Laurels – Spring 2021
Each quarter, we invite VMN chapters to share stories of volunteers’ awards and accomplishments. Our Laurels posts are not only a way to provide recognition to those volunteers, but also…
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Virginia Master Naturalist Program 2020 Year In Review
Each year, VMN chapter leaders work hard on annual reports that compile their membership and volunteering statistics and describe some of their most impactful projects from the year. It’s exciting…
VMN 2020 Projects Make an Impact
Our chapters have been submitting stories of their impactful projects of 2020, and we have picked out a few to share in this newsletter issue. We’re so impressed with the…
VMN Program Recognizes Outstanding Volunteers and Impacts with Statewide Program Awards
We are thrilled to recognize the 2020 achievements of our VMN volunteers and chapters. Those achievements are especially laudable in light of all the challenges of 2020! Each of these…
VMN Laurels – Winter 2021
Ty Smith, VMN volunteer in the Central Piedmont Chapter, observing one of his herpetological finds. For additional inspiring stories of volunteer activities, see our post on 2020 Impactful Projects. Central…
Connecting with Nature in 2020: Photos and Reflections by Virginia Master Naturalist Volunteers
We invited Virginia Master Naturalist volunteers to share a photo to illustrate their connection to nature in 2020, the year of the global pandemic. Here we share their images and…
Holston Rivers Chapter Goes to the Movies
More than 160 people came to the Park Place Drive-in to watch the Holston River Master Naturalist’s showing of “Hidden Rivers”, a film about Southern Appalachian aquatic life. Photo by…
Laurels – Fall 2020
New Natural History Research Articles by Virginia Master Naturalists Banisteria, the journal of the Virginia Natural History Society is now completely electronic and Open Access. Articles are now posted on…
Kathy Fell Joins the VMN 5,000 Hours Circle
Kathy Fell, Certified Virginia Master Naturalist volunteer in the Southwestern Piedmont Chapter, has become the 11th VMN volunteer to achieve the 5,000 hour service milestone. She is the newest member…
Three Volunteers Tell Their Stories
Ivan Hiett has volunteered many hours at the Virginia Museum of Natural History, and he recently reached the milestone of 250 hours of service as a VMN volunteer. We invited…