Model Master Naturalist Programs: A Minnesota/Florida Collaboration

明尼苏达大学和佛罗里达大学正在合作为成年人设立一个博物学家硕士课程，该课程将作为在全国范围内传播的模式。 该方案以现有的佛罗里达博物学家硕士方案为基础，将为明尼苏达州的志愿者提供40小时的生态、自然/文化历史和环境方面的密集培训。 然后，参与者将在当地自然历史中心完成40小时的监督志愿服务，而佛罗里达和明尼苏达州的志愿者将可以选择参加高级培训讲习班。 非正式科学教育机构和自然历史中心的工作人员参加了培训员培训班，以协助传播。 可供选择的内容包括三个培训模块（大树林，大河;草原和坑洼;北树林，五大湖），高级培训讲习班，当地的博物学家大师分会，年度会议，博物学家大师导师的培训材料和讲习班，以及一个项目网站。 预计这一项目将导致举办64个博物学家硕士讲习班，直接接触1 280名志愿人员，预计将有750人参加高级培训讲习班。 据估计，130名工作人员将作为博物学家导师参加。 志愿者在开展自然历史活动的同时，为自然中心和非正式科学机构与公众互动提供了超过51，000小时的服务，这将产生间接影响。 战略影响将体现在全面评价计划的成果中，该计划将评估对公众和专业受众的直接和纵向影响。

The University of Minnesota and the University of Florida are collaborating on the creation of a Master Naturalist Program for adults that will serve as a model for nationnwide dissemination. This program, which builds on the existing Florida Master Naturalist Program, will provide intensive 40-hour training sessions in ecology, natural/cultural history and the environment for volunteers in Minnesota. Participants will then complete 40 hours of supervised volunteer service at local natural history centers while volunteers in both Florida and Minnesota will have the option of participating in advanced training workshops. Staff members at informal science education institutions and natural history centers take part in train-the-trainer workshops to assist with dissemination. Deliverables include three training modules (Big Woods, Big Rivers; Prairies and Potholes; North Woods, Great Lakes), advanced training workshops, local Master Naturalist Chapters, annual conferences, training materials and workshops for Master Naturalist Instructors, and a project website. It is anticipated that this project will result in the implementation of 64 Master Naturalist workshops, directly reaching 1,280 volunteers, while 750 participants are anticipated for advanced training workshops. It is estimated that 130 staff will participate as Master Naturalist Instructors. Indirect impacts will be realized as volunteers contribute more than 51,000 hours in service to nature centers and informal science institutions interacting with public audiences while conducting natural history activities. Strategic impact will be realized in the outcomes of the comprehensive evaluation plan that will assess immediate and longitudinal impacts on public and professional audiences.