TEXAS MASTER NATURALIST: A statewide program where 
volunteers learn about and share the wonder of nature ... 
on Passport to Texas. 

This is Passport to Texas

The Texas Master Naturalist program trains volunteers in 
all aspects of the Texas environment where they live. 

11 -- All the way from the plants and why they're named what 
they're named in their local ecosystem, to the birds and the 
mammals and the fish and the invertebrates and everything. 

Mary Peal Meuth (MOYT) is assistant state program 
coordinator through Texas Agrilife Extension. 

15 -- They [volunteers] are encouraged to share their 
knowledge, either through events with other local classrooms 
and youth education programs, working and volunteering at 
state parks or nature centers and natural areas.

Texas' more than 40 Master Naturalist Chapters train and 
certify volunteers in the specifics of their local 
ecosystems after they've learned the universal basics.

18 -- Master Naturalists join the program because they're 
excited about the environmental world in which we live and the 
diversity of Texas, which is just incredible. And, once they join, 
then they can give back to their community that needs tht 
resource.

To maintain certification, volunteers agree to 40 hours of 
community outreach and eight hours of advanced training 
annually. Find details txmn.org.

More in the Master Naturalist Program tomorrow.

For Texas Parks and Wildlife ... I'm Cecilia Nasti







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