What is a Master Naturalist?
Master Naturalists are citizen volunteers dedicated to conservation education and service within their communities. To become a certified Master Naturalist, one must successfully complete a comprehensive training program encompassing diverse facets of the natural world. Once certified, the Master Naturalist is expected to perform a number of hours of volunteer service each year and expand and maintain their knowledge via continuing education programs.
LMNGBR provides this training via scientific, research-based education to the general public in order to foster a better understanding of the local natural ecosystems and promote conservation and preservation of native plant and animal life and habitats within the Greater Baton Rouge Area.
Meet some of our volunteers.
Master Naturalists are citizen volunteers dedicated to conservation education and service within their communities. To become a certified Master Naturalist, one must successfully complete a comprehensive training program encompassing diverse facets of the natural world. Once certified, the Master Naturalist is expected to perform a number of hours of volunteer service each year and expand and maintain their knowledge via continuing education programs.
LMNGBR provides this training via scientific, research-based education to the general public in order to foster a better understanding of the local natural ecosystems and promote conservation and preservation of native plant and animal life and habitats within the Greater Baton Rouge Area.
Meet some of our volunteers.
What is involved in the LMNGBR training program?
Membership in LMNGBR is open to anyone aged 18 and over who supports the goals of our organization.
The training program currently consists of an orientation meeting and 10 workshops on various topics relating to the natural history of the Greater Baton Rouge area; the entire course takes place over a period of approximately four months. Each workshop is approximately six hours in length and generally comprises both a classroom and a field component. The fee for the course is $250, which includes the first-year membership dues and program materials.
To earn certification as a Louisiana Master Naturalist of Greater Baton Rouge, trainees must attend the orientation meeting and a minimum of 8 of the 10 workshops.
For more information on enrolling in the training program and to apply, click here.
The Spring 2025 class is full. Applications are now being accepted for the Fall 2025 class.
The training program currently consists of an orientation meeting and 10 workshops on various topics relating to the natural history of the Greater Baton Rouge area; the entire course takes place over a period of approximately four months. Each workshop is approximately six hours in length and generally comprises both a classroom and a field component. The fee for the course is $250, which includes the first-year membership dues and program materials.
To earn certification as a Louisiana Master Naturalist of Greater Baton Rouge, trainees must attend the orientation meeting and a minimum of 8 of the 10 workshops.
For more information on enrolling in the training program and to apply, click here.
The Spring 2025 class is full. Applications are now being accepted for the Fall 2025 class.
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Master Naturalists in Training!
Searching for migratory birds during the Bird Study Class at Mary Ann Brown Nature Preserve.
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Stream Ecology Workshop: Katherine Gividen and Matthew Herron seining the riffle habitat on the Comite. — at Blackwater Conservation Park.
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Leopard Frog and a Marbled Salamander found on the field walk with the state herpetologist during the Herpetology Class.
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