Professional Land Stewardship Course Series

This three-part Professional Land Stewardship Series offers hands-on training in essential land management skills, drawing on Hawk Mountain Sanctuary’s decades of real-world conservation experience. Designed for aspiring conservation professionals and landowners alike, each course can be taken individually or as a complete skill-building series.

Hawk Mountain, since its founding in 1934, has been about land conservation for the benefit of all wildlife. In the past, just owning and limiting human impact was enough to maintain levels of biodiversity. But now, with so many threats to our native landscapes, this is not enough. Active integrated management is necessary to limit loss of species within our wildlands. 

The Sanctuary has over a decade of intense land management experience with many successes. We have learned directly what works, and what doesn’t work.  We want to share this “hard fought” knowledge with others. If you are in the process of making Conservation a career, or a local landowner wanting to increase your lands value, these courses are designed for you. Take one or sign up for the whole series. All are designed to build skills that are essential as land stewards.

Courses will start at 9 AM at Hawk Mountain Visitor Center and end by 4 PM. Packed lunch is necessary and will occur in group format to continue curriculum/conservation discussions. PPE (hard hats, safety glasses, and gloves) will be provided, but participants are encouraged to bring their own. Long pants, long sleeved shirts, boots, hard-hats, safety glasses, and gloves are necessary. Courses are limited to 10 students and require a minimum of 5 students to hold each course.

$50 per course, or $130 for all three! Contact [email protected] to inquire about the discount.