Laurels – Winter 2024
Adrienne Frank, VMN volunteer with the Historic Rivers Chapter, receives the Bald Cypress Award from the Friends of Dragon Run. Photo by Jeff Wright. VMN Receives the The Bald Cypress…
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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…
From Our Sponsors and Partners – Winter 2024 News
Explore the Wild with DWR –By Molly Kirk, Creative Content Manager & Editor, Virginia Wildlife, Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) has a mission to…
Laurels – Fall 2023
In Memoriam We remember two excellent naturalists and volunteers who have passed away this fall and will be very much missed. Guy Buford (left) volunteering for a stewardship project at…
It Takes a Village When Combatting Invasives
By Linda Hughes, Central Blue Ridge Chapter Several community members pitched in to do battle with invasive plants at Rockfish Valley Foundation’s Camille Trailhead September 14. The Invasive workday is a part…
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…
From Our Sponsors – Fall 2023 News
Figure 1. Poult/Hen ratio (2007-2023) with long term survey average. Graph provided by Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources. Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources: Wild Turkey Summer Brood Survey Results –By…
Our Very Viny 2024 VMN Recertification Pin
Virginia-creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia), drawn by VMN volunteer Rosalind “Ros” Reilly from the James River Chapter. This image was chosen to be the artwork for the 2024 VMN Recertification pin. Each…
An Osprey Rescue Tale
With binoculars, the VMN volunteer observed this osprey that was struggling to lift its wings. Photo by Jenna Villforth Veazey. The osprey was clearly injured. Photo by Jenna Villforth Veazey.…
From Our Sponsors and Partners – Summer 2023
From Virginia Cooperative Extension and the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources: Feral Hog Surveillance –By Jim Parkhurst, Associate Professor of Wildlife Science and Extension Wildlife Specialist, Virginia Cooperative Extension Populations of feral…