Become a Master Naturalist!
Want to be a Master Naturalist? The Frederick County Nature Council regularly conducts Master Naturalist training, usually starting in the fall. This training is based on materials from the Maryland Master Naturalist program run by the University of Maryland. Below is a brief description of the program. We'll be adding more details to this page soon, including dates for the next training and information on past training sessions.
Master Naturalist Training Overview
Frederick County is in the Piedmont region of Maryland and the nature council focuses on this region. The course fee is $250 per person. Once you're accepted into the Master Naturalist volunteer training program, you will receive 52 hours of classroom instruction and 8 hours of hands-on experience outdoors (60 hours total training).
After this initial training, participants provide a minimum of 40 hours of volunteer service to Fountain Rock and/or Catoctin Creek parks in the first year in order to receive Master Naturalist certification. To maintain certification, Master Naturalists continue to provide at least 40 hours of approved service in their region along with a minimum of 8 hours of approved advanced training.
Want to be a Master Naturalist? The Frederick County Nature Council regularly conducts Master Naturalist training, usually starting in the fall. This training is based on materials from the Maryland Master Naturalist program run by the University of Maryland. Below is a brief description of the program. We'll be adding more details to this page soon, including dates for the next training and information on past training sessions.
Master Naturalist Training Overview
Frederick County is in the Piedmont region of Maryland and the nature council focuses on this region. The course fee is $250 per person. Once you're accepted into the Master Naturalist volunteer training program, you will receive 52 hours of classroom instruction and 8 hours of hands-on experience outdoors (60 hours total training).
After this initial training, participants provide a minimum of 40 hours of volunteer service to Fountain Rock and/or Catoctin Creek parks in the first year in order to receive Master Naturalist certification. To maintain certification, Master Naturalists continue to provide at least 40 hours of approved service in their region along with a minimum of 8 hours of approved advanced training.