Members of the Merrimac Farm Chapter of the Virginia Master Naturalist program successfully partnered with members of the Virginia Bluebird Society to revive an eastern bluebird monitoring trail in Chestnut Grove Cemetery in Herndon.
Central Rappahannock Master Naturalists began an exciting partnership with the Patawomeck Indian Tribe of Virginia to help document the biodiversity of the newly established 865-acre Berger Patawomeck Preserve.
In spring 2026, the Southwestern Piedmont Chapter of the VMN, in collaboration with the Virginia Museum of Natural History, started the process of reestablishing a wildlife habitat garden at the museum.
Volunteers plant trees to help restore historic species like longleaf pine and American chestnut to their native ranges.
VMN volunteers visited Prince William County’s Bandalong Litter Trap, a highly effective tool for capturing floating trash and keeping it out of the waterways.
VMN volunteers engage in early detection and rapid response to stop the spread of a potentially invasive tree species.
Three Virginia Master Naturalist chapters stepped up to help with monthly tick surveillance to provide a better picture of tick activity across Virginia.
VMN volunteers embraced the #Treemendous20th theme and delivered forest-related service across the Commonwealth. Their efforts resulted in thousands of trees planted or rescued, dozens of educational events that raised public awareness of the importance of trees, and contributions to six different forest-focused scientific studies.
–Contributed by Mary Voorhees (Rivanna Chapter) and Judy Oglethorpe (Central Blue Ridge Chapter) The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation awarded a grant for an Environmental Literacy (ENLIT) Project to…
–Contributed by Ann Quigley, VMN Eastern Shore Chapter On June 21, Eastern Shore Master Naturalists turned in the oysters they have tended for the last year as part of the…