How to Lead a Nature Walk: Training Guide
This 41-page guide is your go-to resource for training volunteers to lead nature walks
- How to plan and deliver a nature walk on local conservation lands
- Tips to overcome fears of leading your first nature walk
- Best practices for developing and promoting your event
- Important safety considerations
The How to Lead a Nature Walk Training Guide includes information for workshop instructors and organizers, materials for volunteers, and evaluation materials. Below is a list of individual items in the training guide with a brief description and notes on their use.
Instructor Materials | What's this? | Notes |
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Instructor Notes |
This guide will provide you with instructions on hosting and facilitating a How to Lead a Nature Walk training for your organization/group's volunteers | Includes tips for planning, recruiting volunteers, implementation, and follow-up; also includes a draft agenda and Field Activity instructions |
Video: How to Lead a Nature Walk | Video highlights the importance of volunteers leading field walks on public and conserved lands, and insight from volunteers who have been through a Nature Walk training | Can be used to promote your How to Lead a Nature Walk training & played at beginning of training as an introduction |
Materials for Volunteers | What's This? | Notes |
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Design Your Own Nature Walk Guide | A complete guide for planning and executing a nature walk in your community | Provide this guide, along with the supplemental handouts below, to volunteers who are training to lead nature walks |
Quick Tips for Leading a Nature Walk |
Volunteers can use this sheet of basic tips to help plan and execute their nature walk | |
Tips for an Effective Presentation |
Leading a nature walk includes an element of public speaking; review this helpful resource for tips | |
Involving Children in Your Walk | A supplement to the "Design Your Own Nature Walk" Guide | |
Sample Nature Walk Flyer | A sample flyer for volunteers to announce and promote their walk (MS Word format) | Volunteer will need to fill in the details and descriptions for their nature walk |
Sample Nature Walk Press Release | A sample press release for volunteers to announce and promote their walk (MS Word format) | Volunteer will need to fill in the details and descriptions for their nature walk |
Evaluation Materials | What's this? | Notes |
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Nature Walk Volunteer Self-evaluation | A sample questionnaire for volunteers to fill out after they lead a nature walk | Can be helpful in evaluating the success of volunteers leading nature walks for your group or organization |