Program Policies – Virginia Master Naturalists

This document should be used by individual volunteers and by chapters. It details expectations for volunteer conduct, training, service projects, reporting, etc.  This newly revised version was released in August 2023.

This comprehensive document gives guidelines as to how long chapters should keep various kinds of documents before destroying them. There is also a section on Document Storage policies.

This document details each step of the chapter chartering process and is for use by Local Coordinating Committees and individuals interested in starting new chapters.

This document is for use at the chapter level. It details the statewide guidelines for chapter training courses. It also includes the core and complete sets of curriculum objectives for these courses.

This document is a template for use at the chapter level.  It details the duties of each officer and the Board of Directors for a chapter.  This is just a starting point; chapters should adapt it as needed. ​