About Us
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Founded in 2008, the Peninsula Chapter of the Virginia Master Naturalist Program provides an opportunity for those who live on and around the Virginia Peninsula to become certified Virginia Master Naturalists and participate in local service projects designed to educate the public, maintain and manage local resources, and observe and report on the flora and fauna inhabiting the regional ecosystems.
Virginia Master Naturalist
Peninsula Chapter 809 Aberdeen Rd #9263 Hampton, VA 23670 email: vmnpeninsula@gmail.com |
Your donation to Virginia Master Naturalist Peninsula Chapter is fully tax deductible and will directly support our environmental, volunteer projects on the Peninsula. To verify our status as a charitable organization go to: https://apps.irs.gov/app/eos/. Click on the button to the left of "Are eligible to receive tax-deductible charitable contributions." Input our Chapter's official name (Master Naturalists of the Virginia Peninsula) in the "Name" box, and click "Search." |
Virginia Master Naturalists Course Information for Applicants
Thank you for your interest in becoming a Virginia Master Naturalist (VMN) with the Peninsula Chapter!
at Wildlife refuge during Training
The VMN Program is a statewide corps of volunteers providing education, outreach, and service dedicated to the beneficial management of natural resources and natural areas within their communities.
The VMN training program prepares you to become a Certified Virginia Master Naturalist volunteer.
Importantly, VMN is a volunteer training and service-based program. If you do not intend to be an active volunteer and help to support our local natural resources through your volunteer service, then this class and organization are not for you.
The basic training course covers the background knowledge and skills to prepare you for service as a VMN volunteer. This includes a wide range of topics in areas relating to the natural sciences. Initial certification as a Virginia Master Naturalist, as well as annual recertification, requires 8 hours of approved continuing education and 40 hours of approved volunteer service within a year following completion of your basic training course. You can complete your volunteer service in any of four key areas: citizen science, stewardship, education and outreach, and chapter administration.
The VMN training program prepares you to become a Certified Virginia Master Naturalist volunteer.
Importantly, VMN is a volunteer training and service-based program. If you do not intend to be an active volunteer and help to support our local natural resources through your volunteer service, then this class and organization are not for you.
The basic training course covers the background knowledge and skills to prepare you for service as a VMN volunteer. This includes a wide range of topics in areas relating to the natural sciences. Initial certification as a Virginia Master Naturalist, as well as annual recertification, requires 8 hours of approved continuing education and 40 hours of approved volunteer service within a year following completion of your basic training course. You can complete your volunteer service in any of four key areas: citizen science, stewardship, education and outreach, and chapter administration.
Please click on the "Basic Training" link at the top to begin your Master Naturalist journey.
Board Members
President: Jim Francis
Vice President: Barbara Waring
Secretary: Christy Gardner
Treasurer: Sandy Kochersperger
Membership Chair: Yukari Hughes
Continuing Education Chair: Daina Henry
Basic Training Chair: Rex Holmlin(email: PMNBasicTraining@gmail.com)
Outreach Chair: Kim Prisco-Baggett
Public Relations: Emily Grojean
Fundraising, Past President: Charlotte Boudreau
Project Committee Chair: Chris Gwaltney
Newsletter: Meera Rao
Historian: Maria Nissen
Host: Sandy Roberson
Property Managers: Ray and Jeanette Yoh
Webmaster: John Berry
Better Impact Administrator: Laura Marlowe
Advisors: Megan Tierney and Stephen Living
Vice President: Barbara Waring
Secretary: Christy Gardner
Treasurer: Sandy Kochersperger
Membership Chair: Yukari Hughes
Continuing Education Chair: Daina Henry
Basic Training Chair: Rex Holmlin(email: PMNBasicTraining@gmail.com)
Outreach Chair: Kim Prisco-Baggett
Public Relations: Emily Grojean
Fundraising, Past President: Charlotte Boudreau
Project Committee Chair: Chris Gwaltney
Newsletter: Meera Rao
Historian: Maria Nissen
Host: Sandy Roberson
Property Managers: Ray and Jeanette Yoh
Webmaster: John Berry
Better Impact Administrator: Laura Marlowe
Advisors: Megan Tierney and Stephen Living
