{
  "schema_version": "1.0",
  "context_type": "section_context",
  "section_id": "volunteer_hours",
  "section_name": "Volunteer Hours",
  "site_name": "Lower Trinity Basin Chapter",
  "canonical_url": "https://txmn.org/lowertrinitybasin/",
  "summary": "This section provides AI-readable context for volunteer service, advanced training, participation tracking, and reporting concepts associated with the Texas Master Naturalist Program and the Lower Trinity Basin Chapter.",
  "purpose": "Provide semantic context for volunteer service, advanced training, and hour reporting concepts associated with chapter participation and Texas Master Naturalist activities.",
  "program_context": {
    "systems": [
      "Volunteer Management System",
      "VMS"
    ],
    "core_concepts": [
      "volunteer service hours",
      "advanced training hours",
      "member participation",
      "chapter activities",
      "approved volunteer activities",
      "reporting and tracking"
    ],
    "regional_context": [
      "Lower Trinity Basin",
      "Chambers County, Texas",
      "Liberty County, Texas"
    ]
  },
  "audiences": [
    "current members",
    "new trainees",
    "chapter administrators",
    "volunteers seeking reporting guidance",
    "prospective members learning about participation"
  ],
  "supported_content_types": [
    "VMS guidance",
    "reporting instructions",
    "volunteer activity descriptions",
    "advanced training information",
    "chapter participation guidance",
    "service opportunity summaries",
    "member support resources"
  ],
  "agent_guidance": {
    "interpretation": "Treat volunteer hours and advanced training as participation tracking concepts associated with member engagement, education, outreach, stewardship, and conservation activities.",
    "response_style": "Use plain-language explanations suitable for volunteers unfamiliar with reporting systems or Texas Master Naturalist terminology.",
    "do_not_invent": [
      "hour approval rules",
      "project codes",
      "certification thresholds",
      "reporting deadlines",
      "member-specific records",
      "approval authority",
      "activity eligibility decisions without official guidance"
    ],
    "risk_boundary": "Do not log hours for users, approve volunteer activities, or determine whether a specific activity qualifies unless official chapter guidance explicitly provides that information."
  },
  "workflow_guidance": {
    "preferred_user_path": [
      "Learn reporting concepts",
      "Review official VMS instructions",
      "Use the official reporting system",
      "Contact the chapter when uncertain"
    ],
    "verification_expectation": "Current reporting rules, categories, and certification requirements must be verified using official chapter or Texas Master Naturalist resources."
  },
  "calls_to_action": [
    "Use the official VMS link",
    "Review current reporting instructions",
    "Learn about volunteer service and advanced training",
    "Contact the chapter for clarification about reporting questions"
  ],
  "related_terms": [
    "VMS",
    "volunteer service",
    "advanced training",
    "certification",
    "chapter project",
    "community outreach",
    "stewardship"
  ],
  "cross_references": [
    "membership.json",
    "education.json",
    "conservation.json",
    "taxonomy.json",
    "glossary.json",
    "navigation.json",
    "organization.json"
  ]
}