There is no remote option for July 27th - August 7th, 2026 sessions. There is no remote option. Classes will take place at different sites around Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi.

Self provided transportation is required.  We hope after the first day folks can arrange to carpool with each other for the two weeks. 

Please bring your own food and water everyday.  We will have a nice pau hana on the last day! 

Suzanne Case has designed the course based on needs and gaps she has identified in her over 20 years of conservation program leadership in Hawaiʻi. She has engaged numerous colleagues that lead conservation programs and projects through out the state to serve as facilitators and module instructors throughout the 2 inperson weeks.  

Linden Schneider is a mid career professional who has worked across conservation and agriculture programs at non profits, for profits, and universities upon completing her MS at UC Berkeley in 2017.  She is currently the Program Manager of the Environmental Stewardship Center in the Office of Land and Ocean Conservation Futures in the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation at the University of Hawaiʻi system. 

We have restructured the 2026 offering to allow students to engage from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm and have small preparation tasks after class time each day.  The remote week from August 10th - 14th will allow students to aggregate and organize all of the knowledge they learned into a final graded portfolio that will integrate their learnings into their professional careers for continued reference and use. 

No.  This course is offered via the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa outreach college with several enrollment options to enable participation of students from all educational levels and career backgrounds. 

1. Current UH student for credit

2. Non-UH student no credit

You will be notified of your application status no later than March 31 2026.  At this time if you are admitted to the course, you will be provided with a link to register via one of two options outlined below.