Our Purpose:

• Provide an introduction to Hoosier natural resources through the eyes of resource professionals and experts in the field
• Provide an educational opportunity to individuals 18 years or older
• Provide an opportunity for class participants to establish a short or long-term partnership with a natural resources agency or a local organization involved in natural resource management by volunteering as part of the class
• Provide a financially self-supporting program

Download a PDF Brochure of the Master Naturalist Series

Contact information:

 

Ginger Murphy, State Coordinator
Division of State Parks and Reservoirs
402 W. Washington, Room W298
Indianapolis, IN 46204
317-232-4143
gmurphy@dnr.state.in.us

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Who we are:

The advisory council is composed of two natural resource professionals from each organization and an alumnus of the Master Naturalist Program. The members are:

• Todd Hutson, Vermillion County Extension Service (President of the Council)
• Mark Evans, Owen & Clay County Extension Service
• Jim Spence, Sycamore Trails Resource Conservation and Development Council
• Vacant, RC & D
• Vacant. Soil and Water Conservation District
• Vacant, Soil and Water Conservation District
• Liz Androskaut, Division of State Parks and Reservoirs
• Ginger Murphy, Division of State Parks and Reservoirs
• Peter Dillman,Master Naturalist Alumnus
  

 

 

What is the Master Naturalist Program?

The Indiana Master Naturalist program can provide you with many hands-on opportunities to learn about our Hoosier natural resources. It also provides a way for you to share that knowledge, along with your life experiences, through volunteer service.

Indiana Master NaturalistSM
A cooperative project of:		Resource Conservation & Development Councils, Indiana Soil & Water Conservation Districts, Purdue Cooperative Extension Service, Indiana Department of Natural Resources