Continuing Education
Pine Barrens
Each year volunteers are required to participate in 8 hours of continuing education. Upcoming opportunities are posted on our calendar at the members only Better Impact login. Our monthly meetings usually include an hour of Continuing Education before or after the business activities. Other organizations host lectures that may qualify for continuing education. The webinar series at the Virginia Master Naturalist site is a great start!
Pine Barrens
The Peninsula Chapter and the Historic Rivers Chapter cooperate on providing Tree Steward Certification. The first year of advanced continuing education was a hit, with 10 weeks of advanced classes and two field trips. Members are available for house calls on tree issues.
Continuing education is offered by a number of agencies which complement the mission of the Peninsula Master Naturalists. These include our sponsors:
- Virginia Cooperative Extension
- Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
- Virginia Department of Forestry
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
- Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
- Virginia Museum of Natural History
Our partners also provide continuing education:
- Sandy Bottom Nature Park, Hampton
- Virginia Living Museum
- Hampton Clean Community Commission
- Newport News Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism
Helpful organizations which offer continuing education include:
- Chesapeake Bay Foundation
- Norfolk Botanical Garden
- Virginia Institute of Marine Science
- Hampton Roads Bird Club
- James River Association
- Virginia Native Plant Society
- Virginia Commonwealth University's Rice Center
- Friends of Dragon Run
