Missouri Master Naturalist
A community-based natural resource education and volunteer service program.
Benton County
Master Naturalists
Hi Lonesome Chapter
The Hi Lonesome Chapter of the Missouri Master Naturalists is based in Cole Camp, Missouri. Members are primarily from Benton, Pettis, Hickory and Moniteau counties.
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Join the Missouri Master Naturalist™ team
The Missouri Master Naturalist™ program is a community-based natural resource education and volunteer service program for adults sponsored by the Missouri Department of Conservation and University of Missouri Extension. Its mission is to engage Missourians in the stewardship of our state's natural resources through science-based education and volunteer community service. Missouri Master Naturalist volunteers support conservation efforts and natural resource education in their local communities.
- Share your love of the outdoors
- Foster appreciation of the environment
- Restore the landscape's natural beauty
- Help survey plants and animals
- Enhance your natural science knowledge
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Master Naturalist training
Participants in Master Naturalist training receive natural resource–based training from resource experts on topics including:
- Ecological concepts
- Forest ecology
- Wildlife management
- Aquatic ecology
- Grasslands and prairie
- Birds
- Caves and karst
- And much more!
Scheduled trainings will appear as events in the resource block below. If no events are showing, check back occasionally.
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Opportunities and resources
Select the "Explore opportunities" button below to search for research volunteer and advanced training opportunities of special interest to you. Check each organization's calendar of events to see what they have to offer.
In addition to these organizations, numerous other links of interest are provided as resources in the block below.
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Contact us
If you need more information about the Hi Lonesome Chapter or Missouri Master Naturalist program, please contact the MU Extension in Benton County office.
President — Missy Zimmerschied
Treasurer — Ryan Stefans
Secretary — Andrea Goldstrom
Treasurer — Marge Lumpe
Time keeper — Roxanne Stockdall
Advanced training — Roxanne Stockdall
Volunteer opportunities chair — Roxanne Stockdall
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