Minnesota Master Naturalist

Courses Available

Upcoming Big Woods, Big Rivers

Course Title Course Dates Course Time Location Status
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
BWBR - Big Woods, Big Rivers - Saint John‘s Outdoor University 2026-02-02 to 2026-02-06 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. BWBR - Big Woods, Big Rivers - Saint John's Outdoor University open

Upcoming Northwoods, Great Lakes

Course Title Course Dates Course Time Location Status
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 - 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
PP - PP Online Fall 2025 AM 2025-09-25 to 2025-12-18 9:30 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. PP Online Fall 2025 AM open
PP - PP Online Fall 2025 PM 2025-09-25 to 2025-12-18 6:30 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. PP Online Fall 2025 PM open

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 - Introduction to Prairie Plant ID 2025-08-09 to 2025-08-09 9:30 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Introduction to Prairie Plant ID 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 closed
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 closed
ADV - Saw-whet Owl Banding- Weekends at Wolf Ridge 2025-09-26 to 2025-09-28 3:00 P.M. to 2:00 P.M. Saw-whet Owl Banding- Weekends at Wolf Ridge open
ADV - Migration Stories- Weekends at Wolf Ridge 2025-09-26 to 2025-09-28 3:00 P.M. to 2:00 P.M. Migration Stories- Weekends at Wolf Ridge open
ADV - Geology & Agates- Weekends at Wolf Ridge 2025-09-26 to 2025-09-28 3:00 P.M. to 2:00 A.M. Geology & Agates- Weekends at Wolf Ridge open

Online Courses/Webinars

No courses are currently listed.

Upcoming AIS Detector Volunteer Opportunities

No courses are currently listed.

City Nature Challenge

No courses are currently listed.

National Public Lands Day

Course Title Course Dates Course Time Location Status
VOL - NPLD - Minneapolis Nature Preschool, Minneapolis 2025-09-27 to 2025-09-27 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. NPLD - Minneapolis Nature Preschool, Minneapolis open
VOL - NPLD - City of Granite Falls, Granite Falls 2025-09-27 to 2025-09-27 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. NPLD - City of Granite Falls, Granite Falls open
VOL - NPLD - MN Landscape Arboretum, Chaska 2025-09-27 to 2025-09-27 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. NPLD - MN Landscape Arboretum, Chaska open
VOL - NPLD - Urban Roots, Saint Paul 2025-09-27 to 2025-09-27 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. NPLD - Urban Roots, Saint Paul open
VOL - NPLD - Friends of Minnehaha Park, Minneapolis 2025-09-27 to 2025-09-27 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. NPLD - Friends of Minnehaha Park, Minneapolis open
VOL - NPLD - Northland Arboretum, Brainerd 2025-09-27 to 2025-09-27 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. NPLD - Northland Arboretum, Brainerd open
VOL - NPLD - Rochester Parks & Recreation, Rochester 2025-09-27 to 2025-09-27 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. NPLD - Rochester Parks & Recreation, Rochester open
VOL - NPLD - The Nature Conservancy, Kellogg 2025-09-27 to 2025-09-27 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. NPLD - The Nature Conservancy, Kellogg open
VOL - NPLD - The Nature Conservancy, Brooten 2025-09-27 to 2025-09-27 9:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. NPLD - The Nature Conservancy, Brooten open
VOL - NPLD - Friends of Roberts Bird Sanctuary, Minneapolis 2025-09-27 to 2025-09-27 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Friends of Roberts Bird Sanctuary, Minneapolis open
VOL - NPLD - Friends of Chester Woods, Eyota 2025-09-27 to 2025-09-27 9:00 A.M. to 3:00 A.M. NPLD - Friends of Chester Woods, Eyota open
VOL - NPLD - National Loon Center, Crosslake 2025-09-27 to 2025-09-27 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. NPLD - National Loon Center, Crosslake open
VOL - NPLD - River Keepers, Moorhead 2025-09-27 to 2025-09-27 9:45 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. NPLD - River Keepers, Moorhead open
VOL - NPLD - Pipestone National Monument, Pipestone 2025-09-27 to 2025-09-27 9:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. NPLD - Pipestone National Monument, Pipestone open
VOL - NPLD - Great River Greening, Eagan 2025-09-27 to 2025-09-27 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. NPLD - Great River Greening, Eagan open
VOL - NPLD - Ney Nature Center, Henderson 2025-09-27 to 2025-09-27 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. NPLD - Ney Nature Center, Henderson open
VOL - NPLD - Eloise Butler, Minneapolis 2025-09-27 to 2025-09-27 9:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. NPLD - Eloise Butler, Minneapolis open
VOL - NPLD - Carpenter Nature Center, Hastings 2025-09-27 to 2025-09-27 9:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. NPLD - Carpenter Nature Center, Hastings open

