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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
This article was written and contributed by Alonso Abugattas, a naturalist and environmental educator in the Washington, D.C. area. and the natural resources manager for Arlington County’s Department of Parks and…
This article was written and contributed by Lisa Reagan, a Virginia Master Naturalist volunteer in the Historic Rivers Chapter. Congratulations to Lisa on her find, and for maintaining habitat that allowed…
