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. .... more
Project Montpelier
The site is one of the few existing Old Growth Forests on the east coast which, over the years, invasive plants have encroached upon. .... more
Forestry Field Trip
The Chapter visits Jim Ballard's 100-acre wooded tract. .... more
Chapter Trainees Learn About Stream Monitoring
On October 13, 2007, the current class of trainees for the Old Rag Master Naturalist Chapter attended a field trip to learn about stream assessment. .... more
Photo by Richard Lykes.
Volunteer Projects
Our chapter, working with our sponsors and partners, is developing a list of potential projects in which our members can choose to participate. All projects must be approved by the chapter to count toward the volunteering commitment of the participating member. The following projects have been approved, and more are being developed:
Adopt-an-Outcrop
Appalachian Trail Annual Water Resources Sampling
Appalachian Trail Invasive Removal
Big Meadow Invasives Management (Save the Meadow)
Bluebird Box Monitoring
Butterfly Count
Chapter Outreach
Chestnut ID - PATC
Clean Streams Day
Cornell's Project Feeder Watch
Frogwatch
Montpelier/James Madison Landmark Forest Invasive Management Program
Rain Barrel Workshop
Rain Garden
Rappahannock Elementary Junior Naturalists
Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Rural Madison Macro-Invertebrate Stream Monitoring
Rural Madison Tree Identification at Hoover Ridge Nature Trail
Smith Bluebird Trail
Stream Watch
Upper Rappahannock River Watershed Stream Monitoring Program
Virginia Cooperative Extension – Madison Office
What Makes Trillium Happy?
Whitney State Forest Plant Survey
Wildlife Action Plan and Wildlife Mapping - DGIF
Wildlife Habitat Open House
Volunteer Opportunities with State Agencies
For a document that outlines some of the many possible projects available with the state agencies that are sponsoring this program, click here.
Wildlife Habitat Open House.
2009-02-07 — One-stop shopping for habitat information! Saturday, Feb. 7, 10 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
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.
Project Montpelier.
2008-02-11 — The site is one of the few existing Old Growth Forests on the east coast which, over the years, invasive plants have encroached upon.
Forestry Field Trip.
2007-11-10 — The Chapter visits Jim Ballard's 100-acre wooded tract.
Chapter Trainees Learn About Stream Monitoring.
2007-10-13 — On October 13, 2007, the current class of trainees for the Old Rag Master Naturalist Chapter attended a field trip to learn about stream assessment.
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