Discovering Plants in New Places
Plant press with golden ragwort (Packera aurea) sample. Photo by Ashley DeCarme. Southern twayblade (Listera australis), a native orchid. Photo by Ashley DeCarme, VMN – Peninsula Chapter –By Ashley DeCarme,…
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Laurels – Spring 2018
Joanne Hutton, 2017 Bill Thomas Volunteer Award winner. Photo by Bill Browning, VMN-Arlington Regional Chapter. ARMN Member Joanne Hutton Receives Bill Thomas Outstanding Park Service Volunteer Award –Submitted by Kasha…
Virginia Master Naturalists in 2017 – An Infographic
Virginia Master Naturalists continued to increase their service again in 2017 for the benefit of Virginia’s natural resources! Download our 2017 infographic as a PDFDownload our 2017 infographic as a…
“Digitizing Virginia’s Herbaria for Research and Education” celebrates successful first year with Virginia Master Naturalists
The online herbarium transcription page for VMN volunteers at www.notesfromnature.org. By Andrea Weeks, Associate Professor and Director of the Ted R. Bradley Herbarium, George Mason University In Fall 2016, a…
The Tsar of BRFAL
By Rich Brager, VMN-Blue Ridge Foothills and Lakes Chapter The Blue Ridge Foothills and Lakes Chapter (BRFAL) of the Virginia Master Naturalists is extremely lucky to have our own Tsar. …
Laurels for Winter 2018
Each season, we recognize VMN achievements in the Laurels section of our newsletter. This time, there are LOTS of achievements to note. They are not in any particular order, so…
2017 Virginia Master Naturalist Year in Review
New VMN trainees in Arlington compare a newly restored stream to an eroded stream at Zachary Taylor Nature Area. Photo by Geneviève de Messières (VMN-Arlington Regional Chapter). We have been…
Laurels – Fall 2017
Some of the wildlife artifacts on display at Pleasant Grove. Photo by Walter Hussey, VMN-Rivanna Chapter. VMNs Make a Difference at Pleasant GroveContributed by Walter Hussey, VMN-Rivanna Chapter Pleasant Grove…
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…
“Rules-of-Thumb” for Poison Ivy Identification by the ITCHY Project
Text by Dr. John G. Jelesko, Virginia Tech facultyImages by Andrew Huang, Virginia Tech student Summer is in full swing, and so is the risk of poison ivy…