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Nebraska Master Naturalist Core 24 PLUS Training

Schramm Education Center 21502 West Highway 31, Gretna, NE

Core 24 PLUS: This training includes the original content of the Core 24 training. The PLUS consists of an additional six Continuing Education hours and six Volunteer Opportunity hours to kick off your “Master Naturalist In- Training” status . The PLUS portion of this training is also available as hours to current certified Nebraska Master […]

$250

Nebraska Nature in Focus: An Introduction to the City Nature Challenge

The City Nature Challenge is coming back to Nebraska! The City Nature Challenge is a global event that encourages people from across the globe to document the wildlife and plants found in and around their cities using the free app iNaturalist. This collaborative effort to document urban biodiversity will take place from April 26- 29, […]

Free

Nebraska Master Naturalist PLUS Workshop

Certified Nebraska Master Naturalists are invited to the Nebraska Master Naturalist PLUS Workshop. This workshop is an opportunity for current certified Master Naturalists to come together with Master Naturalists in Training, to receive continuing education and volunteer hours. In this two-day workshop participants will receive training and hands-on experience in bioblitzs, the City Nature Challenge […]

FREE!

Nebraska Master Naturalist PLUS Workshop

Certified Nebraska Master Naturalists are invited to the Nebraska Master Naturalist PLUS Workshop. This workshop is an opportunity for current certified Master Naturalists to come together with Master Naturalists in Training, to receive continuing education and volunteer hours. In this two-day workshop participants will receive training and hands-on experience in bioblitzs, the City Nature Challenge […]

FREE!

Nebraska’s Big Butterfly Count, Community Science Workshop

Whitney Education Center 2206 N M Rd,, Marquette, NE

Do you love butterflies?  Are you a community member interested in conservation and science? Then join us for Nebraska’s Big Butterfly Count Workshop, Saturday May 4th, 2024, 1:00pm-5:00pm at the Whitney Education Center, 2206 N M Rd, Marquette, NE. Nebraska’s Big Butterfly Count is a community science project. It was developed to collect statewide data […]

FREE!

Butterfly Training at Homestead National Historic Park – CANCELLED

Homestead National Historic Park 8523 West State Highway 4, Beatrice, NE

Please note that the in-person training at Homestead on May 18, 2024 has been cancelled. If you were interested in attending an in-person training, please consider the June 1st training at Schramm OR contact Brett Andersen at brett.andersen@nebraska.gov.   Are you interested becoming a community scientist and helping conserve Nebraska’s rare, at-risk butterflies? Then the […]

Butterfly Training at Schramm Park SRA

Schramm Park State Recreation Area 21502 W. Highway 31, Gretna, NE

Are you interested becoming a community scientist and helping conserve Nebraska’s rare, at-risk butterflies? Then the Nebraska Game and Parks Monarch and Regal Fritillary Survey may be for you! The Monarch and Regal Fritillary Survey is a community science project where volunteers help biologists document Monarch and Regal Fritillary Butterflies in Nebraska. This survey primarily […]

Nebraska Master Naturalist Complete Training

Cedar Point Biological Station 170 Cedar Pt Dr, Ogallala, Ne

Due to low registration numbers this training has been canceled.  Please visit www.nemasternaturalist.org for further information on our July and October training opportunities. Complete Training: This training format provides the required 60 hours of classroom content and field activities that allows you to achieve “Certified Nebraska Master Naturalist” status after participating in the full week […]

$500

Nebraska Master Naturalist Complete Training

Niobrara Valley Preserve 42269 Morel Road, Johnstown, Ne

Complete Training: This training format provides the required 60 hours of classroom content and field activities that allows you to achieve “Certified Nebraska Master Naturalist” status after participating in the full week of training. Content areas can include: Natural Resource Interpretation, Conservation Biology and Ecology, Outdoor Skills, Resource Management, Citizen Science, Reptiles Amphibians Turtles, Mammals, […]

$500

Nebraska Master Naturalist Core 24 Training

Crane Trust 9325 South Alda Road, Wood River, NE

Core 24: This training format provides 24 hours of foundational classroom content and field activities that allows to achieve “Master Naturalist In-Training” status. Once the Core training is complete you have until December 31st of the following year to complete 36 hours of Continuing Education opportunities to earn your Certified Status. Continuing Education opportunities are […]

$200