Central Blue Ridge Chapter of the Virginia Master Naturalist Program
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VMN Basic Training Course - Register for the 2022 Course by January 20
Most of the larger chapters offer Basic Training every year, but CBR is only able to hold a Basic Training course every other year. Our next course will start on January 30, 2022, and end on April 10. We hope to to hold training classes in-person on Sunday afternoons at the Nelson Center on U.S. 29 in Lovingston. However, if the Covid situation worsens and requires curtailment of indoor in-person activities, we are prepared to resort to zoom presentations. Field trips will also be held on Sunday afternoons.
Registration for the course is required. Please complete the online application form by January 20. Fill Out Application Here.
Cost of the training is $75/person (family discounts available). Course information will be sent to you after your completed application has been accepted.
If you have questions, leave a message with the Virginia Extension Office in Lovingston, phone 434-263-7180 or email lmacrae@vt.edu and someone will get back to you.
Although the majority of our members live in Nelson County, we also have members who live in Albemarle, Amherst, and Augusta counties and the city of Charlottesville.
Most of the larger chapters offer Basic Training every year, but CBR is only able to hold a Basic Training course every other year. Our next course will start on January 30, 2022, and end on April 10. We hope to to hold training classes in-person on Sunday afternoons at the Nelson Center on U.S. 29 in Lovingston. However, if the Covid situation worsens and requires curtailment of indoor in-person activities, we are prepared to resort to zoom presentations. Field trips will also be held on Sunday afternoons.
Registration for the course is required. Please complete the online application form by January 20. Fill Out Application Here.
Cost of the training is $75/person (family discounts available). Course information will be sent to you after your completed application has been accepted.
If you have questions, leave a message with the Virginia Extension Office in Lovingston, phone 434-263-7180 or email lmacrae@vt.edu and someone will get back to you.
Although the majority of our members live in Nelson County, we also 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. The Center is located 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. Masks are required when entering the building.
Our 2022 meetings are scheduled for February 3, April 7, June 2, August 4, October 6, and December 1. Our meetings are open to non-members, and each meeting begins at 7 p.m. and ends by 9 p.m. The first half of each meeting features a guest speaker, with a variety of nature topics that are of interest in Virginia. If you are interested in attending a meeting, please contact our chapter advisor or administrative assistant (listed below) to ascertain that our meetings are still being held in-person.
In addition to our regular meetings, we hold a bonfire potluck every autumn at a lovely privately-owned park with a lake in Nelson County.
Our regular meetings are held on the first Thursday of every other month in the conference room at the Nelson Center. The Center is located 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. Masks are required when entering the building.
Our 2022 meetings are scheduled for February 3, April 7, June 2, August 4, October 6, and December 1. Our meetings are open to non-members, and each meeting begins at 7 p.m. and ends by 9 p.m. The first half of each meeting features a guest speaker, with a variety of nature topics that are of interest in Virginia. If you are interested in attending a meeting, please contact our chapter advisor or administrative assistant (listed below) to ascertain that our meetings are still being held in-person.
In addition to our regular meetings, we hold a bonfire potluck every autumn at a lovely privately-owned park with a lake in Nelson County.
Chapter Projects
CBR members volunteer with state agencies that sponsor the VMN program, local partner organizations, and a number of other environmental organizations in a wide variety of projects. Our 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 in a variety of nature trails at 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 with state agencies that sponsor the VMN program, local partner organizations, and a number of other environmental organizations in a wide variety of projects. Our 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 in a variety of nature trails at 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 and VA Extension Contact Info
Chapter Advisor: Justin Barnes justin.barnes@dof.virginia.gov Phone 434-220-9181 Virginia Department of Forestry Headquarters Fontaine Research Park 900 Natural Resources Drive Suite 800 Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 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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2021 Officers
President - Rob Jennings
Vice President – Debbie Harkrader
Secretary – Susan McSwain
Treasurer – Cynthia Elkey
Membership Chair - Stephen Cassola
Chapter Host - Bette Dzamba
Chapter Historian - Susan McSwain
Better Impact Administrator - Stephen Cassola and Susan McSwain
President - Rob Jennings
Vice President – Debbie Harkrader
Secretary – Susan McSwain
Treasurer – Cynthia Elkey
Membership Chair - Stephen Cassola
Chapter Host - Bette Dzamba
Chapter Historian - Susan McSwain
Better Impact Administrator - Stephen Cassola and Susan McSwain
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