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创建一个博物学家大师计划，作为全国传播的典范。该计划建立在现有的佛罗里达博物学家大师计划的基础上，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强化培训课程。参与者随后将在当地自然历史中心完成40小时的有监督的志愿者服务，而佛罗里达州和明尼苏达州的志愿者将可以选择参加高级培训研讨会。非正式科学教育机构和自然历史中心的工作人员参加培训员培训讲习班，以协助传播。交付成果包括三个培训模块(大森林、大河流；草原和坑洞；北部森林、大湖区)、高级培训讲习班、当地博物学家大师分会、年度会议、针对博物学家大师讲师的培训材料和讲习班，以及一个项目网站。预计该项目将导致实施博物学家大师讲习班，直接惠及1 280名志愿者，预计将有750人参加高级培训讲习班。据估计，将有130名工作人员作为博物学家大师导师参加。当志愿者为自然中心和非正式科学机构提供超过51,000小时的服务时，在进行自然历史活动的同时与公众互动，将实现间接影响。将在综合评价计划的结果中实现战略影响，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.