Master Naturalist Training

Event Date: July 23, 2010, Application Deadline.
Location: Madison, VA
Contact: contact@oldragmasternaturalists.org
Sponsor: The program has five sponsoring agencies.

Description: Download a flyer about the class. The next training course begins August 12, 2010, and runs through November 18, 2010. Application deadline is July 23, 2010. Classes will be held on Thursday evenings, 6:00 – 9:30 p.m. at the Brightwood Ruritan Club clubhouse in Madison.  There will be five Saturday morning field trips in September and October at locations to be announced in class.

Download E-mail Application. Download Written Application.

Topics offered in the chapter’s 2010 training covered the core knowledge and skills that every naturalist needs to have:

• Introduction to the Virginia Master Naturalist Program
• Biodiversity
• Botany
• Climate and Weather
• Ecology
• Forests
• Geology and Hydrology
• Ichthyology
• Mammals, Herpetology and Amphibians
• Ornithology
• Research Methodology
• Water and Wetlands

More Information : Contact: Jack Price or Cathy Mayes.

Environmental Experiences for Early Childhood: Outdoor Learning Environments. 2010-10-11 — Registration deadline. If you are interested in educational programming for some of our youngest Virginians (age 3-6), then this is for you! 

Master Naturalist Training. July 23, 2010, Application Deadline. — (Click title for details.) The next training course is Aug. 12 through Nov. 18, 2010. Classes will be held on Thursday evenings, 6–9:30 p.m. at the Brightwood Ruritan Club clubhouse in Madison.  

Class IV of ORMN is launched!. 2010-08-19 — The fourth class began on August 12, 2010, with twelve members.   

Appalachian Trail Exotic Invasive Plant Management Project. 2010-08-02 — This project introduces volunteers including school children, summer camp groups, scouts and ofter recognized volunteer groups to invasive plant identification and removal along the Appalachian Trail. 

The Bluebird Trail. 2010-08-01 — One of our favorite projects for ORMN has been our Bluebird Trail at The Greene Hills Club.  Learn about how we set it up and monitor it.   

Denali National Park. 2010-07-29 — Denali National Park, created in 1917, has maintained its natural beauty with minimal human impact.    

Bald-Faced Hornets Feeding on Hummingbird Nectar. 2010-07-27 — A chapter member shares a close-up view. 

Chapter Begins Stewardship Project at Montpelier. 2008-05-23 — Old Rag Chapter began a long-term stewardship commitment to James Madison's Montpelier with an inaugural garlic mustard pull in the Old Growth forest. 

All Photos
Photo Essays:
Botany Field Trip to the Jones' Farm
Old Rag Chapter Classroom Training
Learning About Stream Assessment
Forestry Field Trip to Conway River Tract
Buck Hollow Garlic Mustard Pull