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You're Invited To Join the West Metro Chapter of MN Master Naturalist Volunteers! 

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You're Invited To Join the West Metro Chapter of MN Master Naturalist Volunteers! 

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Learn a little about what we do, and come join in!

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Learn about the Bell Museum's Volunteers!

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Learn about the Bell Museum's Volunteers!

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We are proud to have many Master Naturalists as part of our active Bell Volunteer corps! Our volunteers work with staff and students to educate visitors, host special events, and join in lifelong learning.

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Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center

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Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center

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Aquatic invasive species (AIS) have been arriving in Minnesota since the 1800s, but the rate of invasion has recently been increasing. Although AIS may seem unstoppable, there is hope. MAISRC works to develop research-based solutions that can reduce the impacts of AIS in Minnesota by preventing spread, controlling populations, and managing ecosystems; and to advance knowledge to inspire action by others. MAISRC also facilitates key partnerships between research teams, local and state governments, resource managers and concerned citizens. One key example is our partnership with UMN Extension to support the AIS Detectors program that trains citizen scientists to identify AIS in Minnesota. Learn more about AIS and how you can participate in our upcoming survey of AIS research needs by visiting www.maisrc.umn.edu and joining our email list.

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Three ways for a Master Naturalist to get involved with a lake association

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New Online Course Open for Registration!

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New Online Course Open for Registration!

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The AIS Detectors program at the University of Minnesota is launching a brand new online only course: Aquatic Invasive Species Management 101. This course is intended for non-professionals (lake associations, lakeshore homeowners, others interested in learning about AIS management) to provide a better understanding of all that goes into AIS management. You'll get some background on invasive species and then will get to dive into how pesticides work, how AIS are managed (both with chemicals and without), what regulations are there around management? Learn more and register at z.umn.edu/AISmanagement101

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Prairie & Potholes Master Naturalist Chapter

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Prairie & Potholes Master Naturalist Chapter

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Join us for the 2021 Tallgrass Prairie BioBlitz at Lac qui Parle State Park.
Master Naturalists welcome and volunteers needed in a variety of capacities. For more information please contact Peg at 320-269-2984

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Our doors may be closed for the time being due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but we remain determined to live out our mission as Minnesota's state natural history museum. Check out a selection of online listings and programs that will allow you to connect with the museum, our research and collections, Minnesota natural history and the night sky. Each example is hyperlinked so you can dive in deeper and explore more from home!

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Volunteer Opportunities:  Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge - Zimmerman, MN

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Volunteer Opportunities:  Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge - Zimmerman, MN

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As a Master Naturalist, I've had many opportunities to volunteer at the Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge. One of my favorite ones is helping kids learn to be junior naturalists during our nature education classes with our partner schools. We would love to be able to offer classes to more schools. If this opportunity or perhaps another one sounds interesting, please contact the Refuge.

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As a Saint Paul Parks Volunteer I pick up trash, pull Garlic Mustard and dig Burdock near Lake Phalen/along the Vento Bike Trail/Frost Lake Park.  I take breaks and count birds for eBird and take pictures of Bumblebees for Bumblebee Watch for Citizen Science.  I have seen some rusty-patched bumblebees while doing this and also in our yard that is landscaped for pollinators six blocks east of Lake Phalen.  There is a lot we don't know about them that we should learn to increase their numbers.

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Offal Wildlife Watching is a Citizen Science project that aims to better understand offal scavengers!

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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: Pesky Plant Trackers is a new citizen science project that focuses on invasive plants.

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Nature herself can be beautiful and often inspires the artist to create the impossible, the humorous, the improbable or the ideal. With the free tools available today a drab and defective photo cam become a thing of beauty. Draw, blend, reflect, blur, flare, overlay, layer, clone, exclude, distort and enhance. The nature of art provided by the art of nature. EW

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Natural Research Research by Minnesota Students in the 2020 State Science and Engineering Fair

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Natural Research Research by Minnesota Students in the 2020 State Science and Engineering Fair

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A snapshot of projects concerning natural resources at the 2020 Minnesota State Science and Engineering Fair, sponsored by the Minnesota Academy of Science. For more information, please visit: https://www.mnmas.org/2020-ssef-awards

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Volunteer Opportunity: Help research gender bending trees

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Volunteer Opportunity: Help research gender bending trees

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For more information visit: https://z.umn.edu/iscitsci2020 and the Gender Bending: Amur corktree page

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Volunteer Opportunities: Citizen Science Projects while Social Distancing

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Volunteer Opportunities: Citizen Science Projects while Social Distancing

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https://z.umn.edu/iscitsci2020

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I was fortunate enough to capture this very atmospheric photo of Lake Superior early one morning and from that created this watercolor painting. (Kathleen Riopelle in Power Point)

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This poster is an example of how a Master Naturalist volunteer created an exhibit board for a local nature center, to share her knowledge of the jack-in-the-pulpit. A great example of sharing her newly acquired knowledge and passion.