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Virginia Master Naturalists are volunteer educators, citizen scientists, and stewards helping Virginia conserve and manage natural resources
and public lands. The Old Rag Chapter serves the counties of Culpeper, Fauquier, Greene, Madison, Orange, and Rappahannock.
For most of history, man has had to fight nature to survive; in this century he is beginning to realize that, in order to survive, he must protect it. |
Class X Goes on First Field Trip to
Carolyn Smith's Monarch Lab and Chapter Members Go For CE Hours |
IMPORTANT NOTICES !!
ALERT!!! GIANT HOGWEED SPOTTED IN VIRGINIA. MORE HERE.
and check Socrates Project for more information (click on the button at top of this page)
and check Socrates Project for more information (click on the button at top of this page)
Important Coronavirus Messages
Old Rag members, although we are now in Phase III and have the possibility of having face-to-face-meetings again, the composition of our membership is still in the age category where we need to take extreme caution. Feel free to work on approved projects and especially all the projects you can do at home and listed on this website, but caution is the operative word. The training committee is continuing to work with Class X, and we hope perhaps this fall the program can resume. Until a vaccine is made available, we will continue to volunteer in difficult times. Please stay safe. We will keep you informed.
Barry Buschow, President ORMN
Updated VMN Coronavirus Guidance
from Michelle Prysby regarding Meetings, Volunteer Projects, and Certification requirements relevant to Coronavirus Restrictions
Chesapeake Monitoring Guidance statement
SNP UPDATE - Link for current COVID-19 guidance
Old Rag members, although we are now in Phase III and have the possibility of having face-to-face-meetings again, the composition of our membership is still in the age category where we need to take extreme caution. Feel free to work on approved projects and especially all the projects you can do at home and listed on this website, but caution is the operative word. The training committee is continuing to work with Class X, and we hope perhaps this fall the program can resume. Until a vaccine is made available, we will continue to volunteer in difficult times. Please stay safe. We will keep you informed.
Barry Buschow, President ORMN
Updated VMN Coronavirus Guidance
from Michelle Prysby regarding Meetings, Volunteer Projects, and Certification requirements relevant to Coronavirus Restrictions
Chesapeake Monitoring Guidance statement
SNP UPDATE - Link for current COVID-19 guidance
UPCOMING EVENTS and Chapter News
New Nature Quiz Question Posted for the Week of September 19
New Feature: Meet Our Members--interviews with ORMN members
Check here to read interview with Jack Price.
Check here to read interview with Jack Price.
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External Events
September 14 - 25 Celebrate Migration This year, the Cornell Lab Visitor Center open its doors to the community virtually with two weeks of online programming! Check out this year's virtual event at Celebrate Migration. September 26. Virginia Bioblitz sponsored by Virginia Academy of Science Record biodiversity in your world! Spend at least 30 minutes in site of your choosing recording whatever species you encounter and sending in photos via iNaturalist app. To register: https://sites.google.com/view/virginiabioblitz/home October 2nd at 1:30 PM Virginia Conservation Network welcomes Dr. J Drew Lanham, an ornithologist, conservationist, and distinguished professor at Clemson University. Please join us for a virtual conversation with Dr. Lanham on Friday, October 2nd at 1:30 pm. Free. Register Here. October 3rd, 9 am to Noon Friends of the Rappahannock: Nature Photography Class And much, much more - check out other events on our Upcoming Events page. 
"The Bird-Safe Buildings Act: How to Save 1 Billion Birds from Collisions." You can access the full recording of the webinar here. In addition, check out all of ABC’s webinars, collected in this YouTube playlist.
The recording of last week's "Healthier Streams for a Healthier Community" webinar walk & talk with Charles Smith & JoAnne Fiebe is now available on our YouTube channel!
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Chapter News and Events
The newly constituted ORMN Communications Committeeneed volunteers (this means you) for a number of outreach, public relations, and internal communications activities. Check out some of these FUN activities here.
