San Gabriel Mountains Heritage Association a California 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation

ANF VOLUNTEER NATURALIST PROGRAM      Agenda for Informational Meeting on October 27, 2007      Purpose and Requirements      November 2007 Schedule of Events Checklist      Application      Why I Volunteer on the Angeles National Forest      Original Draft      How to Subscribe to the Yahoo Discussion Group      Return Purpose and Requirements 1. Purpose: to provide trained naturalists to answer people's questions and to lead nature walks at ANF locations. 2. Requirements for ANF volunteer naturalists:      1) Attendance of required and optional programs; checklist provided. See Schedule of Events list      2) Commitment to staffing an information station or visitor center to answer questions, guide nature walks, maintain nature trails and native plant gardens, etc. FORTY HOURS TOTAL FOR TWO YEARS      3) Giving a short (15 minutes) talk or a guided nature walk (30 minutes) on subject field of your choice at end of training.      4) Shadowing an experienced person for four hours [training while in service] and then doing the work with experienced person behind you.      5) Attending the reconnect meeting each year in spring to learn new forest rules and to reaffirm your interest in the program if you want to work      6) After finishing initial program, attending two new or review sessions each year. 3. Communications We will create a Yahoo Groups has been created for notices, reminders, questions and discussion. To subscribe email: ANFVolunteerNaturalists-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Call Steve Segreto, USFS Mt Baldy Visitor Center at 909 982 2829 Email Jane Strong at The mission of the San Gabriel Mountains Heritage Association is to provide support for environmental education, interpretive and heritage programs on the Angeles National Forest. For how you can help, please call the USFS Mt Baldy Visitor Center at 909 982 2829 or email us at In partnership with USDA Forest Service