New York Master Naturalist Program

LEARN about NY's natural resources, EDUCATE others, BE INVOLVED in on-the-ground conservation projects

NY Master Naturalists donated 1,700 hours of volunteer time and completed over 900 hours of continuing education in 2017.

They also affected 47,956 acres of land and shared their knowledge of the natural world with 119,000 people in their communities in 2017!

LEARN about NY's natural resources, EDUCATE others, BE INVOLVED in on-the-ground conservation projects

Program Requirements

How do I become a New York Master Naturalist'?

Featured Master Naturalists

See the impact that Master Naturalists are having across the state of New York.

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Master Naturalist Volunteer Trainings

Master Naturalist Volunteer Trainings The annual training to become a New York Master Naturalist Volunteer usually takes place in September. This year’s training (2025) is full but please check our website next June when the application for the 2026 training will be open and posted.

Featured Master Naturalist

By mse55 • December 8, 2023 Featured Master Naturalist

We have so many great Master Naturalists across the state of New York doing important and valuable work! We try to feature a NY Master Naturalist each month to highlight this great work and provide some ideas of how you can fulfill your volunteer and training hours. Keep scrolling on … Continue reading

Featured Opportunity: NY Master Naturalists now on iNaturalist

By asg233 • August 22, 2022 Featured Opportunity

Master Naturalist Trainee Chris Kreussling has created an opportunity for New York Master Naturalists to use iNaturalist to collect data highlighting the impact our volunteers are having in the various scientific field research projects across the state. If you use iNaturalist, or have ever considered using it, please join … Continue reading

New York Master Naturalist Volunteer Program, Cornell Cooperative Extension

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