Laurels – Spring 2025

ARMN Ozone Bioindicator Garden, July 3, 2024, taken by Barbara Hoffheins. Arlington Regional Master Naturalist Ozone Bioindicator Garden 2025 marks the fifth year that the Arlington Regional Master Naturalist chapter…

Laurels – Summer 2024

Holston Rivers Master Naturalists and Hungry Mother State Park organize “Life’s Extras Birding Celebration” –Contributed by Tanya Hall, Hungry Mother State Park and VMN-Holston Rivers Chapter ​The Holston Rivers Virginia…

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…

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…

Laurels – Summer 2023

​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…

Laurels – Spring 2023

“Please Don’t Roll My Rocks” by Virginia Greene is the artwork for the next Restore the Wild sticker from VDWR. Two Superlative Headwaters Trainees By night (at least on Tuesdays…

Laurels – Winter 2023

Cover art for “The Boy Who Could Bee” VMN Volunteer Roger Gosden Publishes a New Book for Young Adults ​Our Virginia Master Naturalist volunteers are multi-talented, and many of them…

Laurels – Fall 2022

Shea Megale and Tom Ligon with their Water Quality Special Team Award from the Prince William Soil and Water Conservation District. Merrimac Farm Volunteers Tom Ligon and Shea Megale Earn…

Laurels – Summer 2022

​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…

Laurels – Spring 2022

​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…