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Class of 2025

Applications for our 2025 Texas Master Naturalist training class is open.  Training will be in-person.  

As a chapter of the Texas Master Naturalist Program, we develop well-informed volunteers to educate, outreach, and serve in the beneficial management of natural resources and areas in the lower Rio Grande Valley.
Classes are Thursday evenings from 6:00 – 9:00 pm, from Jan. 9 – March 27, 2025 in Pharr.  Half of the Field Trips will be on Saturdays.  They include visits to natural areas, state parks, national wildlife areas and world birding centers.  There will be approximately 23 hours of field trips to choose from (list available soon).  Trainees only need to attend 10 field trip hours. 
Payment of the $150 class and materials fee completes the application.  DUE by Friday, Dec 15, 2024.
If you have not paid by the deadline, you may be put on a waiting list.  Our classes usually fill up so don't wait till the last day.​  Your application is not complete until you both register and pay.  If our class fills up and you have not completed both, you will not be accepted.

There are service and training requirements for initial certification and then annual
recertification.

This training provides an educational foundation about the unique ecology of the lower RGV given by teachers who are local experts highly rated by past trainees. It is also a delightful chance to connect with like-interested folks aged 20s to 80s from a variety of backgrounds. All are welcome!

The Rio Grande Valley has two Texas Master Naturalist Chapters.  Our chapter, the South Texas Border Chapter, is based in Pharr, Hidalgo County.  The Rio Grande Valley Chapter is based in San Benito, Cameron County.  You may choose either chapter depending on your location or schedule.
 
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