Central Blue Ridge Chapter of the Virginia Master Naturalist Program
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...to see what Central Blue Ridge can offer!
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VMN Basic Training
Due to the small size of our chapter, CBR is normally only able to hold a Basic Training course every other year. We will hold a course in 2024, with classes to begin in late January. If you would like to be added to our waiting list for the course, please send your name and email address to the Virginia Extension Office in Lovingston, phone 434-263-7180 or email lmacrae@vt.edu. We will contact you with more information and the dates of the training classes.
Although the majority of our members live in Nelson County, we have members who live in Albemarle, Amherst, and Augusta counties and the city of Charlottesville.
Due to the small size of our chapter, CBR is normally only able to hold a Basic Training course every other year. We will hold a course in 2024, with classes to begin in late January. If you would like to be added to our waiting list for the course, please send your name and email address to the Virginia Extension Office in Lovingston, phone 434-263-7180 or email lmacrae@vt.edu. We will contact you with more information and the dates of the training classes.
Although the majority of our members live in Nelson County, we have members who live in Albemarle, Amherst, and Augusta counties and the city of Charlottesville.
Bi-monthly Chapter Meetings
Our regular meetings are held on the first Thursday of every other month in the conference room at the Nelson Center, which is located at 8445 Thomas Nelson Highway, Lovingston. The Center is on the west side of U.S. 29, just south of the traffic light in Lovingston. Turn west at the sign to the County Library and Tourism Office. The Nelson Center is on the south side of the parking lot. Use the entrance door with the covered canopy.
Our 2024 meetings are scheduled for February 1, April 4, June 6, August 1, October 3, and December 5. Meetings are open to non-members, and each meeting begins at 7 p.m. and ends by 9 p.m. A guest speaker is featured during the first half of each meeting, and presentations include a variety of nature topics that are of interest in Virginia. On rare occasions, a meeting date must be changed due to inclement weather or other unforeseen circumstance. Please contact our chapter advisor or administrative assistant (emails listed below) to ascertain that the upcoming meeting is still being held as scheduled.
Our regular meetings are held on the first Thursday of every other month in the conference room at the Nelson Center, which is located at 8445 Thomas Nelson Highway, Lovingston. The Center is on the west side of U.S. 29, just south of the traffic light in Lovingston. Turn west at the sign to the County Library and Tourism Office. The Nelson Center is on the south side of the parking lot. Use the entrance door with the covered canopy.
Our 2024 meetings are scheduled for February 1, April 4, June 6, August 1, October 3, and December 5. Meetings are open to non-members, and each meeting begins at 7 p.m. and ends by 9 p.m. A guest speaker is featured during the first half of each meeting, and presentations include a variety of nature topics that are of interest in Virginia. On rare occasions, a meeting date must be changed due to inclement weather or other unforeseen circumstance. Please contact our chapter advisor or administrative assistant (emails listed below) to ascertain that the upcoming meeting is still being held as scheduled.
Chapter Projects
CBR members volunteer in a wide variety of projects with state agencies that sponsor the VMN program, local partner organizations, and a number of other environmental organizations. On-going projects include Bluebird trails, docent staffing at the Rockfish Valley Foundation Museum, an annual butterfly count, monitoring and maintenance on public trail systems, work in a new county park, assistance at two area wildlife rehabilitation sanctuaries, stream monitoring, and leading walks on nature trails at both public and private locations throughout the area. If you have information about volunteer projects or continuing education opportunities that may be of interest to CBR members, please contact our chapter advisor.
CBR members volunteer in a wide variety of projects with state agencies that sponsor the VMN program, local partner organizations, and a number of other environmental organizations. On-going projects include Bluebird trails, docent staffing at the Rockfish Valley Foundation Museum, an annual butterfly count, monitoring and maintenance on public trail systems, work in a new county park, assistance at two area wildlife rehabilitation sanctuaries, stream monitoring, and leading walks on nature trails at both public and private locations throughout the area. If you have information about volunteer projects or continuing education opportunities that may be of interest to CBR members, please contact our chapter advisor.
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Chapter Advisor
Chapter Advisor: Justin Barnes justin.barnes@dof.virginia.gov Phone 608-633-9906 Virginia Department of Forestry Headquarters Fontaine Research Park 900 Natural Resources Drive Suite 800 Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 VA Extension Office Administrative Assistant: Cindy MacRae lmacrae@vt.edu Phone: (434) 263-7180 Nelson Extension Office Located in the Nelson Center on U.S. 29, Lovingston PO Box 298 Lovingston, VA 22949 |
CBR Fire Ecology Outing
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2023 Officers
President - Bernice Thieblot
Vice President – Lena Kroll
Secretary – Linda Hughes
Treasurer – Cynthia Elkey
IT/Membership Chair - Bruce Slater
Chapter Host - Bette Dzamba
Chapter Historian - Susan McSwain
Better Impact Administrator - Bruce Slater and Susan McSwain
At Large Officers - Wendy Kendrick and Stephen Cassola
Past President - Rob Jennings
President - Bernice Thieblot
Vice President – Lena Kroll
Secretary – Linda Hughes
Treasurer – Cynthia Elkey
IT/Membership Chair - Bruce Slater
Chapter Host - Bette Dzamba
Chapter Historian - Susan McSwain
Better Impact Administrator - Bruce Slater and Susan McSwain
At Large Officers - Wendy Kendrick and Stephen Cassola
Past President - Rob Jennings
Trail Clearing at Sturt Park
Butterfly Count 2018
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DGIF bat expedition, Crozet Tunnel
Sturt Park Workday
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Central Blue Ridge Chapter's
Project RareQuest Team.
Project RareQuest involves trained Virginia Master Naturalist volunteers in monitoring occurrences of rare species of plants and animals.
A nature ramble of the 2016 Basic Training class