Oregon Master Naturalist Online
What is Oregon Master Naturalist?
The Oregon Master Naturalist Program is for people interested in Oregon's natural history and natural resources management. The program provides an opportunity to learn about natural resources such as:
- Natural history of plants, animals, habitats, and geology
- History and processes of landscape change
- Relevant topics in present-day sustainable natural resource management
Course offered
This course is offered twice a year in March and Sept. Registration for the March course is currently closed.
To be notified of when the next Oregon Master Naturalist Program online course is being offered, fill out our information request form.
Training options
- This option is for those students who will not join the Oregon Master Naturalist Program as volunteers and would like to take this course for their own personal or professional development.
- Complete approximately 40 hours of instruction and receive a Certificate of Oregon Natural History.
- Cost: $325
Option 2: Online course and volunteering
- This option is for those who would like to become an Oregon Master Naturalist.
- Complete approximately 40 hours of online instruction and complete a minimum of one Ecoregion Specialization, an in–person course taught at various locations in Oregon. Specialization classes are posted at tracker.oregonmasternaturalist.org.
- Commit to a minimum of 40 hours of volunteer time in the first year. Additional yearly volunteering and continuing education are required to maintain certification.
- Participants volunteer to serve natural resources programs, agencies, organizations, and other groups in their communities.
- For a quick overview, click here to see your path to certification.
- Cost: $225
Want more information?
To be notified of when the next Master Naturalist Program online course is being offered, fill out our information request form.
You may also contact Jason O'Brien, Oregon Master Naturalist Program Coordinator, at 541-737-3856 or email Jason.OBrien@oregonstate.edu with your questions.
For more information on the Oregon Master Naturalist Program, visit the Program website at oregonmasternaturalist.org.