News & Updates

Holden-Lake OCVN Class

There will be a Holden-Lake OCVN class from September 15 through October 27th at Holden Arboretum, and participants can register through Holden Arboretum's website: http://www.holdenarb.org/OhioCertifiedVolunteerNaturalistProgram.asp. Denise Ellsworth (ellsworth.2@osu.edu) can be contacted with any questions about the class.

Licking County OCVN Class

OCVN Class Offered in Licking County, September through November, 2010

The Licking County Chapter of OCVN is offering the 40 hour Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalist (OCVN) training class beginning Tuesday, September 7. Classes will be held on Tuesdays, Sept. 7 through Nov. 9 from 5:30 to 8:30 pm and on Saturdays, Sept. 18, Oct. 2, and Oct. 16 from 9 am to 3:30 pm. Contact the OSU Extension, Licking County Office at 740-670-5315 if you want an overview of the course or to ask questions. An application packet and more course information are available on the Licking County web site, http://licking.osu.edu.

Holmes County OCVN Class

OCVN Class Offered in June 2010 at The Wilderness Center, Wilmot, Ohio

The Holmes County Chapter of OCVN is offering the 40 hour Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalist (OCVN) training class at The Wilderness Center on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, June 14,16,18, 21,23, 25. Get in touch with the Ohio State Holmes County Extension Office at 330-674-3015 to request an application packet. If you want to discuss program overview or have questions about the OCVN program and its requirements, please contact Chris Sieverdes, Volunteer Coordinator with the OSU Holmes County Extension Office at 330-231-8576. The course consists of six day-long sessions with a variety of interesting, engaging, and informative instructors. Carrie Elvey, Naturalist at The Wilderness Center, is the class facilitator. This program is offered through a partnership between the OSUE Holmes County Chapter of OCVN and The Wilderness Center.

State Conference

Check out the State Conference page for the 2010 OCVN State Leadership Conference materials.

Advanced Training Opportunities

This is conference season and thus many excellent opportunities exist for OCVN participants to pick-up Advanced training hours. Please see the Events page for just a few of the opportunities available.