Benthic Macros Monitoring

Andrea Dono, Adrie Voors and Pete Cooper enjoying a day of monitoring along the Middle River. Photo by Andrea Dono. Master Naturalists and certified benthic macroinvertebrate monitors Adrie Voors and Andrea Dono joined Friends of the Middle River’s Pete Cooper to assess the water quality of the Middle River at Honeysuckle Hill. Monitors are assigned…

New Plant Resource on Milkweed!

We are pleased to share from Virginia Working Landscapes the launch of their brand-new Milkweed in Virginia: Identification Guide. While many are familiar with Common Milkweed and Butterfly Weed, did you know that Virginia is home to up to 14 different Milkweed species? This guide features six of the lesser-known species that you may come…

Online Course: Community Science for Monarch Conservation

Community Science for Monarch Conservation is a free, self-paced online course from the Monarch Joint Venture designed to inspire and equip people to contribute to monarch butterfly conservation through community science. Hosted on the Monarch NECTAR Hub, this engaging 2 hour course features videos and downloadable resources from several community science organizations from across North America to…

Finding My Niche

I’ve been a Master Naturalist since 2019. While I’m usually drawn to citizen and community science projects, the opportunity to collaborate with Augusta County Parks and Recreation was one I couldn’t pass up. When I heard they were interested in partnering with our chapter, I knew I wanted to be involved. Natural Chimneys Park is…