Volunteer Service Projects:

• Forty hours of project service per year are required to qualify for or to maintain Master Naturalist Certification
• Must be direct hours spent on Texas Master Naturalist project
• The Service Project must be approved in advance by the Project and Training Committee
• Time spent on Chapter Leadership positions is a valid service
• There are few constraints, excepting that volunteer service must be dedicated to the beneficial management of natural resources and natural areas within our community
• Volunteer hours credited for the Texas Master Naturalist program may not be credited from or to another Master Volunteer program

Advanced Training:

• Advanced training must be approved in advance by the Project and Training Committee
• Eight hours of advanced training are required to quality for or maintain Master Naturalist Certification
• The Texas Master Naturalist Guidelines are as follows:
  
  • Promote continued learning and development of naturalist skills
  • Provide Master Naturalists with knowledge and skills to work in volunteer efforts
  • Direct trained volunteers toward specific programs in need of their services
  • Provide practical information and training for application in volunteer efforts
  • Take advantage of local partnerships
  • Provide Master Naturalists an opportunity to focus their interests in one or a few specific topics
  • Build on the core curriculum initially provided by the local chapter
  • Provide natural resource management issues and information applicable to Texas

Items in bold are required to qualify as advanced training