Oregon State University Extension Service

Oregon Master Naturalist

Learn about natural history, ecology, and natural resource management practices. Take courses online and on-location in Oregon’s beautiful outdoors.

Resources for staying home

What Nature Means During a Pandemic (https://extension.oregonstate.edu/mn/nature-reflections)

Oregon Master Naturalist

Stay at Home Resources for Master Naturalists (https://extension.oregonstate.edu/mn/stay-home-resources-master-naturalists)

While you are sticking close to home during the COVID-19 stay home, save lives order, check out these naturalist and volunteer resources for things you can do from your home, backyard or neighborhood.

Oregon Master Naturalist

Are you interested in becoming a Master Naturalist?

Do you love the outdoors? Do you want to learn more about natural history and the management of Oregon's natural resources -- and volunteer your time in service for Oregon’s natural places? By becoming a Master Naturalist you:

  • Learn science-based information: The natural history of plants, animals, habitats, and geology. The history and processes of landscape change. And relevant topics in present-day sustainable natural resource management.
  • Grow your community: Meet beginner and expert naturalists in your area.
  • Share your love of the land: Help others learn about Oregon’s outdoors.
  • Make an impact: Volunteer for natural resources programs, agencies, and organizations in your community.
Learn more about becoming a Master Naturalist (https://extension.oregonstate.edu/mn/become-master-naturalist)
Photo by: Michelle Sager

What people are say about their involvement in the Master Naturalist Program

Our stories

Read the Corps of Discovery (http://terra.oregonstate.edu/2013/02/corps-of-discovery/) article and watch The Nature of Oregon (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSYaGpPXdNk) video from OSU's Terra Magazine (http://terra.oregonstate.edu/)

About

The OSU Extension Master Naturalist Program enhances a sense of place and increases knowledge about and connection to the natural environment for all Oregonians. The program provides transformative, science-based, experiential learning in outdoor settings, and it encourages service that protects and supports ecosystems and community wellbeing in Oregon

The Oregon Master Naturalist Program is an OSU Extension Forestry and Natural Resources program, established in 2009.

 

 

Source URL: https://extension.oregonstate.edu/mn