserve/Wildlife Management Area | BLUE RIDGE | Catawba, Midlands, Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Caesar's Head State Park | BLUE RIDGE | Catawba, Midlands, Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Devil's Fork State Park | BLUE RIDGE | Catawba, Midlands, Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Eastatoe Creek Heritage Preserve/Wildlife Management Area | BLUE RIDGE | Catawba, Midlands, Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Eva Russell Chandler Heritage Preserve/Wildlife Management Area | BLUE RIDGE | Catawba, Midlands, Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Jocassee Gorges | BLUE RIDGE | Catawba, Midlands, Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Jones Gap State Park | BLUE RIDGE | Catawba, Midlands, Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Keowee-Toxaway State Natural Area | BLUE RIDGE | Catawba, Midlands, Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Laurel Fork Heritage Preserve/Wildlife Management Area | BLUE RIDGE | Catawba, Midlands, Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Oconee State Park | BLUE RIDGE | Catawba, Midlands, Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Oconee Station State Historic Site | BLUE RIDGE | Catawba, Midlands, Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Stumphouse Mountain Heritage Preserve/Wildlife Management Area | BLUE RIDGE | Catawba, Midlands, Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Table Rock State Park | BLUE RIDGE | Catawba, Midlands, Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Wadakoe Mountain Heritage Preserve/Wildlife Management Area | BLUE RIDGE | Catawba, Midlands, Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Watson-Cooper Heritage Preserve/Wildlife Management Area | BLUE RIDGE | Catawba, Midlands, Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Yellow Branch Falls | BLUE RIDGE | Catawba, Midlands, Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Andrew Jackson State Park | PIEDMONT | Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Anne Springs Close Greenway | PIEDMONT | Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Baker Creek State Park | PIEDMONT | Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Belvue Springs Heritage Preserve | PIEDMONT | Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Blackwell Heritage Preserve | PIEDMONT | Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Bunched Arrowhead Heritage Preserve | PIEDMONT | Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Buzzard Roost Heritage Preserve/Wildlife Management Area | PIEDMONT | Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Calhoun Falls State Park | PIEDMONT | Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Chesnut Hill Plantation | PIEDMONT | Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Chester State Park | PIEDMONT | Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve/Wildlife Management Area | PIEDMONT | Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Clear Creek Heritage Preserve | PIEDMONT | Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Cowpens National Battlefield | PIEDMONT | Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Croft State Park | PIEDMONT | Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Dreher Island State Recreation Area | PIEDMONT | Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Enoree Ranger District - Sumter National Forest | PIEDMONT | Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Fish Dam Ford Heritage Preserve | PIEDMONT | Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Forty Acre Rock Heritage Preserve/Wildlife Management Area | PIEDMONT or SANDHILLS | Upstate, Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve | PIEDMONT | Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| H. G. Aull old growth forest | PIEDMONT | Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Hamilton Branch State Park | PIEDMONT | Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Hickory Knob State Resort Park | PIEDMONT | Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Kings Mountain National Military Park | PIEDMONT | Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Kings Mountain State Park | PIEDMONT | Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Lake Greenwood State Recreation Area | PIEDMONT | Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| ake Hartwell State Recreation Area | PIEDMONT | Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Lake Wateree State Recreation Area | PIEDMONT | Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Landsford Canal State Park | PIEDMONT | Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Long Cane Ranger District - Sumter National Forest | PIEDMONT | Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Musgrove Mill State Historic Site | PIEDMONT | Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Nine Times Heritage Preserve | PIEDMONT | Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Ninety Six National Histroic Site | PIEDMONT | Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Nipper Creek Heritage Preserve | PIEDMONT | Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Oconee Station State Historic Site/Station Cove Falls | PIEDMONT | Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Pacolet River Heritage Preserve | PIEDMONT | Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Paris Mountain State Park | PIEDMONT | Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Peters Creek Heritage Preserve | PIEDMONT | Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve | PIEDMONT | Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Rock Hill Blackjacks Heritage Preserve/Wildlife Management Area | PIEDMONT | Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Rose Hill Plantation State