Each year, previously certified VMN volunteers who complete another 40 hours of approved volunteer service and 8 hours of approved continuing education earn a unique recertification pin for that year. In…
By Emily Gianfortoni, VMN volunteer, Riverine ChapterRiverine Chapter VMN Establishment and the Early Years of the Chapter Beginnings: In 2006 Colleen Calderwood, Hanover County Cooperative Extension Agent at the time, recruited…
–Contributors: Cynthia Edwards and Henry McBurney (VMN-Historic Southside Chapter), Susan Crockett and Susan Walton (VMN-Middle Peninsula Chapter) Many of our Virginia Master Naturalist chapters are working to engage more diverse…
Flyer announcing the Native Plant Garden Open House organized by Sheryl Smith, VMN-Riverine Chapter. One of the native plant gardens on the tour. The tour description said, “This native plant/pollinator…
The 2023 recertification pin, earned by VMN volunteers who complete at least 40 hours of approved volunteer service and 8 hours of approved continuing education during 2022, will be an…
VMN volunteer Terri Mewborn. Terri started with the VMN program in the Merrimac Farm Chapter and has since led efforts to launch the new Southern Piedmont Chapter. Photo by Virginia…
VMN volunteer Camille Grabb investigating a mushroom at Belle Isle State Park. Photo by Anne Clewell, VMN Northern Neck Chapter. Contributed by Marilyn Parks, VMN Fairfax Chapter, and Mary Jane…
A flower fly, Spilomyia longicornis. Photo by VMN volunteer Bruce Grimes. Contributed by Paul Super, Science Coordinator at the Appalachian Highlands Science Learning Center in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.…
VMN volunteers in the Riverine Chapter have been improving the green infrastructure of Bryan Park in Richmond through tree plantings, native plant gardens, and invasive species management. They also regularly…
Update Your Profile on Better Impact All VMN volunteers are asked to log on to Better Impact, our new volunteer management system, without delay! As of today, 2,166 VMN volunteers…
