Welcome, Southern Piedmont Chapter!
VMN volunteers with the new Southern Piedmont Chapter have been organizing learning opportunities in their community through the Southside Online Naturalist Group (SONG), like this field session to learn about…
Diversity & Inclusion Working Group Update
A subset of the VMN Diversity & Inclusion Working Group in an online meeting, August 2021. By Michelle Prysby, VMN Program Director One of our major projects this year in…
Fairfax Chapter Makes Donation, Issues Challenge
By Marilyn Parks, VMN-Fairfax Chapter Some people give because it feels good. Others give to make an impact. The Fairfax Chapter benefitted from both with our recent $5,000 donation to…
It Is Always a Good Time to Be on the Lookout for Ticks: How to Avoid and Manage These Troublesome Pests
By Daniel Frank, Director, Virginia Tech Pesticide Programs [This article was originally published in VTPP Quarterly: A Newsletter from Virginia Tech Pesticide Programs. It is used here with permission from the…
For National Volunteer Week: A Thank You from Virginia Cooperative Extension
National Volunteer Week 2021 is April 18-24, and, as part of the celebration, leaders of Virginia Cooperative Extension and its many volunteer programs thank our volunteers for their tremendous contributions.
VMN 2020 Projects Make an Impact
Our chapters have been submitting stories of their impactful projects of 2020, and we have picked out a few to share in this newsletter issue. We’re so impressed with the…
Connecting with Nature in 2020: Photos and Reflections by Virginia Master Naturalist Volunteers
We invited Virginia Master Naturalist volunteers to share a photo to illustrate their connection to nature in 2020, the year of the global pandemic. Here we share their images and…
Holston Rivers Chapter Goes to the Movies
More than 160 people came to the Park Place Drive-in to watch the Holston River Master Naturalist’s showing of “Hidden Rivers”, a film about Southern Appalachian aquatic life. Photo by…
Report Your Fox Squirrel Sightings!
An eastern fox squirrel captured on a trail camera. Photo by Marissa Guill. Counties of focus for the southeastern fox squirrel. Map contributed by Marissa Guill. By Marissa Guill, graduate…
Kathy Fell Joins the VMN 5,000 Hours Circle
Kathy Fell, Certified Virginia Master Naturalist volunteer in the Southwestern Piedmont Chapter, has become the 11th VMN volunteer to achieve the 5,000 hour service milestone. She is the newest member…