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!

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