Cohort VII (aka Cohort Zoom) has now completed the indoor portion of our required 40 training hours and the final exam, but the field hours have been hard to come by due to pandemic safety concerns. Now, thanks to our intrepid leader, Peggy Plass, we are finally logging some outdoor hours. Our first field trip of…
Greetings from Cohort VII Our eager swarm of 25 got together on a windy Feb 27, 2020 evening for our initial class at Bridgewater College. At this intro session we “broke bread”, got to know some of our fellow mates, met some of the HMN officers and got the lay of the future land from…
Get some CE from VMN State Program Coordinator Michelle Prysby Virginia Master Naturalist Program Director Michelle Prysby presented the webinar Monarch Butterflies: Biology, Ecology & Conservation hosted by Wild Virginia on the evening of April 19th. You can find a recording of the webinar linked HERE. This informative hour and a half-long program has been…
On Saturday, February 20, several HMNers were treated to a Zoom introduction to the CoCoRaHS organization by the Augusta/Rockingham coordinator, Tommy Le Beau. Despite a slight snag at the beginning (this was Elaine’s first time as Zoom host) it was an enjoyable presentation. Karen Milne, Peggy Plass, and John Bauman Zoomed in. Jean Stephens had internet…
Photo: by coastalliving.com Looking Ahead… Hello, VMNs. The web page for the 2020 VMN Statewide Conference and Training is now available! The dates for the conference will be Friday, September 11, through Sunday, 13, 2020. At the top of the page, the latest updates are listed. Today, we have event dates, venue and lodging information. We…
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