One of the benefits of the Alamo Area Master Naturalist volunteer training class is the opportunity to be taught by the best. We are fortunate in San Antonio to have so many subject experts right here. Not only are these teachers some of the most knowledgeable in their fields, but they are also some of the most passionate. You will find them to be engaging, stimulating and thought-provoking. In working through the classes and subjects, you just may find a new area of science or nature that you want to study and master or maybe even a new vocation. You will definitely come out with a new appreciation of the world around us. Below is a list of the subjects to be covered during the course of the semester and a brief resume of the speakers you will meet.
| Wendy Anderson | Citizen Science/Exploring Nature with iNaturalist |
| Jessica Bergner & Holly Platz | Interpretation, Volunteers as Teachers |
| Melissa Casarez | Fish, Ichthyology |
| Gregg Eckhardt | Hydrology, Texas Water Resources |
| Judit Green | TMN Introduction & History |
| Rachel Grotte | Citizen Science/Exploring Nature with iNaturalist |
| Cheryl Hamilton | Plants, The Nature of Naming, Citizen Science |
| John Herron | Ecology Ecosystems Concepts & Management |
| Patsy & Tom Inglet | Birds, Ornithology |
| Dana Karelus | Mammals, Mammalogy, Bats |
| Dr. Carter Keairns | Geology |
| Molly Keck | Insects, Entomology |
| Anne Kurtin | Wildscaping & Urban Systems |
| Maria “Masi” Mejia | Rangeland Ecology and Management, Land Stewardship |
| Michael Nentwich | Urban Forestry, Forest Ecology and Management |
| Patty Leslie Pasztor | Ethnobotany, Plants |
| Joseph Plappert | Volunteer Conduct, Law & Ethics |
| Sal Scibetta | Reptiles & Amphibians, Herpetology |
| Bill Swantner | Soils |
| Dr. Clark Wernecke | Archaeology |
| Sam Womble | Agriculture and Natural Resources |
| Paul Yura/Monte Oaks/Jon Zeitler | Weather and Climate |