Interested? Contact Jeff Stehm Results of Website Survey
See results and responses here September Chapter Newsletter
Thanks to Charlene Uhl and Bonnie Beers we have launched a Monthly Chapter Newsletter See the first edition here. This newsletter will be distributed via email to members of the public who have signed up for our email list, and to Chapter Members. October 12, 6:30 p.m.
ORMN Members Meeting via Zoom Public Welcome - Speaker will be Stephanie DeNicola from Culpeper Soil and Water Conservation District November 2, 10 a.m. ORMN Board of Directors Meeting via Zoom Members Only December 14, 6:30 p.m. ORMN Members Meeting via Zoom Public Welcome - Speaker TBD Class X to start official (virtual) classes on September 21
The official curriculum for Class X is getting underway on September 21 with virtual class meetings via Zoom. The first three or four sessions will be offered virtually from September through November. The remainder of the classes are being planned for January through March of 2021. Contact Bonnie Beers or Kathleen Aucoin for info. Message from Michelle Prysby
Greetings VMN volunteers-- Thank you all for all you are doing in your VMN roles this year! You have put in an impressive 69,000 hours of volunteer service this year. Wow! In light of the pandemic, we are making some changes to volunteer enrollment and certification procedures for this year. You can find the new procedures here. Please continue to stay safe and healthy! Michelle Prysby, VMN Program Director and Extension Associate Virginia Tech Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation Sponsor and Partner News
Culpeper Soil & Water Conservation District
August Update |
Other Nature News
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Docile Copperheads? Read all about it.
Climate Clock - Time is Ticking
The pandemic stilled human activity. What did this ‘anthropause’ mean for wildlife?
Read About It Here Tick Surveillance and Control Lagging in U.S., Study Shows
Article and Role of Citizen Science: Article and Research Plants added to Virginia's Noxious Weed List: Ailanthus, Porcelainberry, Oriental bittersweet, Mile-a-minute, Hydrilla, and Incised fumewort Blue Ridge Prism article |
Nature Activities from Home
To see activities you can do from home - Click Here
White Oak Genetics and Tree Improvement Program
VMN volunteers can help with collecting acorns from throughout Virginia. All they need from each person who chooses to participate is a one-gallon plastic bag filled with acorns collected from the ground from under one tree.
Visit the project website to learn more
VMN volunteers can help with collecting acorns from throughout Virginia. All they need from each person who chooses to participate is a one-gallon plastic bag filled with acorns collected from the ground from under one tree.
Visit the project website to learn more
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Other State Master Naturalist Programs
Our Neighbor Master Naturalist Programs
West Virginia Master Naturalist Program
Central Carolinas Master Naturalist Program
Maryland Master Naturalist Program
Tennessee Naturalist Program
For more information about Master Naturalist-type programs in other states, visit the
Alliance of Natural Resource Outreach and Service Programs.
West Virginia Master Naturalist Program
Central Carolinas Master Naturalist Program
Maryland Master Naturalist Program
Tennessee Naturalist Program
For more information about Master Naturalist-type programs in other states, visit the
Alliance of Natural Resource Outreach and Service Programs.
Other Master Naturalists Chapters in Virginia
Alleghany Highlands Chapter
Based in Alleghany, Bath, and Highland counties
Chapter Advisor: Christine Hodges, VCE
Arlington Regional Chapter
Based in Arlington
Chapter Advisor: Kirsten Ann Conrad, VCE
Banshee Reeks Chapter
Based in Loudoun County
Chapter Advisor: Jordan Green, DGIF
Blue Ridge Foothills and Lakes Chapter
Based in Franklin and Bedford counties
Chapter Advisor: Ryan Klopf, DCR
Central Blue Ridge Chapter
Based in Nelson County
Chapter Advisor: Corissa Vanden Hoek, VCE
Central Piedmont Chapter
Based in Buckingham, Cumberland, Prince Edwards, and surrounding counties
Chapter Advisors: Linda Eanes (VCE) and Katie Martin (DGIF)
Central Rappahannock Chapter
Based in Fredericksburg and Stafford, King George, Spotsylvania, and Caroline counties
Chapter Advisor: Andrew Peal, DCR
Central Virginia Chapter
Based in Lynchburg and Amherst, Bedford, Campbell, and Appomattox counties
Chapter Advisors: Bill Perry, DOF and Brian Watson, DGIF
Eastern Shore Chapter
Based on Virginia's Eastern Shore
Chapter Advisor: Dot Field, DCR
Fairfax Chapter
Based in Fairfax County
Chapter Advisor: Jim McGlone, DOF
Visit website fairfaxmasternaturalists.org to sign up for monthly email newsletter to receive information about next training class.
