Laurels – Summer 2016
VMN volunteer Nancy Barnhart (right) receives the National Park Service’s “George and Helen Hartzog Outstanding Volunteer Service Award” in June 2016. Photo courtesy of VMN-Historic Rivers Chapter. On June 14,…
Laurels – Spring 2016
Carol Zokaites talks with volunteers about karst at the first VMN statewide conference in 2008. Best Wishes to a VMN Steering Committee Member We would like to congratulation Carol Zokaites…
Laurels – Winter 2016
15 Eastern Shore VMN volunteers removed hundreds of plastic tree tubes and recorded survival rates of the tree species, contributing a total of 170 hours on the project. Photo by…
Laurels – Fall 2015
ANROSP 2015 award winners from naturalist programs in North Carolina, Virginia, Utah, and California. Photo by Alycia Crall. The Virginia Master Naturalist program won the 2015 award for “Outstanding Educational…
Laurels, Summer 2015
Each quarter in our Laurels post, we highlight accomplishments of our VMN volunteers, including awards received, noteworthy project impacts, and creative ideas. Our chapters submit these items for inclusion. If…
Laurels – Spring 2015
A monarch tag recovered in Mexico, a new trail built, and new awards and grants received are among the laurels we share this quarter. This monarch was tagged by Marie…
Laurels-Winter 2015
Recent award to the VMN program from the Alliance of Natural Resource Outreach and Service Programs. The Virginia Master Naturalist program received the 2014 “Outstanding Program Evaluation” award from the…
Laurels – Fall 2014
Elisabeth Wilkins (Peninsula Chapter) receives the 2014 Volunteer of the Year Award from the Virginia Master Naturalist program. Annual Awards to Volunteers and Chapters The 2014 Statewide Volunteer Conference and…