Minnesota Master Naturalist

Courses Available

Upcoming Big Woods, Big Rivers

No courses are currently listed.

Upcoming Northwoods, Great Lakes

Course Title Course Dates Course Time Location Status
NWGL - North House Folk School, Grand Marais 2025-05-30 to 2025-06-03 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. North House Folk School, Grand Marais closed
NWGL - Northwoods, Great Lakes in the Sax-Zim Bog, Meadowlands, MN 2025-07-21 to 2025-07-25 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Northwoods, Great Lakes in the Sax-Zim Bog, Meadowlands, MN closed
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

Upcoming Prairies and Potholes

Course Title Course Dates Course Time Location Status
PP - Lac qui Parle Area, Watson, MN 2025-06-23 to 2025-06-27 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Lac qui Parle Area, Watson, MN closed
PP - Cowling Arboretum, Carleton College, Northfield 2025-07-07 to 2025-08-07 6:00 P.M. to 8:30 P.M. Cowling Arboretum, Carleton College, Northfield closed
PP - Prairies & Potholes - Saint Johns Outdoor University, Collegeville 2025-08-04 to 2025-08-08 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. Prairies & Potholes - Saint Johns Outdoor University, Collegeville open
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

Upcoming Instructor Training

No courses are currently listed.

Upcoming Advanced Training

Annual Conference

No courses are currently listed.

Regular Courses

Course Title Course Dates Course Time Location Status
ADV - Volunteer Orientation - The Nest visitor center, National Loon Center 2025-05-21 to 2025-05-21 2:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. Volunteer Orientation - The Nest visitor center, National Loon Center open
ADV - Naturalist Guide Training - Loon Pontoon Tours 2025-05-22 to 2025-05-22 10:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. Naturalist Guide Training - Loon Pontoon Tours open
ADV - Workshop: Landscaping for Loons 2025-05-27 to 2025-05-27 4:30 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Workshop: Landscaping for Loons open
ADV - Introduction to Birding 2025-06-07 to 2025-06-07 9:30 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Introduction to Birding open
ADV - Introduction to Bird Song 2025-06-21 to 2025-06-21 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Sax-Zim Bog, 8793 Owl Avenue, Meadowlands, MN open
ADV - Summer Advanced Bird Banding 2025-06-29 to 2025-07-03 1:00 P.M. to 12:00 P.M. Wolf Ridge campus in Finland, MN open
ADV - Aquatic Ecology and Biodiversity 2025-07-20 to 2025-07-20 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Sax-Zim Bog, 8793 Owl Avenue, Meadowlands, MN open
ADV - Introduction to Plant Morphology and Ecology 2025-08-03 to 2025-08-03 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Sax-Zim Bog, 8793 Owl Avenue, Meadowlands, MN open
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 open

Online Courses/Webinars

Course Title Course Dates Course Time Location Status
ADV - WEBINAR Woody plant encroachment in mesic grasslands: What 2025-05-20 to 2025-05-20 11:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Woody plant encroachment in mesic grasslands open

Upcoming AIS Detector Volunteer Opportunities

No courses are currently listed.

City Nature Challenge

No courses are currently listed.

National Public Lands Day

No courses are currently listed.

