VMN Volunteers Survey for Ticks on the Eastern Shore

Eastern Shore Master Naturalists Linda Frederick and Ann Quigley conducting active surveillance at Mutton Hunk Fen Natural Area Preserve. Photo by VMN-Eastern Shore Chapter. –By Bob Eidam, VMN volunteer, Eastern…

The Claudius Project – Poisonous Mushrooms in Virginia

Several mushroom species in the genus Amanita are known to be poisonous, including this Eastern North American Destroying Angel (Amanita bisporigera; id by iNaturalist.org.) Photo by Jeff Clark (CC BY…

Understanding Beavers as Friends, not Foes

Sixty feet of twelve-inch double walled polyethylene pipe, coated mesh and special filters are part of the device that will allow water to flow through the spillway that the local…

​The Cleopatra Project: Poisonous and Venomous Animals in Virginia

The Cleopatra Project cover art by Trish Crowe. On January 3, 2023, UVa Health announced the publication of The Cleopatra Project – Poisonous and Venomous Animals in Virginia, an on-line…