Minnesota Master Naturalist

Courses Available

Upcoming Big Woods, Big Rivers

Course Title Course Dates Course Time Location Status
BWBR - Brainerd Lakes Area, Brainerd, MN 2025-03-25 to 2025-04-29 5:30 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Northland Arboretum, Brainerd, MN open
BWBR - Spring Valley Public Library, Spring Valley 2025-04-16 to 2025-04-28 10:00 A.M. to 3:30 P.M. Spring Valley Public Library, Spring Valley, MN open

Upcoming Northwoods, Great Lakes

Course Title Course Dates Course Time Location Status
NWGL - Loons, Lakes, & Linnaeus Lists! - National Loon Center, Crosslake 2025-04-02 to 2025-06-11 5:30 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Loons, Lakes, & Linnaeus Lists! - National Loon Center, Crosslake open
NWGL - North House Folk School, Grand Marais 2025-05-30 to 2025-06-03 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. North House Folk School, Grand Marais closed

Upcoming Prairies and Potholes

Course Title Course Dates Course Time Location Status
PP - Lac qui Parle Area, Watson, MN 2025-06-23 to 2025-06-27 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Lac qui Parle Area, Watson, MN closed
PP - Cowling Arboretum, Carleton College, Northfield 2025-07-07 to 2025-08-07 6:00 P.M. to 8:30 P.M. Cowling Arboretum, Carleton College, Northfield open
PP - West Central Minnesota - Prairie Woods ELC, Spicer 2025-08-11 to 2025-08-15 8:30 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. Prairies Woods Environmental Learning Center, Spicer, MN open

Upcoming Instructor Training

No courses are currently listed.

Upcoming Advanced Training

Annual Conference

Course Title Course Dates Course Time Location Status
ADV - Gathering Partners Conference 2025-05-16 to 2025-05-18 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Gathering Partners Conference open

Regular Courses

Course Title Course Dates Course Time Location Status
ADV - Book Group - Nature's Best Hope 2025-04-13 to 2025-04-13 4:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. Book Group - Nature open

Online Courses/Webinars

Course Title Course Dates Course Time Location Status
ADV - WEBINAR: Building Bridges to Conservation: Supporting Resource Management Across the Country 2025-03-25 to 2025-03-25 11:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Building Bridges to Conservation: Supporting Resource Management Across the Country open
ADV - WEBINAR Collaborations that are Moving the Needle on Rare Butterfly Conservation 2025-04-08 to 2025-04-08 11:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Collaborations that are Moving the Needle on Rare Butterfly Conservation open
ADV - WEBINAR Woody plant encroachment in mesic grasslands: What 2025-05-20 to 2025-05-20 11:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Woody plant encroachment in mesic grasslands: What open

Upcoming AIS Detector Volunteer Opportunities

No courses are currently listed.

City Nature Challenge

No courses are currently listed.

National Public Lands Day

No courses are currently listed.

Other Volunteer Opportunities

Course Title Course Dates Course Time Location Status
VOL - April Stewardship Event 2025-04-26 to 2025-04-26 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. April Stewardship Event open
VOL - Tree Planting in Mankato with Great River Greening 2025-05-15 to 2025-05-15 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Tree Planting in Mankato with Great River Greening open
VOL - Garlic Mustard Removal with Great River Greening at Nerstrand Big Woods State Park 2025-05-17 to 2025-05-17 9:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. Garlic Mustard Removal with Great River Greening at Nerstrand Big Woods State Park open
VOL - Cover It Up Project-Willow Creek Nature Center Volunteer Opportunity 2025-05-24 to 2025-06-21 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Cover It Up Project-Willow Creek Nature Center Volunteer Opportunity open
VOL - SNA May Stewardship Event 2025-05-24 to 2025-05-24 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. SNA May Stewardship Event open
VOL - Planting and more with Great River Greening at Frontenac State Park 2025-05-31 to 2025-05-31 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Planting and more with Great River Greening at Frontenac State Park open
VOL - Grey Cloud Dunes Sumac Removal Project 2025-06-14 to 2025-06-14 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. Grey Cloud Dunes Sumac Removal Project open
VOL - Lil Anglers Fishing Clinic & Derby- Fargo 2025-06-18 to 2025-06-18 5:30 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Lil Anglers Fishing Clinic & Derby- Fargo open
VOL - Hand Seeding in Restored Prairie | Medford 2025-06-21 to 2025-06-21 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Hand Seeding in Restored Prairie | Medford open
VOL - Race the Red Canoe & Kayak Races- Fargo 2025-06-23 to 2025-06-23 6:30 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. Race the Red Canoe & Kayak Races- Fargo open
VOL - Orchid Walk 2025-06-29 to 2025-06-29 3:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. Orchid Walk open
VOL - Capture and Release Bumblebee Monitoring with UMN Bee Lab | Lakeville 2025-07-11 to 2025-07-11 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Capture and Release Bumblebee Monitoring with UMN Bee Lab | Lakeville open
VOL - Invasive Species Removal at Icelandite Coastal Fen SNA 2025-07-13 to 2025-07-13 1:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. Invasive Species Removal at Icelandite Coastal Fen SNA open
VOL - Volunteer Stewardship Project: Erect Hedge Parsley Pull 2025-07-19 to 2025-07-19 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. Volunteer Stewardship Project: Erect Hedge Parsley Pull open
VOL - Capture and Release Bumblebee Monitoring with UMN Bee Lab | Lakeville 2025-07-25 to 2025-07-25 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Capture and Release Bumblebee Monitoring with UMN Bee Lab | Lakeville open
VOL - Capture and Release Bumblebee Monitoring with UMN Bee Lab | Lakeville 2025-08-15 to 2025-08-15 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Capture and Release Bumblebee Monitoring with UMN Bee Lab | Lakeville open
VOL - ONGOING - Water Quality Monitoring (April-October) 2025-10-27 to 2025-10-27 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. ONGOING - Water Quality Monitoring open
VOL - ONGOING - Storm Drain Marking Program (April-October) 2025-10-31 to 2025-10-31 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. ONGOING - Storm Drain Marking Program open
VOL - ONGOING - Red River Bank Cleanup (April-October) 2025-10-31 to 2025-10-31 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. ONGOING - Red River Bank Cleanup open
VOL - ONGOING - Fargo Drain Cleanup (April-October) 2025-10-31 to 2025-10-31 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. ONGOING - Fargo Drain Cleanup open
VOL - ONGOING - MPCA Volunteer Water Monitoring Program 2025-10-31 to 2025-10-31 8:00 A.M. to 8:00 A.M. ONGOING - MPCA Volunteer Water Monitoring Program open
VOL - ON GOING - Lichen Map Project 2026-02-19 to 2027-02-19 8:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. ON GOING - Lichen Map Project open

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