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 Course 2020
Unlike most of the larger chapters that offer Basic Training every year, CBR is only able to offer a Basic Training course every other year. If you have been waiting for our next training course, 2020 is your chance to sign up! Indoor classes will be held on Wednesday evenings and Sunday afternoons at the Nelson Center on U.S. 29 in Lovingston. All field trips will be held on Sunday afternoons. For complete information and to sign up, please contact our chapter advisor, Corissa Vanden Hoek, at wcorissa@vt.edu. She will send you an application form, a schedule of classes, and a general information letter. The first indoor class is scheduled for January 22, so please submit your application no later than January 15. Although the majority of our members live in Nelson County, we have quite a few members who live in Albemarle, Amherst, and Augusta counties and the city of Charlottesville. We look forward to meeting you!
Unlike most of the larger chapters that offer Basic Training every year, CBR is only able to offer a Basic Training course every other year. If you have been waiting for our next training course, 2020 is your chance to sign up! Indoor classes will be held on Wednesday evenings and Sunday afternoons at the Nelson Center on U.S. 29 in Lovingston. All field trips will be held on Sunday afternoons. For complete information and to sign up, please contact our chapter advisor, Corissa Vanden Hoek, at wcorissa@vt.edu. She will send you an application form, a schedule of classes, and a general information letter. The first indoor class is scheduled for January 22, so please submit your application no later than January 15. Although the majority of our members live in Nelson County, we have quite a few members who live in Albemarle, Amherst, and Augusta counties and the city of Charlottesville. We look forward to meeting you!
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. Use the entrance door with the covered canopy. Our bi-monthly meetings are open to non-members.
Meeting Dates in 2020 are scheduled for January 2, March 5, May 7, July 2, September 3, and November 5. In addition, every October we hold a bonfire potluck in a lovely privately-owned park with a lake in Nelson County, and we share a holiday party event with Rockfish Valley Foundation in December. To confirm that a meeting has not been cancelled or postponed (especially in case of inclement weather), call 434-263-6714 or 434-987-4237. Our last meeting date for 2019 is November 7.
Meetings begin at 7 pm with a 60 to 90 minute presentation from a guest speaker. The business portion of the meeting follows the speaker’s presentation, and we adjourn no later than 9 pm. 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. Use the entrance door with the covered canopy. Our bi-monthly meetings are open to non-members.
Meeting Dates in 2020 are scheduled for January 2, March 5, May 7, July 2, September 3, and November 5. In addition, every October we hold a bonfire potluck in a lovely privately-owned park with a lake in Nelson County, and we share a holiday party event with Rockfish Valley Foundation in December. To confirm that a meeting has not been cancelled or postponed (especially in case of inclement weather), call 434-263-6714 or 434-987-4237. Our last meeting date for 2019 is November 7.
Meetings begin at 7 pm with a 60 to 90 minute presentation from a guest speaker. The business portion of the meeting follows the speaker’s presentation, and we adjourn no later than 9 pm. The public is welcome to attend both portions of the meeting.
Chapter Projects
CBR members volunteer with VMN state sponsoring agencies, local partner organizations, and a number of environmental organizations in a variety of projects. Our projects include bluebird trails, docent staffing at the Rockfish Valley Foundation museum, an annual butterfly count (established in 2000), presentations at local schools, work in a new county park, assistance at two area wildlife rehabilitation sanctuaries, stream monitoring, and leading nature walks on trails belonging to The Nature Foundation at Wintergreen, Quarry Gardens, The Nature Conservancy, and Nelson County.
If you have information about volunteer projects or continuing education opportunities that may be of interest to CBR members, please contact our chapter advisor at the address below. She will forward the information to the Membership Chair.
CBR members volunteer with VMN state sponsoring agencies, local partner organizations, and a number of environmental organizations in a variety of projects. Our projects include bluebird trails, docent staffing at the Rockfish Valley Foundation museum, an annual butterfly count (established in 2000), presentations at local schools, work in a new county park, assistance at two area wildlife rehabilitation sanctuaries, stream monitoring, and leading nature walks on trails belonging to The Nature Foundation at Wintergreen, Quarry Gardens, The Nature Conservancy, and Nelson County.
If you have information about volunteer projects or continuing education opportunities that may be of interest to CBR members, please contact our chapter advisor at the address below. She will forward the information to the Membership Chair.
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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 |
CBR Fire Ecology Outing
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2019 Officers
President - Michael Lachance
Vice President - Rob Jennings
Secretary - Cynthia Elkey
Treasurer - Mary Hanna
Membership Chair - Stephen Cassola
Chapter Host - Bette Dzamba
Chapter Historian - Susan McSwain
VMS Administrator - Stephen Cassola and Susan McSwain
President - Michael Lachance
Vice President - Rob Jennings
Secretary - Cynthia Elkey
Treasurer - Mary Hanna
Membership Chair - Stephen Cassola
Chapter Host - Bette Dzamba
Chapter Historian - Susan McSwain
VMS 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