New Volunteer in the Middle Peninsula Chapter Gets Off to a Great Start

–Contributed by Luann Johnson, VMN-Middle Peninsula Chapter​ David Yeager is one of the newest trainees in the VMN-Middle Peninsula Chapter, having graduated earlier this year. Little did the chapter leaders…

Celebrating Our VMN 2023 Program Award Winners

​We are thrilled to announce the winners of the Virginia Master Naturalist 2023 awards for: VMN New Volunteer of the Year VMN Chapter Advisor of the Year VMN Chapter Leader…

Forging Connections – A VMN Volunteer Boosts His Interpretive Skills

Rebecca Whalen, Chief Ranger of Visitor Experience at PSP, and Jeff DeHoff, VMN Pocahontas Chapter, discuss interpretation of raptors found at Pocahontas State Park. Photo by Jeff DeHoff. Leaders of…

Celebrating Our VMN 2022 Statewide Award Winners

We are thrilled to announce the winners of the Virginia Master Naturalist 2022 awards for: VMN New Volunteer of the Year VMN Chapter Advisor of the Year VMN Chapter Leader…

Recognizing our VMN 2021 Statewide Award Winners

We are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2021 awards for: VMN New Volunteer of the Year VMN Chapter Advisor of the Year VMN Chapter Leader of the Year…

VMN Program Recognizes Outstanding Volunteers and Impacts with Statewide Program Awards

We are thrilled to recognize the 2020 achievements of our VMN volunteers and chapters.  Those achievements are especially laudable in light of all the challenges of 2020!  Each of these…

VMN Volunteers Recognized with 2019 Statewide Program Awards

All our 2,000+ volunteers are contributing a lot to benefit their communities and Virginia’s natural resources!  At the state level, we try to recognize our volunteers through certificates, pins, newsletter…

VMN Volunteers Recognized with 2018 Statewide Program Awards

All our 1,800+ volunteers are contributing a lot to benefit their communities and Virginia’s natural resources!  At the state level, we try to recognize our volunteers through certificates, pins, newsletter…

VMN Volunteers Recognized With Statewide Awards

Bill Blair (left) and Daina Henry (right), two of our 2017 statewide award winners. Virginia Master Naturalists are a rather impressive bunch of people, dedicating extraordinary amounts of time and…