The Roanoke Chapter of the Virginia Master Naturalists is accepting applications for the 2011 Course that will begin on Tuesday, February 15. Classes will be on Tuesday evenings from 6 – 9:15 PM with some Saturday field trips. Cost of the course is $100.00. Please contact Dennis McCarthy with the Virginia Division of Forestry at…
Last Saturday, members of the our chapter met at the Icimani Adventure Center and identified trees. The identified trees were marked with signs that included a picture of its leaf and a short description. We are going to return to the Icimani Adventure Center this Saturday to identify more trees. The final step of the…
What? Attend this one day training to qualify as an ambassador for reptile and amphibian conservation in Virginia. Virginia Master Naturalist Tim Christensen (Historic Rivers Chapter) and the Virginia Herpetological Society have put together this train-the-trainer opportunity specifically for Master Naturalists. You will leave the training with the knowledge and materials to give presentations on…
From March 22 to December 31, volunteers from around the world will participate in World Water Monitoring Day (WWMD). Anyone with an interest in water quality is encouraged to participate. The event centers on testing four key water quality parameters: temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, and turbidity. The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality is distributing free…
The Virginia Department of Forestry is looking for VMN volunteers to help them with their forest improvement project at the New Kent Forestry Center. Through this project, superior loblolly seed is collected in order to grow a new generation of pine seediLngs that will be used for reforestation projects across the state. The work takes…