The Arlington Regional Master Naturalists will be offering a Spring 2012 Basic Training Course, beginning February 23 through June 7, 2012 on Thursday evenings from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm at Long Branch Nature Center in Arlington. (There will be no class on April 5.) Additional field training is tentatively scheduled for the following Saturdays: March 17, April 14, May 28, May 19 and an optional canoe trip on June 2. The application deadline has been extended to February 10, 2012. Contact Us if you would like to be notified of future training classes.
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Applying to take the Basic Training Course and to become a Master Naturalist requires a high level of commitment; both to complete the training, and most importantly, to volunteer service. We are an all-volunteer run organization and expect that anyone applying to take the training will have the same level of commitment to volunteer service that we have dedicated to developing the program.
- By applying and accepting a spot in a training class, trainees are committing to complete a minimum of 40 hours of volunteer service and 8 hours of advanced training, each year, in order to become and remain certified.
- This is much more than a fun and interesting adult education program – this is a training program leading to meaningful and rewarding volunteer service in support of our natural resources.
How to Apply
- Read the Basic Training Course information
- Print and Fill in the Application as completely as possible
- Mail the application with a check for $175 payable to “Arlington Regional Master Naturalists” to:
Arlington Regional Master Naturalists
c/o Long Branch Nature Center
625 S. Carlin Springs Road
Arlington, VA 22204
- Checks will not be cashed unless an applicant is accepted into the course; uncashed checks will be returned.
