2018 Virginia Master Naturalist Year in Review
VMN-New River Valley volunteer dons wings to educate community members about pollinators and their habitat at the 2018 Hokie BugFest. Photo contributed by Judy Kirwan, VMN-New River Valley Chapter. We…
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Featuring the American Chestnut: 2019 Recertification Pin Artwork
The artwork for the 2019 Virginia Master Naturalist recertification pin is by Linda Duncan, VMN member in the Old Rag Chapter. It features a chestnut branch with leaves, burr, and…
Laurels – Fall 2018
Suzanne Moss waves from The Nature Bus before it departs on a VMN conference field trip. Photo by M. Prysby. The Nature Bus Comes to the VMN Statewide Conference We…
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…
Not Your Everyday Snake Encounter
Black rat snakes mating in the laundry room. Image by Sheila Barnett, VMN-Riverine Chapter. By Sheila Barnett, VMN-Riverine Chapter Spring is mating season. Earlier this month we found three black…
Virginia Master Naturalist volunteers publish guide to Virginia’s poisonous plants
Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) is one of the poisonous plants highlighted in the new guidebook. Photo by Brenda Clements Jones, VMN-Old Rag Chapter. Originally published as press release by Krista Timney,…
Laurels – Summer 2018
Sharp-shinned Hawk on Chincoteague by Judy Jones, VMN-Historic Rivers Chapter. Laurels for Judy Jones, Nature Photographer and Past President of Historic Rivers ChapterBy Shirley Devan, VMN-Historic Rivers Chapter In 2008,…
“Eye” Want You To Know
Marie Majarov, sporting her hat for sun protection! Photo by Milan Majarov. –By Marie Majarov, VMN-Shenandoah Chapter Editor’s Note: The subject of this article is unusual for The Pollinator, but…
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,…
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…