Virginia Master Naturalist program stakeholders discuss ideas for new program priorities at one of four strategic planning workshops held in 2013. Virginia Master Naturalist volunteers, partners, and other program stakeholders…
Pictured from left to right: Katharine Snavely (VMN), Gale Knox (Hermitage Director), Bill Horner, Lucretia Fargo (VMN), Henry Leidheiser (VMN), Jonathan Norton (Buildings and Grounds Manager). Not pictured: Bill Fox…
A resident of Dogwood Village checks out the new bluebird box installed on the property by Virginia Master Naturalist volunteers. (Photo by Old Rag Chapter) By Julia (Julie) E. Connelly,…
Virginia Master Naturalists learn about Virginia’s natural resources, including woods, wildlife, and water, and conduct volunteer work to benefit those resources. These volunteers have just completed an annual butterfly count…
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…
Virginia Master Naturalist volunteers learn about beach and bay ecology at the 2014 Statewide Conference. Virginia Master Naturalist volunteers from across the Commonwealth came together September 26-28 at the Virginia…
This month’s featured volunteer project has educated more than 13,000 youths and adults since its inception seven years ago. Volunteer Clyde Marsteller (Historic Rivers Chapter) authored this retrospective on the…
The 2014 Virginia Master Naturalist photo contest took place at the Virginia Living Museum in Newport News. This year marked the third annual photo contest held at the statewide conference. …
This fall the Virginia Forest Landowner Education Program and Virginia Cooperative Extension (a VMN program sponsor) are hosting the 38th Annual Fall Forestry & Wildlife Field Tours. On these tours, you…
Whether you’re looking for the best practices in K–12 STEM education or ways to build partnerships between informal and formal science educators, the National Science Teachers Association has all the…
