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What is a Wannabe Naturalist? A wannabe naturalist is someone that aspires to be an amateur naturalist. From birdwatchers to gardeners, they care about the natural world and want to preserve it.

According to the Miriam-Webster dictionary the word wannabe refers to a person who wants or aspires to be someone or something else or who tries to look or act like someone else. They try to look or act like someone they are not.

A naturalist is someone who studies the natural world and natural history. Someone that cares about nature so much that they want to study and preserve it.

So, what is a wannabe naturalist? A wannabe naturalist is someone that aspires to be an amateur scientist, biologist, botanist, zoologist, birdwatcher, entomologist (for the love of bugs) or an enthusiastic home gardener.

Wannabe Naturalists have a keen interest in topics like nature, natural history, protecting the environment, climate change, environmental education, forest bathing, forest therapy, nature therapy, ecotherapy, aka Shinrin-yoku Forest Therapy.

Wannabe Naturalists can take courses through Cornell University's Civic Ecology Lab that offers interactive online courses and fellowships for education and environmental professionals, students, and community leaders. The Civic Ecology Lab also have an active graduate program and teach on-campus courses for undergraduate and visiting high school students.

Genespecks1 (talk) 17:53, 21 August 2022 (UTC)