Courses Available
Upcoming Big Woods, Big Rivers
| Course Title | Course Dates | Course Time | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BWBR - Big Woods Big Rivers at the Bell Museum, St Paul | 2025-07-08 to 2025-08-19 | 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. | Big Woods Big Rivers at the Bell Museum, St Paul | closed |
| BWBR - Pine Island Master Naturalist Course | 2025-10-13 to 2025-10-31 | 10:00 A.M. to 3:30 P.M. | Pine Island Master Naturalist Course, Pine Island, MN | open |
Upcoming Northwoods, Great Lakes
| Course Title | Course Dates | Course Time | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWGL - Northwoods, Great Lakes in the Sax-Zim Bog, Meadowlands, MN | 2025-07-21 to 2025-07-25 | 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. | Northwoods, Great Lakes in the Sax-Zim Bog, Meadowlands, MN | closed |
| NWGL - North Shore Exploration at Wolf Ridge, Finland MN | 2025-08-24 to 2025-08-30 | 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. | North Shore Exploration at Wolf Ridge, Finland MN | open |
| NWGL - North Shore Explorers, Sugarloaf Cove Nature Center and Cook County UMN Extension, Grand Marais | 2025-09-08 to 2025-10-27 | 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. | North Shore Explorers, Sugarloaf Cove Nature Center and Cook County UMN Extension, Grand Marais | open |
Upcoming Prairies and Potholes
| Course Title | Course Dates | Course Time | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | closed |
| PP - Prairies & Potholes - Saint Johns Outdoor University, Collegeville | 2025-08-04 to 2025-08-08 | 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. | Prairies & Potholes - Saint Johns Outdoor University, Collegeville | closed |
| 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 |
| PP - Prairies & Potholes – Como Park in St. Paul | 2025-09-08 to 2025-11-10 | 6:00 P.M. to 8:30 P.M. | Prairies & Potholes – Como Park in St. Paul | closed |
Upcoming Instructor Training
| Course Title | Course Dates | Course Time | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IT - Instructor Training - Faribault | 2025-09-05 to 2025-09-26 | 9:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. | Instructor Training - Faribault | open |
Upcoming Advanced Training
Annual Conference
No courses are currently listed.
Regular Courses
| Course Title | Course Dates | Course Time | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADV - Wild Orchids of the Arrowhead Region with Rubin Stenseng | 2025-07-19 to 2025-07-19 | 1:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. | Wild Orchids of the Arrowhead Region, Schroeder, MN | open |
| ADV - Aquatic Ecology and Biodiversity | 2025-07-20 to 2025-07-20 | 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. | Sax-Zim Bog, 8793 Owl Avenue, Meadowlands, MN | open |
| ADV - Introduction to Trees and Tree ID | 2025-07-26 to 2025-07-26 | 9:30 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. | Introduction to Trees and Tree ID | open |
| ADV - Introduction to Wild Spaces in the City of New Ulm | 2025-08-02 to 2025-08-02 | 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. | Introduction to Wild Spaces in the City of New Ulm | open |
| ADV - Introduction to Plant Morphology and Ecology | 2025-08-03 to 2025-08-03 | 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. | Sax-Zim Bog, 8793 Owl Avenue, Meadowlands, MN | open |
| ADV - Tallgrass Aspen Parkland - Master Naturalist Road Trip | 2025-08-14 to 2025-08-16 | 12:00 P.M. to 12:00 P.M. | 400 Summit Ave SW, Fertile, MN | open |
| ADV - Spiders in Minnesota | 2025-09-06 to 2025-09-06 | 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. | Sax-Zim Bog, 8793 Owl Avenue, Meadowlands, MN | open |
Online Courses/Webinars
No courses are currently listed.
Upcoming AIS Detector Volunteer Opportunities
No courses are currently listed.
Upcoming Sponsored Volunteer Opportunities
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 - 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 - Falls Creek SNA Invasive Mapping | 2025-07-17 to 2025-07-17 | 5:00 P.M. to 7:30 P.M. | Falls Creek SNA Invasive Mapping | open |
| VOL - Native Plants Seed Collection at The Nature Conservancy’s Weaver Dunes | 2025-07-19 to 2025-07-19 | 10:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. | Native Plants Seed Collection at The Nature Conservancy’s Weaver Dunes | 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 - July Stewardship Event | 2025-07-26 to 2025-07-26 | 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. | July Stewardship Event | open |
| VOL - Ripley Esker SNA Invasive Mapping | 2025-08-09 to 2025-08-09 | 9:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. | Ripley Esker SNA Invasive Mapping | open |
| VOL - Steele County Free Fair, Owatonna, MN | 2025-08-12 to 2025-08-17 | 10:30 A.M. to 9:00 A.M. | Steele County Free Fair, Owatonna, MN | 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 - Como Woodland Outdoor Classroom Steward | 2025-10-04 to 2025-10-04 | 8:00 A.M. to 8:00 A.M. | Como Woodland Outdoor Classroom Steward, Saint Paul April-October | 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 - 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 - 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 - Dakota County Raingarden Stewards | 2025-11-01 to 2025-11-01 | 8:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. | Dakota County Raingarden Stewards, Eagan April/May – October | open |
| VOL - Dakota County Habitat Stewards | 2025-11-30 to 2025-11-30 | 8:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. | Dakota County Habitat Stewards, Eagan April-November | open |
| VOL - ONGOING DNR Adopt-A-WMA - ONGOING | 2026-01-01 to 2026-12-31 | 8:00 A.M. to 8:00 A.M. | DNR Adopt-A-WMA | 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 |
| VOL - ONGOING River Keepers Outreach Ambassador | 2026-03-01 to 2026-10-01 | 8:00 A.M. to 8:00 A.M. | River Keepers Outreach Ambassador, 1120 28th Ave N, Suite B, Fargo, ND | open |