We appreciate all of your volunteer activities and want you to receive credit.
If your questions are not answered here, please contact a chapter officer.
Guidelines
1. To maintain certification as a Master Naturalist, you must complete 40 hours of pre-approved volunteer service each year. New trainees must complete 40 hours within one year of the initial training series.
2. Travel and prep time may be counted as service time.
3. All service activities must benefit natural resources and natural areas within the community.
4. Seek approval from your local chapter PRIOR to participation in the volunteer activity.
Things to Consider
1. Is the proposed service project representative of the goals, practices and teachings of the Texas Master Naturalist Program?
2. How does the project address a pressing naturalist, natural resource management, chapter and/or partner need for meaningful service or resources?
3. What is the scope of the project in terms of when it would need to be conducted, where, estimated time needed to complete or maintain per month, how many volunteers would be needed, etc.?
4. Is the project within the Chapter’s service area and ecological training?
5. How does the project allow the chapter to focus and/or create visibility, identity and/or recruitment for the chapter?
6. How can the project’s impact on the community and our natural resources be measured?
Forms
Volunteer Activity Request Form. Email your completed request form to Ed Koslosky, Volunteer Service Coordinator.
Volunteer Activity Log (Excel file or pdf file). Email your activity log to the Membership Committee Chairman, Carol Daniels, within 7 days after the close of each quarter (March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31).
More Information
Volunteer Activity Code Descriptions
Texas Master Naturalist Guidelines for Advanced Training and Volunteer Activities
