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Erin Hall

Central Carolinas Master Naturalist Program

 

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Membership level
4. Program Membership - Active and Renewal
First name
Erin
Last name
Hall
Title
Master Naturalist Program Coordinator
Organization
Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation
Address 1
5212 Hucks Road
City
Charlotte
State
NC
Zip Code
28269
Phone
(980) 314-1204
Cell phone
(980) 721-2098
Program Name
Central Carolinas Master Naturalist Program
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Program Mission
The Central Carolinas Master Naturalist (CCMN) Program is an adult certification program designed to educate and train a corps of volunteers to provide support in the conservation, management, and interpretation of natural resources and natural areas within Mecklenburg and the surrounding 13 counties (“Central Carolinas”).
Program Description (include how it meets membership criteria)
The CCMN Program is administered by Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation, Division of Nature Preserves and Natural Resources. It has three major components that participants must complete to become a Certified Central Carolinas Master Naturalist: basic training course, Advanced Training, and volunteer service.

Once accepted into the CCMN program via an online application process, participants must successfully complete the Basic Training Course. The course is a minimum of 60 hours and is offered annually in the spring. Classes meet one day per week (February – May) at various locations in and around Mecklenburg County and are taught by a variety of local experts. Most classes combine classroom and hands-on/field experience. Class attendance is mandatory. Class topics include, but are not limited to: Ornithology, Herpetology, Forest Management, Urban Systems, Forestry, Botany, Geology, Mammals, and Weather & Climate.

After successful completion of the basic training course, participants must complete a minimum of eight (8) hours of approved Advanced Training. In addition, a minimum of 40 hours of volunteer service must be completed on approved projects. Volunteer service must be conducted within the specified program area of the Central Carolinas. Volunteer service projects focus on the following key areas: Administrative/Program Support, Environmental Education, Stewardship, and Citizen Science.

Advanced Training and volunteer service requirements must be completed within one year of the last day of the basic training course then on an annual basis thereafter for re-certification.
Program Partners
Partnering organizations/agencies for volunteer service opportunities and/or advanced training include, but are not limited to: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services, Native Plant Society, UNC-Charlotte Botanical Gardens, Central Piedmont Community College, NC Cooperative Extension Service, Discovery Place, Carolina Thread Trail, Schiele Museum, Dan Nicholas Park, North Carolina Wildlife Federation, Carolina Raptor Center, Mecklenburg Audubon Society, Partners for Parks, NC Wildlife Resources Commission, North Carolina State University, Queens College, York County Natural Science Museum, Wing Haven, the Jim Matthews Center for Biodiversity Studies, TreesCharlotte, Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation, and Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
Curriculum (general objectives and topics, types of instructors, and planned time frame)
The basic training course is a minimum of 60 hours and is offered annually in the spring. Classes meet one day per week (February – May) at various locations in and around Mecklenburg County and are taught by a variety of local experts. Most classes combine classroom and hands-on/field experience. Class attendance is mandatory. Class topics include, but are not limited to: Ornithology, Herpetology, Forest Management, Urban Systems, Forestry, Botany, Geology, Mammals, and Weather & Climate.

Participants that successfully complete the CCMN basic training course will receive a certificate of completion/continuing education units from the Center for Sustainability at Central Piedmont Community College (a CCMN Program partner). In addition, contact hours obtained through the CCMN Program can be applied toward certification/re-certification requirements for the North Carolina Environmental Education Certification and the National Association of Interpretation Certified Interpretive Guide programs.
Describe the service component of your program
Volunteer service projects focus on the following key areas: Administrative/Program Support, Environmental Education, Stewardship, and Citizen Science. All projects have to be approved by the Master Naturalist Program Coordinator and Steering Committee. Participants may conduct service on projects that have already been approved or they may submit their own project idea for review/approval. In addition, projects can be conducted as an individual or they can be conducted as a team/group. All volunteer service must be conducted within the specified program area of the Central Carolinas.
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