Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Peggy Doty, University of Illinois Extension natural resources, environment, and energy educator, leads a discussion about racism ...

QUINCY — Illinois Master Naturalist volunteers make a significant impact in their communities by connecting people with nature through conservation, education and hands-on restoration projects.

What’s the difference between an oak tree and an ash? A lady bug and an Asian lady beetle? Is that stream flowing near the trail safe splash in or full of pathogens? Simply wondering about the natural ...

Mark Krivchenia holds a snake during a workshop for the Mid-Ohio Valley Master Naturalist Program. (Photo Provided) WILLIAMSTOWN — The 12th Mid-Ohio Valley Master Naturalist Program will begin March ...

Participants in the March 2025 vernal pool field trip in the Master Naturalist Program that will begin again next month. (Photo Provided) PARKERSBURG — The 2026 Mid-Ohio Valley Master Naturalist ...

BATON ROUGE — Residents can share their enthusiasm for the natural environment in the greater Baton Rouge area by becoming a certified Master Naturalist volunteer. Nowhere else in the world do you ...

Friends of the Dunes will hold a “Coastal Naturalist Training” starting next month. The six-week course familiarizes people with the natural world of the Humboldt Bay region and the coastal dune ...

Groups say protecting high-priority ecosystems identified in recent habitat mapping could safeguard biodiversity and ecological connectivity across the valley ...

Bellevue’s Master Naturalist training program is offering an opportunity for residents to learn from park rangers. For about a decade, the free program has sought to give residents of Bellevue and ...

The Louisiana Master Naturalists of Greater New Orleans recently certified seven new master naturalists: Justin Ammon, Nancy Bissinger, Chelsea Hines, Stephanie Joseph, June Mire, Brenda Wall and ...

Long before Bob Thomas founded the Louisiana Master Naturalist Association, he grew up in central Louisiana, wandering the woods and waterways for snakes, frogs and bugs. "It was a wonderful place for ...