Describe the service component of your program
Types of Volunteer Work Eligible – Volunteers service with sponsoring and partnering groups or
agencies that further the mission of the Illinois Master Naturalist program is considered eligible.
Additional volunteer service is eligible as pre-approved by the local Master Naturalist coordinator and/or
Advisory Committee
Natural Resource Stewardship – Natural Resource stewardship includes but is not limited to hands-on
management, planting, invasive species control, wildlife and vegetation monitoring, and trail work as it
relates to the management of the region’s natural resources.
Independent service projects and other
opportunities must be pre-approved by the local Master Naturalist coordinator and/or Advisory
Committee. Master Naturalists must abide by the Illinois Department of Agriculture licensing
requirements for the application of pesticides when acting as a Master Naturalist volunteer.
Citizen Scientist Efforts – Citizen scientist programs cover a wide range of interests, but are generally
focused onto one group of organisms such as birds or environmental conditions such as precipitation
measurement or water quality monitoring. Most of the citizen scientist efforts include observation,
logging data and sharing of information which is used formally and informally by teachers and
researchers.
