What’s in Your Naturalist Knapsack?
VMN volunteer Camille Grabb investigating a mushroom at Belle Isle State Park. Photo by Anne Clewell, VMN Northern Neck Chapter. Contributed by Marilyn Parks, VMN Fairfax Chapter, and Mary Jane…
VMN Volunteers Contribute to Pollinator Inventories on the Blue Ridge Parkway
A flower fly, Spilomyia longicornis. Photo by VMN volunteer Bruce Grimes. Contributed by Paul Super, Science Coordinator at the Appalachian Highlands Science Learning Center in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.…
VMN Volunteers Help Virginia’s Urban and Community Forests
VMN volunteers in the Riverine Chapter have been improving the green infrastructure of Bryan Park in Richmond through tree plantings, native plant gardens, and invasive species management. They also regularly…
It Is Always a Good Time to Be on the Lookout for Ticks: How to Avoid and Manage These Troublesome Pests
By Daniel Frank, Director, Virginia Tech Pesticide Programs [This article was originally published in VTPP Quarterly: A Newsletter from Virginia Tech Pesticide Programs. It is used here with permission from the…
VMN 2020 Projects Make an Impact
Our chapters have been submitting stories of their impactful projects of 2020, and we have picked out a few to share in this newsletter issue. We’re so impressed with the…
Connecting with Nature in 2020: Photos and Reflections by Virginia Master Naturalist Volunteers
We invited Virginia Master Naturalist volunteers to share a photo to illustrate their connection to nature in 2020, the year of the global pandemic. Here we share their images and…
Holston Rivers Chapter Goes to the Movies
More than 160 people came to the Park Place Drive-in to watch the Holston River Master Naturalist’s showing of “Hidden Rivers”, a film about Southern Appalachian aquatic life. Photo by…
Kathy Fell Joins the VMN 5,000 Hours Circle
Kathy Fell, Certified Virginia Master Naturalist volunteer in the Southwestern Piedmont Chapter, has become the 11th VMN volunteer to achieve the 5,000 hour service milestone. She is the newest member…
Three Volunteers Tell Their Stories
Ivan Hiett has volunteered many hours at the Virginia Museum of Natural History, and he recently reached the milestone of 250 hours of service as a VMN volunteer. We invited…
Adolph White – A Friend of Nature
By Kathy Butler Springston. Kathy grew up on a Suffolk peanut farm, toting frogs through the woods. She wrote for several publications in Virginia and North Carolina, and now freelances from…