Registration is now open for 2022-2023 Elementary Junior Master Naturalists and Middle School Junior Master Naturalists.
Please scroll all the way down to see the schedules for Elementary and Middle School Junior Master Naturalists.
Our current plan is for in person classes and field trips.
Elementary Junior Master Naturalists will be hands on classroom activities with some field trips. Middle School Junior Master Naturalist Program that will be exclusively field trips on Saturday Mornings.
Here is the Elementary School & Middle School Junior Master Naturalists registration link, also with information about the program.
Elementary Junior Master Naturalist program will begin in September 2022.
Click here for a reminder email for registration for Elementary and Middle School Junior Master Naturalists.
Note: Participants for Elementary JMN will need to join an iNaturalist project.
Join us for the 2022-2023 Junior Master Naturalist program. Our theme for both age groups is Native Plants and Their Importance in the World Around Us.
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.
Elementary JMN Grades: 3rd-5th grade
Middle School JMN Grades: 6-8th 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 8, 2022
Registration Link: https://txmn.org/goodwater/junior-master-naturalist-registration/
Native Plants and their Importance in the World Around Us
Elementary 3rd-5th
September 8, 2022 – Kickoff – Ecosystem and ecology including producers consumers and decomposers
September 29 – Ecosystem and ecology including producers, consumers and decomposers
October 6 – Native Grasses and Prairies
October 15 – Field Trip River Ranch – Native Grasses
November 3 – Native Trees
November 17 – The animals that depend upon native trees
December 1 – Woody Plants and the animals that depend upon them
January 5 – Wetland plants and the animals that live around them
January 21 – Field Trip Aquarena Springs
February 2 – Riparian Plants and their role in river systems
February 16 – Riparian Plants and their role in river systems
March 2 – Spring Wildflowers and Pollinators
March 25 – Field Trip Wildflowers
April 6 – Lichens
April 20 – Fungi
May 4 – Reintroducing native plants into Urban Landscapes
May 13 – Field Trip – Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Middle School 6th-8th
September 24 – Field Trip – Hornsby Bend Walk the trail observing native plants and ecosystem.
October 15 – Field Trip – River Ranch – Native Grasses
November 12 – Field Trip – Tree Walk
December 10 – Field Trip – Wild Basin
January 21 – Field Trip Aquarena Springs – Wetland Plants
February 25 – Field Trip – Rivery Park – Riparian
March 25 – Field Trip – Wildflower
April 15 – Field Trip – Mycology Field Trip (fungus and mushrooms)
May 13 – Field Trip – Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
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