Curriculum (general objectives and topics, types of instructors, and planned time frame)
Basic training consists of a minimum of 40 hours of combined classroom and field experience. Educational programs include some of the traditional disciplines, such ornithology and botany, as well as instruction on important ecological concepts, wildlife biology, forest management and land use history. Other topics include an overview of Missouri eco-regions, natural resource management practices, interpretation and communication. Instructors come from local colleges or universities and state and federal agencies.
Advanced training provides eight hours of classroom and field experience that is focused on a particular area of interest. Advanced training is often conducted at the chapter level and supplemented by activities that are sponsored at the state level.
A statewide curriculum covers the basic training and learning objectives. Each participant is provided a file box full of natural resource educational materials.
