Minnesota Master Naturalist News Archive
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Back to Current NewsMaster Naturalist team wins award
The Author: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Date: October 03, 2011
Dawn Flinn, DNR stewardship education coordinator,and the Master Naturalist team of Rob Blair, Nate Meyer, Karen Oberhauser, Amy Rager and Andrea Lorek Strauss, recently won an award from the Association of Natural Resource Extension Professionals.
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Students get the dirt on nature
The Author: Jennifer Stockinger
Date: September 26, 2011
Students in the Onamia School District got a little dirty Monday at the Northland Arboretum digging up black dirt, planting perennials in the arb's butterfly garden as part of the school's Mille Lacs Area Partners For Youth program.
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Minnesota Master Naturalist Program, training and what you can help with
The Author: Dustin DeBoer
Date: September 06, 2011
If there was one way to describe what a Minnesota Master Naturalist does, I do not know what it would be specifically. However, I can tell you generally what they do as I am one of over 600 certified Master Naturalists in the state. What do we all do though, that is a great question!
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Meet our Volunteers: Minnesota DNR
The Author: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Date: June 21, 2011
Lots of Minnesota Master Naturalists are featured on the Minnesota DNR volunteer site for summer 2011.
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Frazee Elementary receives 25 field desks
The Author: Barbie Porter
Date: May 05, 2011
Frazee Elementary was one of four schools in the state to receive handcrafted portable desks for use in the school forest.
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Nest Cameras
The Author: Raptor Resource Project
Date: March 29, 2011
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Northern Saw-Whet
The Author: Kathleen Weflen
Date: March 14, 2011
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Master Naturalist Volunteers are a key measure in the Minnesota DNR Conservation Agenda
The Author: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Date: January 06, 2011
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Walleye improvement is one goal of this retiree's volunteer efforts
The Author: MARTHA DAVIDGE
Date: May 19, 2010
It’s walleye fishing season! The Whitefish Area Property Owners Association (WAPOA) has one board member whose role is to help natural resources, with a heavy emphasis on improving walleye fishing.
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Volunteers from Minneapolis descend on Lester Prairie, plant garden
The Author: Ivan Raconteur
Date: May 17, 2010
Lester Prairie made such a good impression on Minneapolis resident Gay Noble when she was passing through a decade ago, she chose the city as the site for a master naturalist project this year.
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Free Download - Bird FeederWatch Posters
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Date: April 20, 2010
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Nature lovers unite
The Author: Website Admin
Date: April 05, 2010
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North American Bear Center
The Author: Website Admin
Date: January 02, 2010
The North American Bear Center is a great resource for info on bears- ecology- behavior etc. Check it out at http://www.bear.org/
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Minnesota monarch butterfly population falls
The Author: Cathy Wurzer- Minnesota Public Radio
Date: August 20, 2009
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Master Naturalists find state’s largest River Birch
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Date: August 19, 2009
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Volunteers restore section of SP shoreline
The Author: Eric Serrano
Date: July 10, 2009
Article about recent Hennepin County Class capstone project on Lake Minnetonka. Appeared in the Sun Patriot Newspaper
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Get Ready for a Great Year Outdoors
The Author: Terry Krautwurst
Date: April 09, 2009
Mother Earth News December 08-January 09
Article describes outdoor learning opportunities and lists state by the state the Master Naturalist Programs available.
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Harmony woman becomes certified Master Naturalist
The Author: Jade Wangen
Date: July 16, 2007
Julie Teslow is featured in this article about becoming a Master Naturalist
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Master Naturalists explore Upper Sioux Agency State Park
The Author: West Central Tribune
Date: November 04, 2006
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U Partners with State to offer Master Naturalist training
The Author: Rick Moore
Date: July 25, 2006
Minnesota Master Naturalist Volunteers featured on the University of Minnesota Home Page.
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Minnesota Master Naturalist program spreading in popularity
The Author: Joe Nobel, contributing writer
Date: April 03, 2006
The Outdoor News featured the Minnesota Master Naturalist Volunteer Program.
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Minnesota Moment Radio Clip
The Author: Amy Rager, Jeff Falk, U of MN public relations
Date: March 24, 2006
This is a radio clip sent to news stations to be used as needed. Click on web link to hear the 90 second recording.
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College Merger Could Be a Big Deal
The Author: Dennis Anderson
Date: March 21, 2006
Article about the merger of the College of Natural Resources and the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Science. Master Naturalist program is briefly mentioned.
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Master Naturalist Pilot Class Underway at Fort Snelling
The Author: Amy Rager
Date: September 27, 2005
The inaugural course for the Minnesota Master Naturalist Program is underway at Fort Snelling State Park in St. Paul. The students are learning about natural and cultural history of the Big Woods, Big Rivers ecosystem of our state. The class started on September 15 and will run through December 1.
The pilot class has 23 students in it who are providing valuable feedback and comments as the program is rolled out.
The Big Woods, Big Rivers Class consists of 11 class periods and two field trips to learn more and provide students with hands on opportunities to put to practice the classroom learning.
Future classes will be offered early in 2006. Watch the web page for more information!
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Lots of people want to be Master Naturalists
The Author: Ellen Tomson, St. Paul Pioneer Press
Date: September 01, 2005
A new Master Naturalist program that will be offered through the University of Minnesota Extension Service has drawn so much interest its pilot class scheduled for September is already full.
"Public reaction to the class has been outstanding," says Amy Rager, an assistant professor and extension service regional educator. "Lots of calls and e-mails tell us that citizens are excited about the program."
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