Program Description (include how it meets membership criteria)
The Delaware Master Naturalist Program is defined as:
A science-based natural resource training program jointly sponsored statewide by University of Delaware Cooperative Extension (UDCE) and the Delaware Nature Society (DNS). Partnerships with state and local environmental organizations, agencies, and citizen groups, comprise the Local Organizing Partners, who support a network of Master Naturalist volunteers around the state by providing volunteer service opportunities, and recruiting volunteers for the Master Naturalist program. As Program Facilitators, UDCE and DNS coordinate and administer the volunteer training program using the Master Naturalist Facilitator’s Manual.
The statewide program will:
Train Master Naturalist volunteers
Coordinate participant application, registration, payment and certification process
Produce and distribute training manuals to volunteers
Manage the statewide database of registered Master Naturalist volunteers/ Local Organizing Partners/ Volunteer Projects
Maintain a database of Environmental Expert Educators as a program resource
