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Metro Area Naturalist & Volunteer Training

Metro Naturalist & Volunteer Trainings are professional development and networking opportunities held 3 times a year at metro area environmental education centers. Trainings are always free and are especially welcoming to interns and volunteers. Topics can range from fungus to sustainability (and everything in between).

If you have a topic idea, partnering idea, or would like to volunteer your expertise in one of the topics outlined below, or for general questions, please contact Katie Hoeschen (651-554-6532) for more information.

2008-2009 Events

January 14, 2008
Topic: Sustainability
Location: Lebanon Hills Visitor Center, Eagan, MN (Map)
Time: 8:00 am -- 12:00 noon
Host: Dakota County Parks, Co-host: Wood Lake Nature Center
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June 9, 2008
Topic: Early Childhood Environmental Education
Location: Tamarack Nature Center, White Bear Lake, MN (Map)
Host: Tamarack Nature Center, Co-host: MN DNR
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September 8, 2008
Topic: Fungus
Location: Warner Nature Center (Map)
Host: Warner Nature Center, Co-host: Wood Lake Nature Center

January 12, 2009
Topic: Biofacts (Biological Artifacts)
Location: Wildlife Science Center-Carlos Avery (Map)
Host: Wildlife Science Center, Co-host: MN DNR

June 8, 2009
Topic: Raptors (and other Birds)
Location: Dodge Nature Center (Map)
Host: Dodge Nature Center, Co-host Richardson Nature Center

September 14, 2009
Topic: Tips for ELL and Special Education Learning
Location: Valley Branch (aka Belwin) (Map)
Host: Valley Branch, Co-host: Carpenter Nature Center

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