Historic Site | PIEDMONT | Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Sadlers Creek State Park | PIEDMONT | Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Saluda Shoals Park | PIEDMONT | Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve/Wildlife Management Area | PIEDMONT | Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| USC Lancaster campus | PIEDMONT | Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Aiken State Park | SANDHILLS | Upstate, Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Bear Branch Heritage Preserve | SANDHILLS | Upstate, Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge | SANDHILLS | Upstate, Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Cheraw State Park | SANDHILLS | Upstate, Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Congaree Creek Heritage Preserve | SANDHILLS | Upstate, Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Goodale State Park | SANDHILLS | Upstate, Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Gopher Branch Heritage Preserve | SANDHILLS | Upstate, Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| H. Cooper Black Jr. Memorial Field Trial and Recreation Area | SANDHILLS | Upstate, Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Heathwood Hall | SANDHILLS | Upstate, Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Henderson Heritage Preserve/Wildlife Management Area | SANDHILLS | Upstate, Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Janet Harrison High Pond Heritage Preserve | SANDHILLS | Upstate, Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Little Red Schoolhouse | SANDHILLS | Upstate, Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Peachtree Rock Heritage Preserve | SANDHILLS | Upstate, Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Redcliffe Plantation State Historic Site | SANDHILLS | Upstate, Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Savage Bay Heritage Preserve | SANDHILLS | Upstate, Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Savannah River Bluffs Heritage Preserve | SANDHILLS | Upstate, Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Sesquicentennial State Park | SANDHILLS | Upstate, Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Shealy's Pond Heritage Preserve | SANDHILLS | Upstate, Winyah, Charleston, and Lowcountry |
| Aiken Gopher Tortoise Heritage Preserve/Wildlife Management Area | COASTAL PLAIN | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Awendaw Birds of Prey Sanctuary | COASTAL PLAIN | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Barnwell State Park | COASTAL PLAIN | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Beidler Forest | COASTAL PLAIN | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Bennett's Bay Heritage Preserve | COASTAL PLAIN | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Blue Heron Nature Center | COASTAL PLAIN | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Cartwheel Bay Heritage Preserve/Wildlife Management Area | COASTAL PLAIN | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Cathedral Bay Heritage Preserve | COASTAL PLAIN | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Charles Pinckney National Historic Site | COASTAL PLAIN | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Childsbury Towne Heritage Preserve | COASTAL PLAIN | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Colleton State Park | COASTAL PLAIN | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Colonial Dorchester State Historic Site | COASTAL PLAIN | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Congaree Bluffs Heritage Preserve | COASTAL PLAIN | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Congaree National Park | COASTAL PLAIN | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Crosby Oxypolis Heritage Preserve | COASTAL PLAIN | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Ditch Pond Heritage Preserve/Wildlife Management Area | COASTAL PLAIN | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Donnelly Wildlife Preserve | COASTAL PLAIN | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Francis Marion National Forest | COASTAL PLAIN | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Givhans Ferry State Park | COASTAL PLAIN | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Great Pee Dee River Heritage Preserve/Wildlife Management Area | COASTAL PLAIN | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Hampton Plantation State Historic Site | COASTAL PLAIN | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Lake Warren State Park | COASTAL PLAIN | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Lee State Park | COASTAL PLAIN | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Lewis Ocean Bay Heritage Preserve/Wildlife Management Area | COASTAL PLAIN | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Little Pee Dee Heritage Preserve/Wildlife Management Area | COASTAL PLAIN | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Little Pee Dee State Park | COASTAL PLAIN | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Long Branch Bay Heritage Preserve | COASTAL PLAIN | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Longleaf Pine Heritage Preserve/Wildlife Management Area | COASTAL PLAIN | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Lynchburg Savanna Heritage Preserve/Wildlife Management Area | COASTAL PLAIN | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Poinsett State Park | COASTAL PLAIN | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Rivers Bridge State Historic Site | COASTAL PLAIN | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Santee National Wildlife Refuge | COASTAL PLAIN | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Santee State Park | COASTAL PLAIN | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Segars-McKinnon