Save the date ….September 20-22, 2024. Master Naturalist Training, Cornell’s Arnot Teaching and Research Forest, Van Etten, NY.
This is the entry training required to begin the Master Naturalist Program. The training program takes place from Friday late afternoon to Sunday afternoon. Cost will range from $600-675 and includes training materials, overnight stay for 2 nights, and all meals. The application will be available here by June 15, 2024. Please check back in June to apply!
A sample agenda for the weekend training can be found here. There are additional online requirements that take place following the weekend training.
Regional Gatherings
For many of you, there are other Master Naturalist volunteers living and volunteering near you whom you have never had a chance to meet. We would like to change that and encourage formation of some regional “teams” to give you networking opportunities and encourage you to work together on projects. So far, I have volunteers in Madison and Saratoga counties who have expressed interest in organizing informal get-togethers to bring volunteers together for a few hours or a full day. To see if there are other MN in your area, visit our county Master Naturalist map. If you are interested in putting together a similar opportunity in your area, please get in touch with me (kls20@cornell.edu). In the meantime, watch for announcements of regional gatherings.