–By Rick Brown, VMN-Historic Rivers Chapter The Bassett Trace Nature Trail is a 1.4-mile out-and-back trail found within the 585 acre Bassett Woodlands at Colonial Williamsburg. The trailhead is located…
By Linda Hughes, VMN-Historic Rivers Chapter Like our nation’s Native American peoples, Virginia Master Naturalists have a goal of building communities of people committed to harmony and healing our ecosystems.…
ARMN Ozone Bioindicator Garden, July 3, 2024, taken by Barbara Hoffheins. Arlington Regional Master Naturalist Ozone Bioindicator Garden 2025 marks the fifth year that the Arlington Regional Master Naturalist chapter…
Get Financial Help to Protect Ash Trees from the Invasive Emerald Ash Borer–Contributed by Lori Chamberlin, Forest Health Program Manager, Virginia Department of Forestry Enrollment for DOF’s Ash Treatment Cost-Share…
Throughout 2025, we are celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Virginia Master Naturalist program. We’ll be having special events and communications to highlight some longstanding volunteers and projects. We also…
In 2024, the program grew to 3,481 enrolled volunteers. VMN chapters offered 35 basic training courses, resulting in 498 newly trained volunteers joining the ranks. Together, VMN volunteers reported more than 251,000 hours of service in Virginia, valued at $8.3 million.
We are thrilled to announce the winners of the Virginia Master Naturalist 2024 awards for: We invite you to watch the video (about 15 minutes) and read the descriptions below…
–Contributed by Courtney Hallacher, DWR Statewide Wildlife Education Coordinator DWR is looking for additional VMN chapters to join the Living with Black Bears (LWBB) outreach and education project. As black…
–Contributed by Luann Johnson, VMN-Middle Peninsula Chapter David Yeager is one of the newest trainees in the VMN-Middle Peninsula Chapter, having graduated earlier this year. Little did the chapter leaders…
–Contributed by Henry McBurney, VMN-Historic Southside Chapter Along with the once vast longleaf pine savannahs spread across the southeastern U.S. landscape that, in 1607, began supplying the world’s appetite for…
