The Blue Ridge Naturalist Certificate of Merit is a  program that offers adult learners a comprehensive curriculum of study about the natural world of Western North Carolina. Classes meet year round and students work to complete 240 hours in core courses on ecology, botany, geology and plant identification as well as electives on animals, lichens, insects and more. All students must complete and present a final project prior to graduation. Here are some final projects from BRN Graduates: Read more