Recertification Pin Artwork History
VMN recertification pins, 2011-2023. There was no pin for 2021.
Since 2011, we recognize Virginia Master Naturalist volunteers who have completed all the requirements to become re-certified with a special species pin based on original artwork. Below is the list of species and artists for each year, along with the drawings or photographs that were used as the basis for the pins.
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2011
Species: Virginia Big-eared Bat (Corynorhinus (= Plecotus) townsendii virginianus), Virginia’s State Bat Artist: Carl “Spike” Knuth (retired, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries) |
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2012 |
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2013
Species: Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis), Virginia’s State Freshwater Fish Artist: Repp Glaettli (VMN-Rivanna Chapter) |
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2014
Species: Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica) Artist: Lara Call Gastinger (VMN-Rivanna Chapter and chief illustrator for the Flora of Virginia) |
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2015
Species: Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis), Virginia’s State Bird Artist: Polly Ward Mercker (VMN-Northern Neck Chapter) |
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2016
Species: Atlantic Coast Leopard Frog (Lithobates kauffeldi) Artist: Stephanie Schmuck (VMN-Historic Rivers Chapter) |
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2017
Species: Woodland Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) Artist: Kathy Fell (VMN-Southwestern Piedmont Chapter) |
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2018
Species: Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica), Virginia’s State Shell Photographer: Felice Bond (VMN-Historic Rivers Chapter) |
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2019
Species: American Chestnut (Castanea dentata) Artist: Linda Duncan (VMN-Old Rag Chapter) |
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2020
Species: Stonefly (Acroneuria sp.) Artist: Rachel Caro (VMN-Holston Rivers Chapter) 2022
Geological Feature: Virginia’s Watersheds Artist: Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources 2023
Species: Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana) Artist: Deborah Humphries (VMN-Historic Rivers Chapter) |
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