Other Volunteer Opportunities

Course Title Course Dates Course Time Location Status
VOL - Invasive Species Removal, 08/09/25 at Jeffers Petroglyphs 2025-08-09 to 2025-08-09 10:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. Invasive Species Removal, 08/09/25 at Jeffers Petroglyphs 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 - Pollinator Surveys 2025 need 8 volunteers, Little Falls & Rice, MN 2025-08-11 to 2025-09-09 11:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Pollinator Surveys 2025 need 8 volunteers, Little Falls & Rice, MN 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 - Mississippi River Father Hennepin Bluff Park Restoration 2025-08-16 to 2025-08-16 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Mississippi River Father Hennepin Bluff Park Restoration open
VOL - Collect Seeds at The Nature Conservancys Weaver Dunes 2025-08-23 to 2025-08-23 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. Collect Seeds at The Nature Conservancys Weaver Dunes open
VOL - August Stewardship Event, Lost Valley Prairie SNA 2025-08-23 to 2025-08-23 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. August Stewardship Event, Lost Valley Prairie SNA open
VOL - Mississippi River Father Hennepin Bluff Park Restoration 2025-08-30 to 2025-08-30 9:00 A.M. to 11:00 P.M. Mississippi River Father Hennepin Bluff Park Restoration open
VOL - Dakota County Wetland Health Evaluation Program (WHEP) 2025-08-31 to 2025-08-31 8:00 A.M. to 11:00 P.M. MAY-AUGUST - Dakota County Wetland Health Evaluation Program (WHEP) open
VOL - Mississippi River Father Hennepin Bluff Park Restoration 2025-09-06 to 2025-09-06 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Mississippi River Father Hennepin Bluff Park Restoration open
VOL - Stewardship Saturday: Native Seed Collection, River Bend Nature Center 2025-09-13 to 2025-09-13 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Stewardship Saturday: Native Seed Collection, River Bend Nature Center open
VOL - Mississippi River Father Hennepin Bluff Park Restoration 2025-09-20 to 2025-09-20 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Mississippi River Father Hennepin Bluff Park Restoration open
VOL - September Stewardship Event - Lost Valley Prairie SNA 2025-09-20 to 2025-09-20 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. September Stewardship Event - Lost Valley Prairie SNA open
VOL - Volunteer Stewardship Project: Seed Collection - Kellogg Weaver Dunes 2025-09-26 to 2025-09-26 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. Volunteer Stewardship Project: Seed Collection - Kellogg Weaver Dunes open
VOL - Mindfulness Walk - Kellogg Weaver Dunes SNA 2025-09-28 to 2025-09-28 2:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. Mindfulness Walk - Kellogg Weaver Dunes SNA open
VOL - Buckthorn Mapping at Wolsfeld Woods SNA 2025-09-30 to 2025-09-30 3:30 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. Buckthorn Mapping at Wolsfeld Woods SNA 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 - Mississippi River Father Hennepin Bluff Park Restoration 2025-10-04 to 2025-10-04 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Mississippi River Father Hennepin Bluff Park Restoration open
VOL - Volunteer Stewardship Project: Seed Collection, Mound Prairie SNA 2025-10-05 to 2025-10-05 12:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. Volunteer Stewardship Project: Seed Collection, Mound Prairie SNA open
VOL - Volunteer Stewardship Project: Buckthorn Removal, Grey Cloud Dunes SNA 2025-10-06 to 2025-10-06 3:30 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. Volunteer Stewardship Project: Buckthorn Removal, Grey Cloud Dunes SNA open
VOL - Volunteer Stewardship Project: Seed Collection, Pine Oak Prairie SNA 2025-10-10 to 2025-10-10 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. Volunteer Stewardship Project: Seed Collection, Pine Oak Prairie SNA open
VOL - Volunteer Stewardship Project: Buckthorn Removal - Pine Bend Bluffs SNA 2025-10-11 to 2025-10-11 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. Volunteer Stewardship Project: Buckthorn Removal - Pine Bend Bluffs SNA open
VOL - Stewardship Saturday: Native Plantings - River Bend Nature Center 2025-10-11 to 2025-10-11 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Stewardship Saturday: Native Plantings - River Bend Nature Center open
VOL - Mississippi River Father Hennepin Bluff Park Restoration 2025-10-18 to 2025-10-18 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Mississippi River Father Hennepin Bluff Park Restoration open
VOL - Dakota County Bison Ambassadors 2025-10-19 to 2025-10-19 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. MAY-OCTOBER-Dakota County Bison Ambassadors, Rosemount May-October open
VOL - October Stewardship Event - Lost Valley Prairie SNA 2025-10-25 to 2025-10-25 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. October Stewardship Event - Lost Valley Prairie SNA 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 - 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 canceled
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 - 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 - Mississippi River Father Hennepin Bluff Park Restoration 2025-11-01 to 2025-11-01 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Mississippi River Father Hennepin Bluff Park Restoration open
VOL - Mississippi River Father Hennepin Bluff Park Restoration 2025-11-15 to 2025-11-15 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Mississippi River Father Hennepin Bluff Park Restoration open
VOL - November Stewardship Event, Lost Valley Prairie SNA 2025-11-22 to 2025-11-22 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. November Stewardship Event, Lost Valley Prairie SNA 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
VOL - ONGOING - River Keepers Monthly Volunteer Series 2026-03-01 to 2026-12-31 8:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. ONGOING - River Keepers Monthly Volunteer Series open

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