November 2014

Are you interested in nature and wanting to volunteer to benefit the woods, wildlife, and waters of Virginia?  Eight of our VMN chapters are now accepting applications for their training courses for new volunteers starting in January or February.  See their websites for more information.  Some of the courses do fill quickly, so be sure to apply in advance.

Arlington Regional Chapter (based in Arlington): http://armn.org 
Central Piedmont Chapter (based in Buckingham, Cumberland, and Prince Edwards counties): http://www.virginiamasternaturalist.org/centralpiedmont.html
Historic Southside Chapter (based in Surry, Isle of Wight, Southampton, and Sussex counties): http://www.vmnhistoricsouthside.org 
Old Rag Chapter (based in Culpeper, Rappahannock, Madison, Greene, Orange, and the western portions of Fauquier): http://www.oldragmasternaturalists.org
Peninsula Chapter (based in Newport News, Hapton, Poquoson, Gloucester, and lower York counties): http://vmnpeninsula.weebly.com 
Pocahontas Chapter (based in Chesterfield County and the Richmond metro area): http://pocahontasvmn.org
Rivanna Chapter (based in Charlottesville and Albemarle County): http://vmn-rivanna.org 
Riverine Chapter (based in Hanover County and the Richmond metro area): http://riverinemn.org (applications due November 30!)
Southwestern Piedmont (based in Martinsville/Henry County): http://www.vmnh.net/virginia-master-naturalist-program (applications due December 16!)

This week, you’ll notice a familiar program when you visit Virginia Tech’s home page.  The Virginia Master Naturalist program is featured as one of three spotlight stories that will rotate on the University’s homepage for a period of three weeks.  The article itself,Virginia Master Naturalists serve as stewards, teachers, and citizen scientists, will remain on the VT website indefinitely.
We invite everyone to read this great article and to share it on your websites and through social media to spread the news about our program and the great work of our volunteers!