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Junior Master Naturalist Program

Registration is open for Elementary Junior Master Naturalists and Middle School/High School Junior Master Naturalists!  Our theme will be “Water Wonders”  Come join us!

Here is the registration link.

Please continue to scroll for the 2023-2024 Elementary and Middle School/High School Junior Master Naturalists schedules.

Currently, we are planning for in person classes and field trips. 

Elementary Junior Master Naturalists are hands on classroom activities with some field trips.

Middle School/High School Junior Master Naturalist Program will be exclusively field trips on Saturday Mornings. 

Elementary Junior Master Naturalist program will begin in September 2023

 Note: Participants for Elementary JMN will need to join an iNaturalist project.

Join us for the 2023-2024 Junior Master Naturalist program. Our theme for both age groups is Water Wonders.

The program focuses on Junior Master Naturalists getting outside, making observations, and learning about the creatures seen. 

  • Elementary JMN will have 1 1/2 hour meetings twice a month on Thursday evenings starting at 6:00 pm including monthly invites to the Good Water Master Naturalist seminar. Meetings will be held at the AgriLife Extension Building. 
  • Some months will have 1 class and 1 field trip. 
  • Middle School will have field trips on Saturdays once month. 

Elementary JMN Grades: 3rd-5th grade 

Middle School/High School JMN Grades: 6-12th grade 

Fees:

Elementary:  $51 Total ($25 JMN Registration, $25 4H Membership, and $1 iNaturalist youth set-up)

Middle School $71 Total ($50 JMN Registration, $25 4H Membership and $1 iNaturalist youth set up)

The  JMN registration fee may be paid through PayPal or a mailed check during registration. Registration is not complete until this fee is paid. Additional information will be sent in September for 4H fees and to set up the iNaturalist account.  

Each participant will receive a Junior Master Naturalist t-shirt prior to  field trips.

To earn the Junior Master Naturalist pin, each participant must attend at least 80% of the meetings. 

Program Start Date: September 4, 2023

Registration Link: https://txmn.org/goodwater/junior-master-naturalist-registration/

Elementary 3rd – 5th

September 7 – Kickoff – Why is water Important?  Conservation

September 21 – Water Cycle

October 5 Water Properties and Chemistry

October 19 – Fish 

November 4  – Field Trip: Fishing

November 16 – Groundwater, Aquifers, and Pollution

December 7 – Wastewater Treatment

January 11 – Waterfowl, Shore Birds

January 20 – Field Trip: Hornsby Bend

February 1 – Water Quality

February 17 – Field Trip: Aquatic Invertebrates and Water Quality

March 7 – Puddles and Microsystems

March 21 -Wetlands

April 4 – Water Reptiles and Mammals

April 18 – Estuaries

May 2- Amphibians

May 11 – Field Trip – Amphibians

Middle School/High School 6th-12th

Our Middle School program will meet once a month on Saturday mornings for field trips.

Proposed Field Trips

Amphibian Watch

Water Quality Aquatic Invertebrates – Stream Team

Water Treatment – Sewage Treatment

Fish Hatchery

Aquifers and Salamanders

Riparian Zones

Wetlands

The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment or Headwaters of the Comal

Inner Space Caverns

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