General plans and procedures are outlined by higher-level professional supervisors, but the park naturalist acts independently in planning and directing interpretive and research operations. University of Missouri-Columbia, School of Forestry, Fisheries, and Wildlife, Columbia, MO 65211. Efforts to preserve the environment are expected to result in growth of jobs in that area. Because of plans to cut jobs in all agencies government wide, growth for the foreseeable future may be mostly in the private sector, with the exception of specific government jobs in environmental protection and cleanup. The salary for a Park Naturalist depends on whether one works for a private sector or federal department.
Private sectors are much higher paying than government or nonprofit sectors.
No.1, Rocky Hill, CT 06067.