The East Texas Chapter of the Texas Master Naturalist, a volunteer service organization dedicated to providing education, outreach, and service for the beneficial management of natural resources and natural areas, is seeking applicants for their fall 2009 training class set to begin September 10.
Master Naturalists in the East Texas Chapter receive a minimum of 40 hours of training during the initial training course. To become certified, Master Naturalists provide 40 hours of volunteer service and attend 8 hours of advanced training within one year of taking the initial training course. The 40 hours of volunteer service and 8 hours of advanced training must be completed annually to retain certification in the program which is a joint effort between Texas Parks and Wildlife and the Texas AgriLife Extension Service.
The fall training course will be held Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9 AM until noon at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Nature Center in Tyler, beginning September 10 and concluding November 12. During the training course there will also be two day-long field trips, one within Smith County and one outside the county.
For more information or to obtain an application packet, please visit the chapter's web site at http://woodduck.org or call Brian Triplett at 903-590-2980 or Irene Hamel at 903-566-9394.
Persons with special needs are asked to notify the Smith County Extension office in advance so that necessary accommodations can be made.
Information from the Texas AgriLife Extension Service is available to people of all ages regardless of socioeconomic level, race, color, sex, religion, disability or national origin.
