-: I got into the field as a scientist,
so I always
was looking at the natural world,
I was looking at my own surroundings.
And see what I saw,
and learning about what I was seeing and asking questions.
So the very basic skill is that observation.
Give yourself the time to look around.
Once you've looked around,
then make notes to yourself.
What did you see?
What was curious about what you saw?
So giving yourself that time to learn,
then any environmental
or biology science degree
or course of work will get you there.
So if you have the opportunity
to have a degree in environmental sciences,
in any of the earth sciences, really,
would be great.
Your local museum, natural history museum
is a great resource.
There's always programs that are there
for people to participate.
And those will allow you to gather
the information that you will receive
in a normal, in a usual degree.
Of course, you may not get all the information,
but you will get bits and pieces,
over time, you can get as much
as you will get from a degree.
We have a natural history
certification here that is to sign for people
that want to learn about the natural world
and that might a beautiful way to start
and then, there's the master naturalist program
that we also offer,
that also are ways in which you can gather
all the information that you may need
in a different medium.