Click here for Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalist home page:

http://ocvn.osu.edu/

Friends' offers a $100 scholarship to anyone completing and becoming certified in the OCVN training offered by Ohio State University Extension.  This is a great volunteer opportunity to learn about nature and give back to your community.  Friends currently has 7 OCVN's who volunteer their time and knowledge improving the Warren County parksThe mission of the OCVN program is to promote awareness and citizen stewardship of Ohio's natural resources through science-based education and community service.

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The link below takes you to an interview conducted March19 on the Lebanon Channel’s “City Show”. Bill Schieman does a great job of promoting the Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalist program and the upcoming 2013 annual state conference.

http://thelebanonchannel.pegcentral.com./player.php?video=689410ed22fff289a1b6f02bdae79420

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