Master Naturalists

The Mission of Texas Master Naturalists

The Texas Master Naturalist Program’s mission is to develop a corps of well-informed volunteers to provide education, outreach, and service dedicated to the beneficial management of natural resources and natural areas within their communities for the State of Texas.

Many communities and organizations rely on such citizen volunteers for implementing youth education programs; for operating parks, nature centers, and natural areas; and for providing leadership in local natural resource conservation efforts. In fact, a short supply of dedicated and well-informed volunteers is often cited as a limiting factor for community-based conservation efforts.

Master Naturalist Training

Applications now being accepted!

Applications are now being accept for the 2024 training. Applications are due by August 1st by 5pm. Classes will run from Thursday, August 15th through Thursday, November 7th. Most classes will be held on Thursday evenings from 6pm to 9pm. There will be 3 field session that are on Saturdays. Please see the last page of the application for a tentative list of dates.

Click here to access this year’s application: Big Country Master Naturalist 2024 Training