HOW DO I REGISTER FOR AN UPCOMING COURSE???
COURSE INFORMATION AND APPLICATION MATERIALS ARE UNDER THE REGISTRATION TAB ABOVE. NOTE: FALL 2016 is underway & SPRING 2017 COURSE is filling rapidly. PLEASE REGISTER FOR Spring 2017 OR Fall 2017).
STEPS TO FOLLOW: First, one must go to the Registration tab above and download an application. When filled out, follow the instructions about submitting the application. THEN AND ONLY THEN ARE YOU IN LINE TO BECOME ENROLLED IN A CLASS. Note that fall workshops are taught on Friday (one set of workshops in Grand Isle are on a Friday & Saturday); spring workshops are on Saturday (again, one set of workshops in Grand Isle are on Friday & Saturday).
On the application, you will be asked to specify your choice between fall or spring (or both). You will be officially placed in the best-fit available upcoming course, but we encourage you to ask to be on the course waiting list that meets your needs. That way you are in the queue for workshops, with an opportunity to move to an earlier position if there is an opening.
Information will be added to this website as it is developed by the Board of Directors and its committees.
Visit the state's Louisiana Master Naturalist Program website.
WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS TO BECOME CERTIFIED?
To become a certified Louisiana Master Naturalist, a participant must fulfill the following:
· Register for a course and attend at least 7 of the 9 formal training workshops that combine field and classroom instruction, as well as the orientation and the closing gatherings. We strongly encourage attendance at all 9 workshops. The Opening and Closing Sessions are mandatory.
· 20 hours of approved volunteer service completed within six months following the course's closing session; LMN-GNO allows that volunteering be done in virtually all venues where natural history support is needed, such as state agencies, parks and refuges, schools, scouts, nature/environmental centers, nature programs of not-for-profits, summer camps, etc.
· 8 hours of approved continuing education by the same date.
· $25 annual dues is paid.
· Bingo: certification is awarded!!!
BENEFITS OF BECOMING A CERTIFIED LOUISIANA MASTER NATURALIST ARE:
• Learning about the ecosystems present in Louisiana and the flora and fauna that inhabit them;
• Becoming part of a network of people who are passionately interested in Louisiana’s natural history, how it functions, and how to protect it;
• Understanding the interconnections among our flora and fauna and the well-being of our ecosystems, economic foundation, and cultural communities.
ONCE CERTIFIED, LMNs MUST DO THE FOLLOWING TO MAINTAIN CERTIFICATION:
· Volunteer a minimum of 20 hours of approved volunteer service each year,
· Attend at least 8 hours of approved continuing education training each year,
· Be a dues paying member at $25 per year.
To become a certified Louisiana Master Naturalist, a participant must fulfill the following:
· Register for a course and attend at least 7 of the 9 formal training workshops that combine field and classroom instruction, as well as the orientation and the closing gatherings. We strongly encourage attendance at all 9 workshops. The Opening and Closing Sessions are mandatory.
· 20 hours of approved volunteer service completed within six months following the course's closing session; LMN-GNO allows that volunteering be done in virtually all venues where natural history support is needed, such as state agencies, parks and refuges, schools, scouts, nature/environmental centers, nature programs of not-for-profits, summer camps, etc.
· 8 hours of approved continuing education by the same date.
· $25 annual dues is paid.
· Bingo: certification is awarded!!!
BENEFITS OF BECOMING A CERTIFIED LOUISIANA MASTER NATURALIST ARE:
• Learning about the ecosystems present in Louisiana and the flora and fauna that inhabit them;
• Becoming part of a network of people who are passionately interested in Louisiana’s natural history, how it functions, and how to protect it;
• Understanding the interconnections among our flora and fauna and the well-being of our ecosystems, economic foundation, and cultural communities.
ONCE CERTIFIED, LMNs MUST DO THE FOLLOWING TO MAINTAIN CERTIFICATION:
· Volunteer a minimum of 20 hours of approved volunteer service each year,
· Attend at least 8 hours of approved continuing education training each year,
· Be a dues paying member at $25 per year.
GNO Chapter Host:
Center for Environmental Communication
Loyola University
New Orleans, LA 70118
www.loyno.edu/lucec
Loyola University
New Orleans, LA 70118
www.loyno.edu/lucec
GNO Chapter Contacts
OFFICERS:
President: Julia Lightner, LA Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, New Orleans, jlightner@wlf.la.gov
Vice-president: Ann Butcher, Ph.D., butcher@tulane.edu
Treasurer: Joe Baucum, Louisiana Garden Club Federation, theanchorage@att.net
Secretary: Joelle Finley, Orleans Audubon Society, joelle_finley@bellsouth.net
Past President: Robert A. (Bob) Thomas, Ph.D., Loyola University New Orleans, rathomas@loyno.edu
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Anne Abbott, botanical volunteer
Andrew Barron, Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program, Thibodaux
Joe Baucum, Louisiana Garden Club Federation,
Ann Butcher, Ph.D.
