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…
An interview with George Braxton, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
I first met George Braxton last December, just a few weeks after he was hired into the new role of Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at the Virginia Department of Wildlife…
Nature Through the Lens: 2019 VMN Photo Contest Results
About the Contest This year, we held our seventh Virginia Master Naturalist photo contest, with categories for “Virginia Native Flora & Fungi”, “Virginia Native Wildlife”, “Virginia Native Landscapes”, “Virginia Native Macro…
Aquatic Invertebrate Art Show
Stonefly (Acroneuria sp.) by Rachel Caro, VMN-Holston Rivers Chapter Each year, the VMN program creates a special recertification pin to recognize those volunteers who have completed another 40 hours of…
Searching for Spadefoots
This is an update on a project we have written about previously.Virginia Master Naturalist and public help is requested for an ongoing study of Eastern Spadefoot toads in Virginia. Very…
A Plan for Wildlife Viewing
For DGIF’s Wildlife Viewing Plan, a wildlife viewer is someone who intentionally finds, observes, listens to, records, photographs, or interacts with wildlife or visits parks and natural areas because of…
Remembering Lee Hesler
Lee Hesler was a Certified VMN for 8+ years in the Pocahontas Chapter and was a leader both in that chapter and for the multi-chapter Vernal Pool Cooperative project. This…
Project Learning Tree Will Come to You
A Project Learning Tree workshop is always full of hands-on activities! Photo by Page Hutchinson, VDOF. The Project Learning Tree curriculum uses hands-on activities to engage K-8 youth in learning…
Teamwork Wins Again – Bald Knob Natural Area Preserve invasive species removal
VMN volunteers attacked the invasive privet at Bald Knob Natural Area Preserve with enthusiasm and camaraderie. Photo by Rich Brager. By Rich Brager, VMN-Blue Ridge Foothills & Lakes Chapter On…