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10-22-2010, 11:54 PM
SIGN UP NOW FOR 2011 MASTER NATURALIST CLASSES
The Potomac Valley Master Naturalist Program is now accepting applications for
its 2011 classes.
Instruction will begin in March 2011 and continue monthly through October.
Applications must be postmarked by January 14, 2011 and candidates will be
notified of their selection by February 1. Enrollment is strictly limited to 20
persons each year.
Established in 2007, the Potomac Valley Master Naturalist Program is sponsored
by the Potomac Valley Audubon Society and is a chapter of the State of West
Virginia Master Naturalist Program.
Its classes are open to anyone who wants to be certified as a Master Naturalist
by the state of West Virginia.
Most who enroll come from Jefferson, Berkeley, and Morgan Counties. Interested
persons who live outside this area are welcome to apply, but they must commit
to completing all their volunteer work in West Virginia.
In all, 64 hours of classroom time and 30 hours of volunteer work are required
to complete the certification cycle.
Classes are held at the National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown,
Cacapon State Park in Berkeley Springs, Yankauer Nature Preserve in
northeastern Berkeley County, and Cool Spring Farm in southern Jefferson
County.
Tuition is $300 per person for the full course of instruction. A limited number
of scholarships will be available.
Application forms and more details are available on the Potomac Valley Audubon
Society website at www.potomacaudubon.org (http://www.potomacaudubon.org/). Scholarship applications are also
available there. For more information email Krystal Kennedy at
[email protected] (krystalckennedy%40gmail.com).
The Master Naturalist program is patterned after the long-established Master
Gardener program.
It trains individuals in the fundamentals of natural history and nature
interpretation as a way of promoting responsible stewardship of natural
resources.
Graduates of the program become part of a corps of highly qualified volunteers
who assist government agencies, schools, and non-government organizations with
research, outdoor recreation development, and environmental education and
protection.
To remain certified they must take 8 hours of training and participate in 16
hours of volunteer activity annually.
The Potomac Valley Master Naturalist Program is now accepting applications for
its 2011 classes.
Instruction will begin in March 2011 and continue monthly through October.
Applications must be postmarked by January 14, 2011 and candidates will be
notified of their selection by February 1. Enrollment is strictly limited to 20
persons each year.
Established in 2007, the Potomac Valley Master Naturalist Program is sponsored
by the Potomac Valley Audubon Society and is a chapter of the State of West
Virginia Master Naturalist Program.
Its classes are open to anyone who wants to be certified as a Master Naturalist
by the state of West Virginia.
Most who enroll come from Jefferson, Berkeley, and Morgan Counties. Interested
persons who live outside this area are welcome to apply, but they must commit
to completing all their volunteer work in West Virginia.
In all, 64 hours of classroom time and 30 hours of volunteer work are required
to complete the certification cycle.
Classes are held at the National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown,
Cacapon State Park in Berkeley Springs, Yankauer Nature Preserve in
northeastern Berkeley County, and Cool Spring Farm in southern Jefferson
County.
Tuition is $300 per person for the full course of instruction. A limited number
of scholarships will be available.
Application forms and more details are available on the Potomac Valley Audubon
Society website at www.potomacaudubon.org (http://www.potomacaudubon.org/). Scholarship applications are also
available there. For more information email Krystal Kennedy at
[email protected] (krystalckennedy%40gmail.com).
The Master Naturalist program is patterned after the long-established Master
Gardener program.
It trains individuals in the fundamentals of natural history and nature
interpretation as a way of promoting responsible stewardship of natural
resources.
Graduates of the program become part of a corps of highly qualified volunteers
who assist government agencies, schools, and non-government organizations with
research, outdoor recreation development, and environmental education and
protection.
To remain certified they must take 8 hours of training and participate in 16
hours of volunteer activity annually.