We are no longer accepting applications for this year’s training! Our next training will start August of 2026. Be looking for the application to be available starting in June!
The Texas Master Naturalist program offers many opportunities to learn and teach others. Training includes entomology, ornithology, mammalogy, botany, ecology, archaeology, geology, meteorology, and astronomy.
If you live in Taylor, Callahan, Coleman, Eastland, Fisher, Jones, Haskell, Knox, Nolan, Runnels, Shackelford, Stephens, Throckmorton, Concho, Brown, Coke or Tom Green County, you are eligible to apply.
Classes typically start the 2nd or 3rd Thursday of August and end the 1st or 2nd Thursday in November. We meet every Thursday from 6 pm until 9 pm and we also have 3 Saturday field sessions. Most classes are held at the Taylor County Extension office in Abilene but some classes are held at other locations.
Please see page 3 of the 2025 Master Naturalist application for an example of our 2025 schedule. Big Country Master Naturalist 2025 Training Application
If you have additional questions, please call our office at 325-672-6048 or e-mail Dawnyel Luckie at [email protected].
Be sure to stay informed of upcoming events and trainings by signing up for our newsletter. Sign Me Up