Scott Eustis, M.S., Gulf Restoration Network
Joelle Finley, Orleans Audubon Society
Tyrone Foreman, community advocate
Rusty Gaudé, III, Louisiana SeaGrant
Sharon Ginn
Wayne Keller, Director, Port of Grand Isle
Amy LeGaux, Audubon Nature Institute
Julia Lightner, LA Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, New Orleans
Michael Massimi, Barataria-Terrabonne National Estuary Program
Dinah Maygarden, Coastal Education & Research Facility, Pontchartrain Institute, UNO
Rue McNeill, Northlake Nature Center
Robert M. (Bob) Rogers, Ph.D., marine biologist
Hilairie Schackai
Mark Schexnayder, LA Department of Wildlife & Fisheries, New Orleans
Aimée K. Thomas, Ph.D., Loyola University New Orleans
Robert A. (Bob) Thomas, Ph.D., Loyola University New Orleans
ADVISORY COUNCIL:
JoAnn Burke, Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation, Metairie
Donata R. Henry, Ph.D., ornithology, Tulane University
Craig Hood, Ph.D., mammalogy, Loyola University
Zack Lemann, spiders and insects, Audubon Nature Institute Insectarium
David P. Muth, Louisiana State Director, Mississippi River Delta Restoration Coalition, National Wildlife Federation
Tom Sherry, Ph.D., ornithology, Tulane University
James Wee, Ph.D., phycology, Loyola University
President: Julia Lightner, LA Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, New Orleans, jlightner@wlf.la.gov
Vice-president: Ann Butcher, Ph.D., butcher@tulane.edu
Treasurer: Joe Baucum, Louisiana Garden Club Federation, theanchorage@att.net
Secretary: Joelle Finley, Orleans Audubon Society, joelle_finley@bellsouth.net
Past President: Robert A. (Bob) Thomas, Ph.D., Loyola University New Orleans, rathomas@loyno.edu
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Anne Abbott, botanical volunteer
Andrew Barron, Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program, Thibodaux
Joe Baucum, Louisiana Garden Club Federation,
Ann Butcher, Ph.D.
Scott Eustis, M.S., Gulf Restoration Network
Joelle Finley, Orleans Audubon Society
Tyrone Foreman, community advocate
Rusty Gaudé, III, Louisiana SeaGrant
Sharon Ginn
Wayne Keller, Director, Port of Grand Isle
Amy LeGaux, Audubon Nature Institute
Julia Lightner, LA Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, New Orleans
Michael Massimi, Barataria-Terrabonne National Estuary Program
Dinah Maygarden, Coastal Education & Research Facility, Pontchartrain Institute, UNO
Rue McNeill, Northlake Nature Center
Robert M. (Bob) Rogers, Ph.D., marine biologist
Hilairie Schackai
Mark Schexnayder, LA Department of Wildlife & Fisheries, New Orleans
Aimée K. Thomas, Ph.D., Loyola University New Orleans
Robert A. (Bob) Thomas, Ph.D., Loyola University New Orleans
ADVISORY COUNCIL:
JoAnn Burke, Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation, Metairie
Donata R. Henry, Ph.D., ornithology, Tulane University
Craig Hood, Ph.D., mammalogy, Loyola University
Zack Lemann, spiders and insects, Audubon Nature Institute Insectarium
David P. Muth, Louisiana State Director, Mississippi River Delta Restoration Coalition, National Wildlife Federation
Tom Sherry, Ph.D., ornithology, Tulane University
James Wee, Ph.D., phycology, Loyola University
Other Louisiana Master Naturalist chapters in Louisiana
There are chapters in Lafayette, Shreveport, and Baton Rouge. There is a chapter forming in Lake Charles, and interest in Alexandria and Monroe.
Parishes Currently Served by the Greater New Orleans Chapter
Other state master naturalist programs. Peruse these sites and google for other state programs to get an idea of what the Louisiana Master Naturalist Program will provide to our citizens.
Alabama Master Naturalist Program
Arkansas Master Naturalist Program
Florida Master Naturalist Program
Georgia Master Naturalist Program
Mississippi Master Naturalist Program
South Carolina Master Naturalist Program
Texas Master Naturalist Program
Arkansas Master Naturalist Program
Florida Master Naturalist Program
Georgia Master Naturalist Program
Mississippi Master Naturalist Program
South Carolina Master Naturalist Program
Texas Master Naturalist Program
Comments/Suggestions regarding the website:
rathomas@loyno.edu
Louisiana Master Naturalist Program sponsoring agencies:
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