About this Webinar Series
In addition to our normal monthly Continuing Education webinar series, in Spring 2020 we added a “High Five from Nature” series. Most of the presenters for this series are Virginia Master Naturalist volunteers.
In each webinar, we go over five species or concepts on a theme. These are somewhat informal webinars of varying lengths, from 20 minutes to an hour. They focus on Virginia species and on seasonal observations.
Five Frogs to Learn by Ear
With Michelle Prysby, Program Director, Virginia Master Naturalist Program
Monday, April 6, 2020
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Virginia is For Frogs resources from VDGIF
Virginia Herpetological Society frog listing
Pondering Pines (5+3 Pine Species of Virginia)
With Ellen Powell, Conservation Education Coordinator, Virginia Department of Forestry
Thursday, April 9, 2020
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Virginia Tech Dendrology site mentioned in the video
Five Native Shrubs
With Jim McGlone, Urban Forest Conservationist, Virginia Department of Forestry
Monday, April 13, 2020
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Five Dragonflies
With Emily Luebke, VMN-Rivanna Chapter volunteer and nature photographer
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
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Five Spring Butterflies to Look for Now
With Terri Keffert, Virginia Master Naturalist Volunteer Coordinator
Thursday, April 23, 2020
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And, for more from Terri on butterfly identification, watch her 2017 Butterfly Identification: Beyond the Basics webinar or check out the documents below.
Handout – Resources for Butterflies (compiled by Terri Keffert, June 2017)
Handout – Butterfly Identification: Beyond the Basics presentation notes (from the PowerPoint, 2017)
Five Measures of Stream Quality That Have Nothing To Do With Water
With Rikki Lucas, Biogeochemist and VMN-Central Rappahannock Chapter volunteer
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
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Five Pollinator Plants
With Carol Heiser, Habitat Education Coordinator, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
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Resource list document by Carol Heiser
Five Ferns
With Kit Sheffield, Certified Virginia Master Naturalist volunteer, Fairfax Chapter
Tuesday, May 5, 2020
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Five Damselflies
With Don Coram, Certified Virginia Master Naturalist volunteer, Fairfax Chapter
Monday, May 18, 2020
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Five Butterfly Mimics
With Chris Allgyer, Certified Virginia Master Naturalist Volunteer, High Knob Chapter
Wednesday, June 10, 2020
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Five Invasive Insect Pests
With Gwen Pote, Certified Virginia Master Naturalist volunteer, Central Rappahannock Chapter
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
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Five Songbirds on the Move: Birds that breed in Virginia and winter in the tropics
With Carolyn Sedgwick, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
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Find extra resources from the presenter
Five Steps To a Pollinator Garden
With Kathy Fell, Certified VMN Volunteer, Southwestern Piedmont Chapter
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
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View the slides from this presentation
Five Fascinating Facets of Dragonfly and Damselfly Evolution
With Becky Strode, Certified VMN Volunteer, Fairfax Chapter
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
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Five Native Perennials for Shade
With Sheryl Smith, VMN Volunteer, Riverine Chapter
Wednesday, August 11, 12:00 pm
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