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Whether your favorite outdoor getaway is a mountain retreat or a seaside sanctuary, a good natural history class taught by an expert instructor will open up new vistas of awareness and adventure. Many national parks now have master class programs led by naturalists and park rangers, but the nation's oldest park has one of its finest.

Most visitors to Yellowstone National Park experience its natural beauty through their windshields or along its busy roads during the summer. For a more personal acquaintance, sign up for one of The Yellowstone Institute's one- to six-day field courses and go horsepacking in the backcountry with a wildflower botanist, learn landscape painting from Yellowstone's artist-in-residence, or try fly fishing with a veteran river guide. Other courses include llama trekking, backpacking, birding, canoeing, star gazing and exploring the Yellowstone ecosystem. The Yellowstone Association, P.O. Box 117, Yellowstone National  Park, WY 82190.
   
Conservation groups and natural history museums are another good source of master classes. The National Audubon Society has been offering summertime field ecology courses at Hog Island in Maine for more than 50 years. Located on a mile-and-a-half long spruce-covered island, Audubon Camp features informal workshops on various aspects of estuarine, island, forest and pond ecology. National Audubon Society, 613 Riversville Rd., Greenwich, CT 06831.
   
On the dry plains of central Oregon, The High Desert Museum sponsors a  year-round program of field excursions led by scientists and historians. The High Desert Museum, 59800 S. Highway 97, Bend, OR 07702; (503) 382-4754.
   
For birdwatchers, Victor Emanuel Nature Tours offers expert guides on packaged birding trips throughout the world. Stateside tours provide opportunities to observe and learn about raptors at Hawk Mountain in Pennsylvania, waterfowl on the central California coast, and sage grouse in the high country of Colorado. Victor Emanuel Nature Tours, P.O. Box 33008, Austin, TX 78764.
   
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