Are you a member of NAI? Do you interpret "nature" or the natural environment, but you aren't really doing Environmental Education? And you aren't really an Administrator either? Or you are just trying to keep in touch with your Park Ranger/Naturalist roots? Then, the Interpretive Naturalist Section is for you!!

The Interpretive Naturalist Section was created in 2001 to help serve members of NAI who consider themselves "naturalists" either in their career or in their interests (or both!) and to help fill a void within NAI. There were many members who felt that they didn't really fit into one of the Section categories when they joined NAI, so they just picked whichever was closest to their job. But the fit just wasn't quite right. Thus began the Interpretive Naturalist Section of NAI!

Although we have been in existence for a few years, our Section is still finding it's legs--please bear with us while we fully develop this Section for you, our members. One way that you can help us do this is by communicating with your officers. If you have any issues, comments, concerns, suggestions--or you just want to let us know what you want out of the Section--please let one of us know. Our contact information is below. This Section was created for you, so let us know what you think.

Please be patient with us as we update our website!

For more information on the Interpretive Naturalist section, contact one of the 2009 officers:

Director, Shea Lewis; Shea.Lewis@arkansas.gov

Deputy Director, Lori Spencer; spencer_lori@hotmail.com

Secretary, Julia Clebsch; Julia.clebsch@nps.gov

Treasurer, Susie Edwards; sedwards@greatparks.org

Newsletter Editor, Kara Haas; khaas@naturecenter.org