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…
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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…
From Our Sponsors and Partners – Spring 2020
From the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries VDGIF has launched a new fishing challenge this spring called the Virginia Trout Slam Challenge. It is a challenge for anglers…
Laurels – Spring 2020
Page Hutchinson (chapter advisor, VMN-Rivanna Chapter) was awarded the VAEE Outstanding Educator award at the Virginia Association for Environmental Education conference in February. Photo by M. Prysby Rivanna Chapter Advisor…
Virginia Master Naturalist 2019 Year in Review
We are busy in the VMN state office reading through the annual reports from our chapters. Chapter leaders work hard on these reports to compile the membership and volunteering statistics…
Laurels – Winter 2020
As part of their 10th anniversary celebration, VMN-Pocahontas chapter members conducted a survey of reptiles and amphibians at Pocahontas State Park. Photo by VMN-Pocahontas Chapter. The VMN-Pocahontas Chapter 10th anniversary…
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…
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…