Rivanna Chapter volunteers surveying butterflies in Albemarle County. Photo by Rebecca English. By Terri Keffert, VMN Volunteer Coordinator and co-leader of the Rivanna Master Naturalist Chapter’s annual butterfly count Butterfly…
A few of the very dedicated volunteers of the Alleghany Highlands Chapter! All our VMN volunteers are contributing a lot to benefit their communities and Virginia’s natural resources, but we…
Art and Elizabeth Bailie (VMN-Roanoke Valley Chapter) man the chapter’s booth at Roanoke’s Go Outside Festival, teaching visitors about aquatic invertebrates. Connecting with the Public at GO FestThe VMN-Roanoke Chapter…
Bobcat caught on film at York River State Park. Image by VMN-Historic Rivers Chapter. By Portia Belden, Certified Virginia Master Naturalist volunteer, Historic Rivers Chapter It’s an amazing feat to…
By Emily D. Thorne, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation Graduate Student, Virginia Tech Spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius). Image provided by Emily Thorne. Captured spotted skunk. Photo by Emily Thorne. What…
By Monica S. Hoel and Tanya Hall, VMN-Holston Rivers Chapter Recording data for the Hungry Mother BioBlitz. Image by Tanya Hall. On the weekend of April 23-24,2016, Hungry Mother State…
VMN volunteer Nancy Barnhart (right) receives the National Park Service’s “George and Helen Hartzog Outstanding Volunteer Service Award” in June 2016. Photo courtesy of VMN-Historic Rivers Chapter. On June 14,…
Carol Zokaites talks with volunteers about karst at the first VMN statewide conference in 2008. Best Wishes to a VMN Steering Committee Member We would like to congratulation Carol Zokaites…
Headwaters Chapter volunteers visit one of the pollinator gardens created through their chapter focus project. For several years, a few of our VMN chapters have done chapter “focus projects” –…
Maintaining and monitoring bluebird nest boxes in partnership with the Virginia Bluebird Society is an extremely popular project for Virginia Master Naturalist volunteers all over the state. Over the years, VMN…
