Aquatic Invertebrate Art Show
Stonefly (Acroneuria sp.) by Rachel Caro, VMN-Holston Rivers Chapter Each year, the VMN program creates a special recertification pin to recognize those volunteers who have completed another 40 hours of…
Join Other Environmental Educators at the 2020 VAEE Conference!
The 2020 VAEE Conference has a lot to offer Virginia Master Naturalists! On Wednesday, Feb. 26 there will be many outdoor workshops and classes such as “Wandering the Winter Woods”…
Searching for Spadefoots
This is an update on a project we have written about previously.Virginia Master Naturalist and public help is requested for an ongoing study of Eastern Spadefoot toads in Virginia. Very…
A Plan for Wildlife Viewing
For DGIF’s Wildlife Viewing Plan, a wildlife viewer is someone who intentionally finds, observes, listens to, records, photographs, or interacts with wildlife or visits parks and natural areas because of…
Remembering Lee Hesler
Lee Hesler was a Certified VMN for 8+ years in the Pocahontas Chapter and was a leader both in that chapter and for the multi-chapter Vernal Pool Cooperative project. This…
Project Learning Tree Will Come to You
A Project Learning Tree workshop is always full of hands-on activities! Photo by Page Hutchinson, VDOF. The Project Learning Tree curriculum uses hands-on activities to engage K-8 youth in learning…
2019 Statewide Conference Registrations Continue
Registration update: As of Monday, July 30, we still have space for at least 25 more attendees. By our count, 14 of 36 total sessions are filled. There are sessions…
Teamwork Wins Again – Bald Knob Natural Area Preserve invasive species removal
VMN volunteers attacked the invasive privet at Bald Knob Natural Area Preserve with enthusiasm and camaraderie. Photo by Rich Brager. By Rich Brager, VMN-Blue Ridge Foothills & Lakes Chapter On…
VMN Photo Contest Underway
“Eagles on Ice” by Mark Dolfi (VMN-Pocahontas Chapter) was awarded First Place in the category of Virginia Fauna in 2018. Digital photography is a skill used in many citizen science…
Citizen Science as Interpretive Events: Of BioBlitzes and City Nature Challenges
This article was written and contributed by Alonso Abugattas, a naturalist and environmental educator in the Washington, D.C. area. and the natural resources manager for Arlington County’s Department of Parks and…