All our 2,000+ 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…
About the Contest This year, we held our seventh Virginia Master Naturalist photo contest, with categories for “Virginia Native Flora & Fungi”, “Virginia Native Wildlife”, “Virginia Native Landscapes”, “Virginia Native Macro…
Stonefly (Acroneuria sp.) by Rachel Caro, VMN-Holston Rivers Chapter Each year, the VMN program creates a special recertification pin to recognize those volunteers who have completed another 40 hours of…
This is an update on a project we have written about previously.Virginia Master Naturalist and public help is requested for an ongoing study of Eastern Spadefoot toads in Virginia. Very…
For DGIF’s Wildlife Viewing Plan, a wildlife viewer is someone who intentionally finds, observes, listens to, records, photographs, or interacts with wildlife or visits parks and natural areas because of…
Lee Hesler was a Certified VMN for 8+ years in the Pocahontas Chapter and was a leader both in that chapter and for the multi-chapter Vernal Pool Cooperative project. This…
A Project Learning Tree workshop is always full of hands-on activities! Photo by Page Hutchinson, VDOF. The Project Learning Tree curriculum uses hands-on activities to engage K-8 youth in learning…
Introducing Restore the Wild, a new membership initiative with the Virginia DGIF. By Jessica Ruthenberg, DGIF Watchable Wildlife Biologist and Chapter Co-Advisor for VMN-Tidewater Chapter DGIF Habitat Education Coordinator leads…
Like many of our chapters, the High Knob Chapter makes journaling part of their basic training course. They provide prompts to help trainees reflect upon the content they are learning.…
VMN volunteers attacked the invasive privet at Bald Knob Natural Area Preserve with enthusiasm and camaraderie. Photo by Rich Brager. By Rich Brager, VMN-Blue Ridge Foothills & Lakes Chapter On…
