Week of Events
💡 CE: Mid-Atlantic Invasive Plant Council Conference
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond More information and registration at https://invasivesfree.org/maipc-conference/. Log your hours in Better Impact under Category 2, Continuing Education.
🧤 Volunteer: Day in the Lab w/Project Horizons
2pm. October 22nd (Wed.) – (9am to 2pm, with set up before). Day in the Lab w/ Project Horizons. This field trip bring ~25 high schools students from both counties to visit the CRC. This year we will focus on a boat-based investigation, followed by a discussion of science careers. Please log you hours under Better […]
🧤 Volunteer: TNC Elementary School Field Trips
Also November 6, 13, and maybe 14. Volunteers will guide 5th grade students through forest, high marsh, or low marsh habitats looking for examples of food, shelter, and water through the eyes of different animals and plants that are found living there. Groups of students will number around 25 each. No volunteer would lead a […]
💡 VMN October CE Webinar: The ecology and restoration of urban forested natural areas
Description: Small forests embedded across developed landscapes are susceptible to adjacent and regional anthropogenic activities and are ideal for studying the combined effects of global environmental change on ecosystems. Dr. Trammell will present research conducted on urban forests of the Mid-Atlantic highlighting plant and soil communities and research on adaptive management practices for resilient and sustainable […]
🧤Project Learning Tree Training Workshop
2025 marks the “Treemendous” 20th anniversary of the Virginia Master Naturalists. One way in which local VMN chapters are encouraged to celebrate this occasion is through education activities utilizing Project Learning Tree. Project Learning Tree (PLT) is an award-winning environmental education program designed to teach about the environment with a focus on trees and forests. The Project Learning Tree curriculum is […]
