Love Nature? It’s time to take it to the next level! Become a Missouri Master Naturalist - your key to discovering natural Missouri. Develop your skills as a naturalist, resource scientist, botanist, educator, or recreation specialist. Become part of a team of extraordinary individuals who are making a difference for Missouri’s natural resources.
A Certified Missouri Master Naturalist will:
- Get 45 hours of initial natural resource-based training from local experts on a variety of topics
- Complete an 8- to 10-hour capstone project with a local partner
- Give 40 or more hours annually of local natural resource-based volunteer service with our local partners
- Get 8 or more hours of advanced training annually in the subjects of your choice
- Enjoy and share your love of nature with a group of motivated enthusiasts
To find out how you can become a Missouri Master Naturalist, join us for this FREE ORIENTATION session on June 2, 2026, 6-7:30 pm at the Anita B. Gorman Discovery Center, 4750 Troost Ave., KCMO, or contact: osagetrailstraining@gmail.com. Apply for the program through the Missouri Department of Conservation at the orientation session. If accepted, the registration and payment will be accepted through a link that will be sent to you.