Applications for the 2024 training class are closed. Check our website in June 2025 for next year’s application
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Check out the 2024 CTMN Handbook!
Visitors are welcome to attend our monthly chapter meetings.
The CTMN Chapter accepts people into the training classes that are committed to volunteering 40 hours a year for CTMN Projects and also who are committed to completing the training. Please consider whether you are willing to commit to volunteering each year and also are willing to complete the training. There are many people who apply for a few spots in the training classes.
Training Class Schedule for 2024
Syllabus of Class Topics and Instructors
Attendance at 10 of the 11 classes and 4 of the 5 field trips is required. Class size is limited. Please apply only if you plan to attend all training and 4 of the 5 field trips.
| Date | Day | Start | End | Topic | Location | Handouts & Instructions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/18/2024 | Mon | 6:00 pm | 7:30 pm | Open House-program starts at 6:30. | Fort Worth Botanic Garden-Redbud Room | coffee, tea, soda, cookies, snacks |
| 08/20/2024 | Tue | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm | How to be a Master Naturalist | Fort Worth Botanic Garden – Lecture Hall | |
| 08/27/2024 | Tue | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm | Intro Ecology | Fort Worth Botanic Garden-Rose Room | |
| 09/03/2024 | Tue | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm | Volunteer Opportunities | Fort Worth Botanic Garden-Rose Room | |
| 09/10/2024 | Tue | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm | Geology and Archeology | Fort Worth Botanic Garden-Rose Room | |
| 09/17/2024 | Tue | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm | Aquatic Systems | Fort Worth Botanic Garden-Camellia Room | **NOTE-CHANGE OF ROOM |
| 09/24/2024 | Tue | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm | Reptiles and Amphibians (Herps) | Fort Worth Botanic Garden-Rose Room | |
| 09/28/2024 | SAT | 9:00 am | 3:00 pm | Aquatic Field Trip | Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge | |
| 10/01/2024 | Tue | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm | Forest Systems | Fort Worth Botanic Garden-Rose Room | |
| 10/06/2024 | SUN | 9:00 am | 3:00 pm | Land Management Field Trip | TBA | |
| 10/08/2023 | Tue | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm | Birds and Mammals | Fort Worth Botanic Garden-Rose Room | |
| 10/15/2024 | Tue | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm | Invertebrates, Arachnids, Dragonflies | Fort Worth Botanic Garden-Camellia Room | **NOTE-CHANGE OF ROOM |
| 10/19/2024 | SAT | 9:00 am | 3:00 pm | Forest Field Trip | Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge | |
| 10/22/2024 | Tue | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm | Prairie Systems | Fort Worth Botanic Garden-Rose Room | |
| 10/26/2024 | SAT | 9:00 am | 3:00 pm | Prairie Field Trip | TBA | |
| 10/29/2024 | Tue | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm | Urban Systems | Fort Worth Botanic Garden-Rose Room | |
| 11/02/2024 | SAT | 9:00 am | 3:00 pm | Urban Systems Field Trip | TBA |
Previous Field Trip Locations: FW Nature Center & Refuge; Stella Rowan Prairie, Fort Worth; Southwest Nature Preserve, Molly Hollar Wildscape and River Legacy Science Center, Arlington.
Class Topics: Introduction to Ecology; Aquatic Systems; Herps: Reptiles and Amphibians; Forests; Birds and Mammals; Prairies; Invertebrates; Urban Systems; Volunteer Opportunities; iNaturalist
Cost: The fee to participate in training is $150. A few partial scholarships are available. Included is the textbook and membership dues for the next calendar year.
Textbook: Haggerty and Meuth, Texas Master Naturalist Statewide Curriculum. TAMU Press. The Chapter will distribute textbooks to students at the first class.
Apply for Training Class and Membership – Applications will be accepted June 11 – July 3, 2024.
You will be notified whether you are accepted or not by July 20, 2024.
If you are accepted, you will receive information about creating a profile through the online Texas Parks and Wildlife Volunteer Management System and and you will
1) agree to submit to a background check
2) agree to a Media Waiver
3) agree to the Confidentiality Waiver, and
4) agree to the Alternate Workforce Waiver (liability release)
CTMN Volunteer Pledge
“I understand that in exchange for the training made possible through the Cross Timbers Chapter of the Texas Master Naturalist program, I will volunteer at least 40 hours of my time toward approved projects in Tarrant and Parker counties and complete 8 hours of advanced training within one calendar year.
I understand that I will become a Certified Texas Master Naturalist when I complete both the training and volunteer work and meet other requirements determined by CTMN.
I understand that to maintain an active status, I must complete 40 hours of volunteer service and 8 hours of advanced training each calendar year thereafter and meet other requirements determined by CTMN.
[This program is intended to serve people regardless of socioeconomic level, race, color, sex, religion, disability, or national origin. CTMN seeks to provide reasonable accommodations for all persons with disabilities. Please advise CTMN of any auxiliary aid or service that you require, by emailing training@ctmn.org.] “
Questions? Ask training@ctmn.org
CTMN Frequently Asked Questions
PowerPoint Presentation About Being a Master Naturalist