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Missouri Master Naturalist volunteers support conservation efforts and natural resource education in their local communities.
The Missouri Master Naturalist program is a community-based natural resource education and volunteer service program for adults, sponsored by the Missouri Department of Conservation and the University of Missouri Extension. Its purpose is to develop a corps of well-informed volunteers to provide education, outreach and service dedicated to the beneficial management of natural resources and natural areas within their communities for the state of Missouri.
Missouri Master Naturalist volunteers support conservation efforts and natural resource education in their local communities.
The Missouri Master Naturalist Program is a chapter-based, community-based natural resource volunteer educational program sponsored by MU Extension and the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC). Currently, 12 chapters have been organized across the state. MU Extension regional specialists and MDC resource professionals serve as chapter advisors in their respective areas. Volunteers can enroll in training that is conducted at the chapter level and can receive certification after completing 40 hours of basic training, eight hours of advanced training and 40 hours of volunteer service. Volunteers maintain certification by completing an additional eight hours of advanced training and 40 hours of approved volunteer service each year.