Headwaters Chapter
Based in Rockingham and Augusta counties
Chapter Advisors: Jason Hallacher, DGIF
High Knob Chapter
Based in Lee, Wise, Scott, and Dickenson counties
Chapter Advisor: Phil Meeks, VCE
Historic Rivers Chapter
Based in Williamsburg and James City and York counties
Chapter Advisor: John Gresham, DCR
Historic Southside Chapter
Based in Surry, Isle of Wight, Southampton, and Sussex counties
Chapter Advisor: Livvy Preisser, VCE
Holston Rivers Chapter
Based in Abingdon, Bristol, and Smyth, Tazewell, Washington, and western Grayson counties
Chapter Advisor: Tanya Hall, DCR
James River Chapter
Based in Goochland and Powhatan counties
Chapter Advisor: Dan Gugliocciello, DCR
Merrimac Farm Chapter
Based in Prince William County
Chapter Advisor: Joe Ferdinandsen, DGIF
Middle Peninsula Chapter
Based in Gloucester, Mathews, Middlesex, King & Queen, and King William Counties
Chapter Advisor Karen Duhring, VIMS-CCRM
New River Valley Chapter
Based in Blacksburg and Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski, and Floyd counties
Chapter Advisor: John Copeland, DGIF
Northern Neck Chapter
Based in Northumberland, Westmoreland, Lancaster, Richmond, King George, Essex, and Middlesex Counties
Chapter Advisor: Tara Brent and Wendy Herdman, VCE
Old Rag Chapter
Based in Greene, Madison, Rappahannock, Culpeper, Orange, and Fauquier counties
Chapter Advisor: Jack Kauffman, DOF
Peninsula Chapter
Based in Newport News, Hampton, Poquoson, Gloucester, and lower York county
Chapter Advisors: Megan Tierney, VCE and Meghan Mulroy-Goldman, DOF
Pocahontas Chapter
Based in Chesterfield County and the Richmond Metro Area
Chapter Advisor: Rebecca Whalen, DCR
Rivanna Chapter
Based in Charlottesville and Albemarle and Fluvanna counties
Chapter Advisor: Page Hutchinson, DOF
Riverine Chapter
Based in Hanover County and the Richmond Metro Area
Chapter Advisor: Kathleen Ogilvy, DOF
Roanoke Valley Chapter
Based in Roanoke County
Chapter Advisor: George Devlin, DEQ
Shenandoah Chapter
Based in Clarke, Warren, Page, Shenandoah, and Frederick counties
Chapter Advisor: Kevin Bowman, DCR
Southwestern Piedmont Chapter
Serving the cities of Martinsville and Danville, and the counties of Henry, Patrick and Pittsylvania.
Chapter Advisor: Christy Deatherage, VMNH
Tidewater Chapter
Based in Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Suffolk, and Portsmouth
Chapter Advisors: Jennifer Huggins, DCR and Jessica Ruthenberg, DGIF
Virginia Master Naturalist programs and employment are open to all, regardless of age color. disability. gender expression, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.
An equal opportunity, affirmative action employer.
The Old Rag Master Naturalists chapter is organized as a non-profit §501(c)(3) organization under the Internal Revenue Service Code.
An equal opportunity, affirmative action employer.
The Old Rag Master Naturalists chapter is organized as a non-profit §501(c)(3) organization under the Internal Revenue Service Code.