To assist the TMN State Program in its administrative functions, Chapters are required to use the following Service Activity codes when reporting hours to the state.
| Service/Activity | Code | Description | Examples |
| Advanced Training | AT | Advanced Training you attend as a participant | AT sessions at TMN Statewide Annual Meeting Rainwater Harvesting Steward Program Training Project WILD Instructor/Facilitator Training |
| Chapter & Program Support, Business and Administration | CB | Activities related to managing and running a Texas Master Naturalist Chapter and its committees. | TMN Chapter Board of Director or committee duties—including New Class Director TMN Chapter Newsletter, website or social media management Management of TMN Chapter records and reporting Representing TMN Chapter at multi-Chapter events Other TMN Chapter administration Assistance to TMN State Program and State Program Office |
| Direct Outreach (Training & Educating) | DO | Leading, organizing, developing, delivering instructing or staffing an educational activity where participants have a planned learning objective and generally stay for the full event (e.g., planned start and end times with a single agenda). | Classroom instruction Delivering Workshops Developing & delivering training Presentations Conducting/Leading Webinars Delivering/an instructor for Chapter MN Members in Training/intern’s class AT you prepare and present as a TMN Member to other TMN Members Interpretive hikes |
| Field Research (Including Surveys and Citizen Science) | FR | Planning, leading or participating in data collection and/or analysis of natural resources where the results are intended to further scientific understanding. | Field surveys Banding and tagging Species watch Texas Nature Trackers Programs CoCoRaHs Stream Watch/Stream Team/ Water Quality Monitoring Nestbox monitoring Citizen Science |
| Nature/Public Access | NPA | Field-based activities that improve and manage the public’s access to natural areas or resources. Creating and/or maintaining nature trails, Wildscapes and/or interpretive areas | Developing new or maintaining and/or improving existing: Hiking trails Interpretive native species gardens (NOT vegetable gardens) Wildlife viewing blinds Wildscapes/native plant gardens Cleanup activities in habitat |
| Other | OT | Any activity approved by a Chapter not defined above. In general, a Chapter should only have a small percentage of hours in this activity (< 5%). When this activity code is used, a Chapter should investigate the reason. | Wildlife rehabilitation (not SGCN animal rescue) |
| Indirect Outreach (Public Outreach) | PO | Leading, organizing, or staffing an educational activity where participants come and go and are able to inquire on a broad set of topics. <or> Writing an educational article or brochure. | Being a docent for a nature center (excludes selling items) Writing articles, brochures or newsletters Answering a Wildlife Hotline (not on call) |
| Natural Resource Management (Including Natural Resource Stewardship and Conservation) | RM | Activities that improve the health of a public natural area or resource. Natural resource management, restoration, rescue and rehabilitation. | Removing foreign debris that improves the health of a public natural area or resource Invasive species removal Plant and/or endangered Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) species rescue (not rehab) E.g.: Turtle Patro lRestoring or improving natural habitat Wildlife houses, towers, chimneys Tree planting |
| Technical Guidance | TG | Providing free, detailed natural resource management advice or assistance for any natural resource related program or related business. For example: providing expertise in land management guidance, in consultation and/or written form, to Chapters, partners, land owners and/or land managers. | Site visits for and writing ecosystem management plans Land Management Assistance Program (LMAP) Serving on a City/Community/Regional Habitat Conservation Plan Committee Advising other organizations on natural resource management (outside of serving as a board or committee Member of an organization) |