Registration has ended for the 2018-2019 school year. Registration is open for the 2019-2020 school year in May. Theme for next year will be Earth Wonders.
Location: Meeting Room Juvenile Justice Center, 200 Wilco Way
Please note: Class sessions will be at the Juvenile Justice Center, 200 Wilco Way. This is near the Regional Animal Shelter. The one exception, November 7 will meet at the AgriLife Extension Meeting Room, 100 Wilco Way. Upstairs. The first class will last until 8:00 p.m. as we need extra time to introduce the program and rules, etc.
Registration has not opened for the 2019-2020 year.
Click to go to the online registration form.
Last Day to Register: September 2, 2019
Grades: 3rd-5th grade
Fee: JMN Registration $25.00
4H Membership: $20.00
Pay the JMN Registration fee as part of the registration process now through PayPal or check.
Registration is not complete until this fee is paid.
4H Fees are paid in August.
Time of Class: Thursday 6:00 pm-7:30 pm
Field Trips are listed on the calendar. Parents are expected to accompany their children on the field trips.
Each participant will receive a Junior Master Naturalist T-Shirt.
To earn the Junior Master Naturalist Pin each participate must attend 80% of meetings.
Earth Wonders
2019-2020 JMN Curriculum
Tentative schedule
September 5 – Worms & Earth Critters
September 19 – Soils
October 3 – Caves
October 17 – Prairies & Native Grasses
October 19 – Service Project
November 7 – Trees (AgriLife Extension meeting room)
December 5 – Astronomy
January 9 Paleontology
January 18 Paleontology Field trip
February 6 – Archaeology
February 20 – Geology
March 5 – Aquifers
March 12 – Invasives
April 2 – Wildflowers
April 18 – Wildflower field trip – Booty’s Crossing
May 7 – Odonates: Dragonflies and Damselflies
May 16 – Odonate Field Trip