Central Blue Ridge Chapter of the Virginia Master Naturalist Program
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Meetings
Meetings: The CBR chapter meets 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 large parking lot.
2017 meetings are scheduled for January 5, March 2, May 4, July 6, September 7, and November 2.
Meetings begin at 7 p.m. with a 60 to 90 minute presentation from a guest speaker. The business portion of the meeting begins at the end of the presentation, and goes until 9 p.m. The public is welcome to attend both portions of the meeting.
Meetings: The CBR chapter meets 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 large parking lot.
2017 meetings are scheduled for January 5, March 2, May 4, July 6, September 7, and November 2.
Meetings begin at 7 p.m. with a 60 to 90 minute presentation from a guest speaker. The business portion of the meeting begins at the end of the presentation, and goes until 9 p.m. The public is welcome to attend both portions of the meeting.
VMN Basic Training
Due to the small size of our chapter, we normally only offer Basic Training every other year. The last training class was in 2016. Contact the Chapter Advisor (below) for information on training. While the majority of our members live in Nelson County, we have trained a number of people from neighboring counties, and we currently have several members who live in Charlottesville and Albemarle County and one from Augusta County.
Due to the small size of our chapter, we normally only offer Basic Training every other year. The last training class was in 2016. Contact the Chapter Advisor (below) for information on training. While the majority of our members live in Nelson County, we have trained a number of people from neighboring counties, and we currently have several members who live in Charlottesville and Albemarle County and one from Augusta County.
Chapter Projects
CBR members volunteer with VMN state sponsoring agencies, local partner organizations, and a number of environmental organizations in a variety of projects – bluebird trails, docent staffing at the Rockfish Valley Foundation museum, annual butterfly count (established in 2000), presentations at local schools, guided nature walks on Wintergreen Nature Foundation trails and other area trails, maintenance of an American Chestnut orchard, assistance at two area wildlife sanctuaries, and stream monitoring, to name a few.
CBR members volunteer with VMN state sponsoring agencies, local partner organizations, and a number of environmental organizations in a variety of projects – bluebird trails, docent staffing at the Rockfish Valley Foundation museum, annual butterfly count (established in 2000), presentations at local schools, guided nature walks on Wintergreen Nature Foundation trails and other area trails, maintenance of an American Chestnut orchard, assistance at two area wildlife sanctuaries, and stream monitoring, to name a few.
2017 Officers
President - Debbie Harkrader
Vice President - Paul Davis
Secretary - Bette Dzamba
Treasurer - Mary Hanna
Membership Chair - Susan McSwain
Host – Cynthia Elkey
President - Debbie Harkrader
Vice President - Paul Davis
Secretary - Bette Dzamba
Treasurer - Mary Hanna
Membership Chair - Susan McSwain
Host – Cynthia Elkey
Chapter Advisor and Contact Info
Chapter Advisor: Corissa Vanden Hoek wcorissa@vt.edu
Administrative Assistant: Cindy MacRae lmacrae@vt.edu
Phone 434-263-4035
Nelson Extension Office
Located in the Nelson Center on U.S. 29, Lovingston
Open M-F 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Mailing Address:
PO Box 298
Lovingston, VA 22949
Chapter Advisor: Corissa Vanden Hoek wcorissa@vt.edu
Administrative Assistant: Cindy MacRae lmacrae@vt.edu
Phone 434-263-4035
Nelson Extension Office
Located in the Nelson Center on U.S. 29, Lovingston
Open M-F 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Mailing Address:
PO Box 298
Lovingston, VA 22949
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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
