Advanced training courses provide Master Naturalists and the public with opportunities to participate in recreational activities and learn about a new natural resource topic. Topics build on the curriculum taught in our core biome courses, but you do not need to be a Master Naturalist in order to take any of the advanced training courses.
Minnesota Master Naturalists are required to log 40 hours of volunteer service and participate in 8 hours of advanced training annually.
Courses that meet training requirements are offered throughout the state and throughout the year. These courses provide Master Naturalists and the public with opportunities to participate in recreational activities and learn about new natural resource topics. Topics build on the biome curriculum.
We have offered hundreds of advanced courses since the inception of the program, including:
Monarch larvae monitoring
Phenology volunteer training
Bird banding
Spiders workshop
Stream ecology
Our annual Gathering Partners conference also includes workshops that count toward meeting this requirement.
Check below or visit the Master Naturalist volunteer site for upcoming courses.