Other Volunteer Opportunities

Course Title Course Dates Course Time Location Status
VOL - Dakota County Parks Garlic Mustard Pulls 2025-05-22 to 2025-05-22 1:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Dakota County Parks Garlic Mustard Pulls, Eagan April-May open
VOL - Cover It Up Project-Willow Creek Nature Center Volunteer Opportunity 2025-05-24 to 2025-06-21 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Cover It Up Project-Willow Creek Nature Center Volunteer Opportunity canceled
VOL - SNA May Stewardship Event 2025-05-24 to 2025-05-24 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. SNA May Stewardship Event open
VOL - Dakota County Wetland Health Evaluation Program (WHEP) 2025-05-28 to 2025-08-31 8:00 A.M. to 11:00 P.M. Dakota County Wetland Health Evaluation Program (WHEP) open
VOL - Pollinator Planting at Rapids Lake Unit in Carver 2025-05-30 to 2025-05-30 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Pollinator Planting at Rapids Lake Unit in Carver open
VOL - Planting and more with Great River Greening at Frontenac State Park 2025-05-31 to 2025-05-31 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Planting and more with Great River Greening at Frontenac State Park open
VOL - Friends of Roberts Bird Sanctuary Buckthorn Removal 2025-05-31 to 2025-05-31 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Friends of Roberts Bird Sanctuary Buckthorn Removal open
VOL - VOL - Mississippi River Father Hennepin Bluff Park Restoration 2025-05-31 to 2025-05-31 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 A.M. VOL - Mississippi River Father Hennepin Bluff Park Restoration open
VOL - Honeysuckle phenology and fruit collection research 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-01 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Honeysuckle phenology and fruit collection research open
VOL - Nature Journaling in the Prairie 2025-06-06 to 2025-06-06 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Nature Journaling in the Prairie open
VOL - Volunteer Stewardship Project: Dame 2025-06-08 to 2025-06-08 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. Volunteer Stewardship Project: Dame open
VOL - Volunteer Stewardship Project: Seed Collection 2025-06-13 to 2025-06-13 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Volunteer Stewardship Project: Seed Collection open
VOL - Grey Cloud Dunes Sumac Removal Project 2025-06-14 to 2025-06-14 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. Grey Cloud Dunes Sumac Removal Project open
VOL - VOL - Mississippi River Father Hennepin Bluff Park Restoration 2025-06-14 to 2025-06-14 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. VOL - Mississippi River Father Hennepin Bluff Park Restoration open
VOL - Lil Anglers Fishing Clinic & Derby- Fargo 2025-06-18 to 2025-06-18 5:30 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Lil Anglers Fishing Clinic & Derby- Fargo open
VOL - Volunteer Stewardship Project: Seed Collection 2025-06-20 to 2025-06-20 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Volunteer Stewardship Project: Seed Collection open
VOL - Hand Seeding in Restored Prairie | Medford 2025-06-21 to 2025-06-21 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Hand Seeding in Restored Prairie | Medford open
VOL - Kellog Weaver Dunes SNA - Pull Cow Vetch 2025-06-21 to 2025-06-21 10:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. Kellog Weaver Dunes SNA - Pull Cow Vetch open
VOL - June Stewardship Event 2025-06-21 to 2025-06-21 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. June Stewardship Event open
VOL - Volunteer Stewardship Project: Seed Collection 2025-06-21 to 2025-06-21 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. Volunteer Stewardship Project: Seed Collection open
VOL - Race the Red Canoe & Kayak Races- Fargo 2025-06-23 to 2025-06-23 6:30 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. Race the Red Canoe & Kayak Races- Fargo open
VOL - VOL - Mississippi River Father Hennepin Bluff Park Restoration 2025-06-28 to 2025-06-28 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. VOL - Mississippi River Father Hennepin Bluff Park Restoration open
VOL - Orchid Walk 2025-06-29 to 2025-06-29 3:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. Orchid Walk open
VOL - Volunteer Stewardship Project: Seed Collection 2025-06-29 to 2025-06-29 9:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. Volunteer Stewardship Project: Seed Collection open
VOL - Capture and Release Bumblebee Monitoring with UMN Bee Lab | Lakeville 2025-07-11 to 2025-07-11 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Capture and Release Bumblebee Monitoring with UMN Bee Lab | Lakeville open
VOL - Invasive Species Removal at Icelandite Coastal Fen SNA 2025-07-13 to 2025-07-13 1:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. Invasive Species Removal at Icelandite Coastal Fen SNA open
VOL - Falls Creek SNA Invasive Mapping 2025-07-17 to 2025-07-17 5:00 P.M. to 7:30 P.M. Falls Creek SNA Invasive Mapping open
VOL - Capture and Release Bumblebee Monitoring with UMN Bee Lab | Lakeville 2025-07-25 to 2025-07-25 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Capture and Release Bumblebee Monitoring with UMN Bee Lab | Lakeville open
VOL - July Stewardship Event 2025-07-26 to 2025-07-26 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. July Stewardship Event 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 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 - 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

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