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Volunteer Hours In order to be certified, Master Naturalist interns must complete 40 hours of approved volunteer service and 8 hours of advanced training within 15 months of the CORE class. Each subsequent year, volunteers must complete a minimum of 8 hours of approved advanced training and provide a minimum of 40 hours of approved volunteer service in order to be recertified. Every year that volunteers successfully recertify, they receive a specially designed pin that is available for that year only. Volunteers who are active but unable to recertify in a given year are still considered Master Naturalists, but they won’t be considered certified or receive the limited edition pin for that year. Every Master Naturalist certified or not, has the opportunity to (re)certify every year. Volunteers can choose to help with opportunities that are presented to the group, or they may see a need and design their own project. Volunteers are encouraged to design projects that are interesting to them and that capitalize on their individual talents. Volunteer service must be pre-approved by the chapter volunteer committee. Volunteer service (should) must be dedicated to nature education or to the beneficial management of natural resources or natural areas within your local community. What hours can be counted toward service? Chapter meetings Volunteers may count one hour of service for attending a chapter meeting. Chapter administration Any time volunteers spend serving on committees, working on newsletters, assisting with training, etc. counts for service on a one to one basis. If you spend 2 hours at a committee meeting, you may log 2 hours. Service hours The number of hours spent preparing for and doing service should be recorded. If you are preparing for a presentation, any time spent researching and preparing your presentation can be recorded, as well as time spent giving the presentation Travel time All travel time associated with any volunteer event should also be counted. Volunteer Service Hours provided to the following partners are pre-approved. (For more information about a partner/project, click on the partner/ project name)
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