New VMN logo. Hello, VMNs. Big news for you this week - our new logo is below! We are very excited to share it with you. Feel free to keep scrolling and check out all the other great stuff in this Bi-weekly email.
This email includes:
A New Look for Virginia Master Naturalists!
We are excited to introduce our new Virginia Master Naturalist program logo! This new logo is the result of a multi-program process in Virginia Cooperative Extension aimed at developing new, more modern logos for all of our Master Volunteer programs that help tie our programs together and tie them back to VCE as our lead sponsor. The consulting firm that developed the new logo gathered feedback at several stages from VMN volunteers and other program stakeholders, and we are happy with the results.
As you can see, a butterfly with a silhouette suggestive of the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail still features prominently–we heard loud and clear from our stakeholders that they wanted to keep that connection to our state butterfly. But, this more streamlined logo will be much easier to use in a consistent way on a variety of media. We will be working over the next several weeks to update the logo on our various communication tools. VMN volunteers, if you need to use the VMN program logo for some purpose, please contact your chapter leaders to get the correct file format and logo usage guidelines. Chapter leaders - we will be sending you links to access the files this week!
This email includes:
- New VMN logo announcement
- Giving Day
- Conservation Management Institute Survey - add your input
- Continuing Education Opportunities
A New Look for Virginia Master Naturalists!
We are excited to introduce our new Virginia Master Naturalist program logo! This new logo is the result of a multi-program process in Virginia Cooperative Extension aimed at developing new, more modern logos for all of our Master Volunteer programs that help tie our programs together and tie them back to VCE as our lead sponsor. The consulting firm that developed the new logo gathered feedback at several stages from VMN volunteers and other program stakeholders, and we are happy with the results.
As you can see, a butterfly with a silhouette suggestive of the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail still features prominently–we heard loud and clear from our stakeholders that they wanted to keep that connection to our state butterfly. But, this more streamlined logo will be much easier to use in a consistent way on a variety of media. We will be working over the next several weeks to update the logo on our various communication tools. VMN volunteers, if you need to use the VMN program logo for some purpose, please contact your chapter leaders to get the correct file format and logo usage guidelines. Chapter leaders - we will be sending you links to access the files this week!
Giving Day
Giving Day, a 24-hour celebration of philanthropy at Virginia Tech (including the Virginia Master Naturalist program), is coming up soon, from noon on February 15 to noon on February 16! Giving Day has been a great way to promote Virginia Master Naturalists in past years. We hope that you will join us in making a gift to the Virginia Master Naturalist program this year. If 100 people make a gift to our program, a gift of $2500 will be unlocked! And, another generous donor has offered to match your gifts to have double the impact! Gifts can be made any time during Giving Day, and there are additional special challenges throughout the day. Gifts also can be made early, at this link. Your gifts help us continue to grow the Virginia Master Naturalist program and sustain our statewide efforts!
Share Your Perspectives on Volunteering
From the Virginia Service Commission: An exciting research study is happening across the state called the Virginia Community Engagement Index. This study, being conducted throughout the month of February on behalf of the Virginia Service Commission, will measure:
Click here to learn more and take the survey before it closes on February 25th!
Continuing Education Opportunities
Next up in our VMN Continuing Education Webinar Series is “Life is short but snakes are long: diversity and natural history of Virginia's snakes”
Presenter: Arianna Kuhn, Assistant Curator of Herpetology at the Virginia Museum of Natural History
Date: February 21, 12:00-1:00 pm
Pre-registration required
Monarch Larva Monitoring Project Training Workshop
Monarch Joint Venture is offering a virtual training session to prepare volunteers to collect data for the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project. Participants will learn about monarch biology, monitoring procedures, and data entry protocols.
Date: February 25, 11:00 am - 4:00 pm Eastern Time
Cost: $45
Site for registration and more information.
Spotted Lanternfly Egg Mass Survey Webinar
The spotted lanternfly is an invasive insect that was discovered in Virginia in 2018, and has the potential to cause significant economic and ecological impacts. Help us monitor its spread by looking for egg masses in high-risk areas. This training will cover the biology and identification of the spotted lanternfly, its current distribution, how and where to conduct egg mass surveys, and how to record data. Presentations will be given by Lori Chamberlin and Katlin DeWitt from the Virginia Department of Forestry.
Date: February 21, 12:00-1:00 pm
Cost: Free. Pre-registration is required.
This webinar is being offered by the Blue Ridge PRISM. Please contact them directly if you have questions about this event.
Giving Day, a 24-hour celebration of philanthropy at Virginia Tech (including the Virginia Master Naturalist program), is coming up soon, from noon on February 15 to noon on February 16! Giving Day has been a great way to promote Virginia Master Naturalists in past years. We hope that you will join us in making a gift to the Virginia Master Naturalist program this year. If 100 people make a gift to our program, a gift of $2500 will be unlocked! And, another generous donor has offered to match your gifts to have double the impact! Gifts can be made any time during Giving Day, and there are additional special challenges throughout the day. Gifts also can be made early, at this link. Your gifts help us continue to grow the Virginia Master Naturalist program and sustain our statewide efforts!
Share Your Perspectives on Volunteering
From the Virginia Service Commission: An exciting research study is happening across the state called the Virginia Community Engagement Index. This study, being conducted throughout the month of February on behalf of the Virginia Service Commission, will measure:
- How and why Virginians give back to their communities through service, volunteerism, and even those often-uncounted everyday acts of kindness;
- How these actions benefit our communities;
- What challenges our communities face;
- How Virginians feel we should meet those challenges;
- How Virginians expect their employers to engage in their communities; and
- Much more!
Click here to learn more and take the survey before it closes on February 25th!
Continuing Education Opportunities
Next up in our VMN Continuing Education Webinar Series is “Life is short but snakes are long: diversity and natural history of Virginia's snakes”
Presenter: Arianna Kuhn, Assistant Curator of Herpetology at the Virginia Museum of Natural History
Date: February 21, 12:00-1:00 pm
Pre-registration required
Monarch Larva Monitoring Project Training Workshop
Monarch Joint Venture is offering a virtual training session to prepare volunteers to collect data for the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project. Participants will learn about monarch biology, monitoring procedures, and data entry protocols.
Date: February 25, 11:00 am - 4:00 pm Eastern Time
Cost: $45
Site for registration and more information.
Spotted Lanternfly Egg Mass Survey Webinar
The spotted lanternfly is an invasive insect that was discovered in Virginia in 2018, and has the potential to cause significant economic and ecological impacts. Help us monitor its spread by looking for egg masses in high-risk areas. This training will cover the biology and identification of the spotted lanternfly, its current distribution, how and where to conduct egg mass surveys, and how to record data. Presentations will be given by Lori Chamberlin and Katlin DeWitt from the Virginia Department of Forestry.
Date: February 21, 12:00-1:00 pm
Cost: Free. Pre-registration is required.
This webinar is being offered by the Blue Ridge PRISM. Please contact them directly if you have questions about this event.
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