Volunteer Training Program Schedule

The regular classes for volunteers have finished for 2010. The training program may be curtailed or substantially modified in 2011 due to staffing issues, however volunteers are always needed. If you would like to volunteer, please contact us for the latest information.

Dates for Naturalist at Heart

Level I classes:
Wednesday classes meet at 1:00 pm, Saturday at 9:30 am.
Orientations -
Introduction to Interpretation* -
About the Falls* -
Geology of the Falls -
Archaeology of the Falls -

Fossils at the Falls -
Aquatic life in the Ohio River -
Birds at the Falls -
Spring Wildflowers -
History at the Falls -
Tree Identification -

* For park volunteers only, not open to the public.

Level 2 classes:
Stay tuned for future opportunities!

Level 1 Class Photos

                   Naturalist at Heart Orientation                               Fossil Bed Interpretation Class (with Connie Farmer)

                       Introduction to Interpretation                                              Fossils at the Falls (with Alan Goldstein)

            Archaeology of the Falls  (with Bett Etenohan)         Tree Identification Class (Indoor Part) (with Connie Farmer)

Level 2 Class Photos

(Offered alternate years)

                                 Edible Plants                                           Ohio River History (with Chuck Parrish)

       Urban Animals (with Doug McCoy, the Louisville Zoo)           Advanced Birding (with Brainard Palmer-Ball)

Updated May 28, 2010