MT. VERNON — Interested in natural resources and keeping the environment clean are invited to be a part of the University of Illinois Extension’s Master Naturalist fall classes starting soon.

Chris Lueking, the agriculture and natural resource program coordinator at the Jefferson County Extension, runs the class and talks about what participants will do in the class.

For more information on the program, you can call the Extension at 242-0780 or visit their website.

You can hear the full interview with Lueking and Ramona Girtman with the Extension Sunday at 11 a.m. on the Southern Illinois Insider on AM 940, 96.5 FM, and also on 94.1 FM.