Heritage Preserve | COASTAL PLAIN | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Silver Bluff Audubon Center and Sanctuary | COASTAL PLAIN | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Tillman Sand Ridge Heritage Preserve/Wildlife Management Area | COASTAL PLAIN | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Woods Bay Heritage Preserve | COASTAL PLAIN | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Woods Bay State Park | COASTAL PLAIN | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Altamaha Towne Heritage Preserve | COASTAL ZONE | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Bay Point Shoal Seabird Sanctuary | COASTAL ZONE | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Bear Island Wildlife Management Area | COASTAL ZONE | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Bird Key - Stono Seabird Sanctuary | COASTAL ZONE | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Botany Bay Plantation Heritage Preserve/ Wildlife Management Area | COASTAL ZONE | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Brays Island | COASTAL ZONE | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Bulls Island | COASTAL ZONE | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Buzzard Island Heritage Preserve | COASTAL ZONE | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Cape Romain National Wildlife Center | COASTAL ZONE | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Capers Island Heritage Preserve | COASTAL ZONE | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Caw Caw Interpretive Center | COASTAL ZONE | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site | COASTAL ZONE | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Crab Bank Seabird Sanctuary | COASTAL ZONE | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Crystal Lake Park | cOASTAL ZONE | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Daws Island Heritage Preserve | COASTAL ZONE | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Deveaux Bank Seabird Sanctuary | COASTAL ZONE | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Dungannon Plantation Heritage Preserve/Wildlife Management Area | COASTAL ZONE | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Edisto Beach State Park | COASTAL ZONE | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Ernest F. Hollings ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge | COASTAL ZONE | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Fort Frederick Heritage Preserve | COASTAL ZONE | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Fort Johnson Marine Science Center | COASTAL ZONE | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Fort Lamar Heritage Preserve | COASTAL ZONE | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Fort Moultrie National Monument | COASTAL ZONE | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Fort Sumter National Monument | COASTAL ZONE | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Francis Marion National Forest | COASTAL ZONE | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Fripp Island | COASTAL ZONE | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Greens Shell Enclosure Heritage Preserve | COASTAL ZONE | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Hunting Island State Park | COASTAL ZONE | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Huntington Beach State Park | COASTAL ZONE | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| James Island | COASTAL ZONE | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Joiner Bank Seabird Sanctuary | COASTAL ZONE | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Lighthouse Inlet Heritage Preserve | COASTAL ZONE | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Medway Plantation | COASTAL ZONE | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Myrtle Beach State Park | COASTAL ZONE | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Nemour's Plantation | COASTAL ZONE | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| North Santee Bar Seabird Sanctuary | COASTAL ZONE | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Old Island Heritage Preserve/Wildlife Management Area | COASTAL ZONE | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Old Santee Canal State Park | COASTAL ZONE | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge | COASTAL ZONE | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Roxbury Park, Meggett | COASTAL ZONE | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Santee National Wildlife Refuge | COASTAL ZONE | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Sapelo Island National Wildlife Refuge | COASTAL ZONE | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Savannah National Wildlife Refuge | COASTAL ZONE | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Sewee Center | COASTAL ZONE | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| South Bluff Heritage Preserve | COASTAL ZONE | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| St. Helena Sound Heritage Preserve/Wildlife Management Area | COASTAL ZONE | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Stoney Creek Battery Heritage Preserve | COASTAL ZONE | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Tom Yawkey Wildlife Center Heritage Preserve | COASTAL ZONE | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Victoria Bluff Heritage Preserve/Wildlife Management Area | COASTAL ZONE | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Waccamaw River Heritage Preserve/Wildlife Management Area | COASTAL ZONE | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Waddell Mariculture Center | COASTAL ZONE | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
| Webb Wildlife Refuge | COASTAL ZONE | Upstate, Catawba, Midlands |
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