Mission Annual Report
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.
Now 10 years of service. |
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.
Verifying our status as a charitable organization: Go to this IRS website: 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." |
Basic Training
Geology Field Trip
Thank you for your interest in the Peninsula Chapter of Virginia Master Naturalist volunteers.
We are not yet accepting applications for our next Basic Training Course in March 2020. We will start accepting applications for the 2020 course later this year in December, 2019. An application form will be provided then. There is a course fee of $150 that must be submitted with your application.
Classes will be held primarily at Denbigh Community Center (15198 Warwick Blvd in Newport News) and the Virginia Living Museum (524 J. Clyde Morris Blvd in Newport News) from 6-9 pm on Wednesday evenings. In addition, field trips will be held around the Peninsula.
Topics covered in our course include, but are not limited to: Climate/Weather; Geology/Soils; Ecological Concepts; Botany; Dendrology; Entomology; Amphibians; Reptiles; Ichthyology; Ornithology; Mammalogy; Urban Ecosystems; Human-Wildlife Interactions; Marine/Estuary Science; Astronomy.
To give you a better understanding of the course content, a class schedule for our current 2019 class is provided at the link below.
The goal of our class is to give trainees a good grounding in basic environmental topics and leave them knowing how to find more information about each topic. This results in knowledgeable volunteers for our public lands. Certified members are required to annually contribute 40 hours of volunteer service and 8 hours of continuing education.
To become a successful graduate of our Basic Training, you should have access to email, understand how to find information using a web browser, and have the ability to open PDF files. Most of our coursework readings are online, and most of our out-of-class communication is via e-mail. If you are a person with a disability and desire any assistive devices, services or other accommodations to participate in this activity, please contact Megan Tierney at 757-890-4940/*TDD during business hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. to discuss accommodations 5 days prior to the event. *TDD number is (757) 890-3300.
For further information about becoming a master naturalist, contact:
PMNBasicTraining@gmail.com
or
Megan Tierney, Chapter Advisor
(757) 890-4940
megank@vt.edu
Click image below to download application form.
We are not yet accepting applications for our next Basic Training Course in March 2020. We will start accepting applications for the 2020 course later this year in December, 2019. An application form will be provided then. There is a course fee of $150 that must be submitted with your application.
Classes will be held primarily at Denbigh Community Center (15198 Warwick Blvd in Newport News) and the Virginia Living Museum (524 J. Clyde Morris Blvd in Newport News) from 6-9 pm on Wednesday evenings. In addition, field trips will be held around the Peninsula.
Topics covered in our course include, but are not limited to: Climate/Weather; Geology/Soils; Ecological Concepts; Botany; Dendrology; Entomology; Amphibians; Reptiles; Ichthyology; Ornithology; Mammalogy; Urban Ecosystems; Human-Wildlife Interactions; Marine/Estuary Science; Astronomy.
To give you a better understanding of the course content, a class schedule for our current 2019 class is provided at the link below.
The goal of our class is to give trainees a good grounding in basic environmental topics and leave them knowing how to find more information about each topic. This results in knowledgeable volunteers for our public lands. Certified members are required to annually contribute 40 hours of volunteer service and 8 hours of continuing education.
To become a successful graduate of our Basic Training, you should have access to email, understand how to find information using a web browser, and have the ability to open PDF files. Most of our coursework readings are online, and most of our out-of-class communication is via e-mail. If you are a person with a disability and desire any assistive devices, services or other accommodations to participate in this activity, please contact Megan Tierney at 757-890-4940/*TDD during business hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. to discuss accommodations 5 days prior to the event. *TDD number is (757) 890-3300.
For further information about becoming a master naturalist, contact:
PMNBasicTraining@gmail.com
or
Megan Tierney, Chapter Advisor
(757) 890-4940
megank@vt.edu
Click image below to download application form.
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Class Schedule for Spring 2019
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Board Members
President: Daina Henry
Past President: Vacant
Vice President: Laura Nusz
Recording Secretary: Bonnie Baffer/Diane Peters
Corresponding Secretary: Yukari Hughes
Treasurer: William Boeh
Hospitality Chair: Jeanette Yoh
Project Committee Chair: Dave Singletary
Cohort Training Chair: Gary Wright/Sandy Graham (email: PMNBasicTraining@gmail.com)
Continuing Education Chair: Maria Nissen
Membership Chair: Nancy Ivey
Historian/Newsletter: Loye Spencer/Susan Walton
Public Relations: Ella Reilly
Fundraising: Jim Francis
Outreach Chair: Chris Gwaltney/Daina Henry
Property Manager: Ann Hageman
Webmaster: Larry Lewis
Advisor: Megan Tierney
Past President: Vacant
Vice President: Laura Nusz
Recording Secretary: Bonnie Baffer/Diane Peters
Corresponding Secretary: Yukari Hughes
Treasurer: William Boeh
Hospitality Chair: Jeanette Yoh
Project Committee Chair: Dave Singletary
Cohort Training Chair: Gary Wright/Sandy Graham (email: PMNBasicTraining@gmail.com)
Continuing Education Chair: Maria Nissen
Membership Chair: Nancy Ivey
Historian/Newsletter: Loye Spencer/Susan Walton
Public Relations: Ella Reilly
Fundraising: Jim Francis
Outreach Chair: Chris Gwaltney/Daina Henry
Property Manager: Ann Hageman
Webmaster: Larry Lewis
Advisor: Megan Tierney
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