Meet Natural History Field Studies Instructor Eliza Cava. This fall, she'll be teaching 𝙐𝙎 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙃𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮, Eliza serves on the Executive Committee of DC Sierra Club (2024-2025) and is a mentor in the Choose Clean Water Coalition’s Young Professionals of Color (YPC) mentorship program (2024). From July 2016 – July 2023, she was Director of Conservation at Nature Forward, and co-chaired the 2024 Naturally Latinos Conference. Here's what past students had to say: "Eliza’s balance of course rigor, quality materials choice, and expert balance of fascinating lecture and engaging discussion made this a standout course. My favorite so far!" "Eliza is excellent at curating useful and interesting readings and fostering discussions even in online settings" Don’t miss your chance to learn from this awesome instructor. (Link in comments) (fb)

Meet Natural History Field Studies Instructor Serenella Linares. This fall she'll be teaching 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙁𝙪𝙣𝙜𝙞. Serenella is the principal Park Naturalist for Mount Rainier Nature Center! Prior to this role, she was Nature Forward's Director of Adult Education and co-chair of the Naturally Latinos Conference. Serenella co-hosts monthly iNaturalist ID Nights with Capital Nature and The Nature Conservancy. Here's what past students had to say: "Introduction to Fungi was a wonderful class. I learned so much. It fed my curiosity. Honestly I couldn’t get enough. Not to mention the lovely excellent sharing classmates, the new places we explored, the warm and generous teacher. In short it was the best." "This course and the instructor were simply fantastic!" Ready to join Team Fungi? Don’t miss your chance to explore this incredible world with one of the best in the field! (Link in comments) (fb)