How do I become a member? Start with learning!
The pathway to membership in the Bois d’Arc Chapter, Texas Master Naturalist, starts with an Initial Training Course. This course is a broad overview designed to start you on a lifetime journey of learning and service as a Texas Master Naturalist.
The Initial Training Course for 2026 will begin in mid-September with a 4-week mini-semester followed by a 5-week mini-semester beginning in April of 2027. Each semester combines weekly classroom sessions and field trips to explore the outdoors. All in-person classes are held on Saturday. Monthly Zoom sessions (a 1 hour-class in the evening on the first Tuesday of each month, except December) will help keep us connected between the semesters. This course provides 40 hours of basic instruction on a wide variety of subjects. You may begin accumulating both advanced training and volunteer service hours to work toward the Certtified Master Naturalist level as soon as you begin the course.
This course is in the planning stages and information will be posted here as soon as it is available.
For answers to questions or to receive more information on this course as soon as it is available, please contact the chapter’s Initial Training Director at [email protected].
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