Advanced Training Opportunities from the comfort of your own home!

 

Online, 1-hr, free Advanced Training Webinars 

In Partnership with Arizona Master Naturalists and Pima County Environmental

Education

Use this link to locatate the upcoming classes and to register.  

Yes, they are free, even though they will ask you how amny tickets you need! 

https://www.eventbrite.com/o/pima-county-master-naturalists-30607074198

FIREFLY Survey at San Bernardino Wildlife Refuge

 

Volunteer Opportunity and Advanced Training: Pollinator Field Day, June 27th, at Kartchner Caverns

 We have another great opportunity for some recruitment and visibility by attending the Pollinator Field Day on June 27th from 10-3 at Kartchner Caverns! I am happy to be there to share our awesome group and can look around for some pollinator related activities to share day of for the kiddos. If anyone else is interested in attending and tabling with me, just let me know! I'm sure Hailey can give even more information to those at the Bat Walk next weekend.

Whitney 

The following is what Hailey shared about the event:

If the Master Naturalists would like to set up a table with our other partners, that would be awesome. Here are the details:

We are showcasing organizations that celebrate pollinators or are involved in any activity that affects pollinators. We are looking for some sort of hands-on activity for the visitors to do, as well as giving you the opportunity to disseminate information regarding the Master Naturalist program. It will be held at the park on June 27 from 10-3, and since it is a Saturday, which is our busiest day, you should get lots of traffic walking by as they come and go on their tours. Let me know if you would be able to, and I will put you on the list. 

These are the partners that have committed so far:

Bisbee Science Lab

Borderlands Nursery

Nature Conservancy

Reid Park Zoo

Desert Survivors Nursery

Tohono Chul Botanical Gardens

I'm hoping for a few more but would love to see you all there. We will provide tables and chairs, but you would want to bring lunch because the cafe is currently closed. 

Hailey

Fall Training Class Location Viewing Opportunity and Red Cross Blood Drive, July 7th, Sponsored by the Forest Service

 

Just wanted to share that our Forest Service office is hosting a blood drive on Tuesday, July 7th! This is a great opportunity to come see the space we will be holding the upcoming classes and you can save a life or two in the process! 

Volunteer Opportunity: Get Outdoors Day, June 13th, at Parker Canyon Lake, Sponsored by the Forest Service

Just a friendly reminder that we only a few weeks away from National Get Outdoors Day (GO Day) out at Parker Canyon Lake being hosted by the Forest Service!


Our plan is to have a table set up to share information about Master Naturalists while offering night some activities for kiddos. Lori has also graciously volunteered to host the 10:30 Nature Walk (you’re the best, Lori!!). Right now I only have one helper for the morning shift 8:30-11 and would love to have someone come join for the 11-2:30 shift!

I have also reserved the group campsite out at Parker Canyon Lake for Friday night so we can have a little camp out there before Saturdays festivities! Even if you just want to come for the camp out, or come see GO Day and not help table, the options are limitless.

Please let me know if you’re interested or would like more information and I’m excited to see you there!
Whitney, schackwhitney@gmail.com.

Volunteer Opportunity: Firefly Surveys at Empire Ranch (Las Cienegas National Conservation Area)

 FIREFLY MAGIC: Would you like to contribute to a nationwide

community science project while watching fireflies dance through the desert? 

Join Tony Palmer, Biological Science Technician for the Tumacácori National Historical Park and an Ambassador for The Xerces Society (xerces.org) on Thursday 06/25/2026 at Empire Ranch. The Xerces Invertebrate Conservation Firefly Atlas has a special interest in Southern Arizona's firefly populations.  If you would like to volunteer to survey for fireflies and broaden the understanding of these insects in Arizona join us on 06/25/2026 at Empire Ranch 5:30 -8:30. This activity will include a 1 hour training and then collecting data on fireflies at a natural spring located at the ranch. In this Advanced Skills Training you will learn how to survey fireflies and submit your findings to the Xerces Firefly Atlas database. The Xerces Society is an approved service listing for AZMN.  For more information and carpooling from Vail please contact Chris Robie at christinerobie8@gmail.com.  

Volunteer Opportunity at Fort Huachuca: Agave Monitoring

 Vince Weber is looking for Master Naturalist volunteers to help with monitoring agaves in designated sites at the fort. The protocol is pretty easy and is based on the Nature's Notebook Citizen Science protocol. Why is surveying agaves so important? It is because lesser long-nosed bats depend on them for their nectar.

Vince will send more information and will train anyone interested in participating in this project. The surveys may be done on weekdays or weekends. Please let Vince or me know if you would like more details. Contact vlwbirds@gmail.com or louwilk8@gmail.com.