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V I R G I N I A P O L Y T E C H N I C I N S T I T U T E A N D S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y An e qu a l o ppo r tu n i t y , a f f i rm at i v e a c t i o n i n s t i t u t i o n
Invent the Future
CollegeofNaturalResourcesandEnvironment
VirginiaMasterNaturalistProgramVirginiaCooperativeExtension-Charlottesville/Albemarle460StagecoachRoad,Charlottesville,VA22902Phone:434-872-4587,Fax:434-872-4578Email:[email protected]
March19,2018DearVMNSteeringCommittee,ExecutiveCommittee,andChapterAdvisorrepresentativesfromVDOF,ThankyouforyourcontinuedsupportoftheVirginiaMasterNaturalistprogramin2017.Iamexcitedtosharewithyousomeofourprogramoutputsandimpactsfromtheyear.In2017,VMNvolunteersreported6,402hoursofserviceonprojectspertainingtoyouragency.Thesehoursincludeservicedirectlywiththeagency,suchasprovidingeducationalprogramsatNewKentForestryCenter,collectingseedsforVDOFnurseries,andplantingtreesattheVDOFheadquarters.Theyalsoincludethousandsofhoursofinvasiveplantmanagementonpubliclands,treeplantings,educationaleventsforArborDay,andAmericanChestnutrestorationwork.Intotal,thisserviceequatesto$172,598inmonetaryvalue(IndependentSector.org).ThankstoaDOFUrbanandCommunityForestrygrant,wehavebeensharingmanycontinuingeducationandvolunteeropportunitiesrelatedtourbanforestrywithourvolunteers.Wealsohavebeenprovidinginformationabouturbanforestrythroughournewsletterandwebinarseries.Wewillprovideafullreportonthoseactivitiesinourreportattheendofthegrantperiod.Intheattachedinfographic,youwillfindtheprogram-wide2017statistics.ThesestatisticsreflectmanymorehoursthatwerenotdirectlywithVDOF,butthatalignwithyouragency’smissionandprograms.Forexample,VMNvolunteerseducatedpropertyownersaboutconservationlandscapingandthevalueofnativeplantsandtrees.Withyourin-kindsupport,wecontinuedtogrowourprogramandmakepositiveimpactsfortheCommonwealth’snaturalresources.Yourin-kindcontributionofstafftimefortrainingvolunteers,leadingprojects,advisingchapters,andservingonourcommitteesisacriticalpartofourprogram.Wehopethatyouragencywillconsiderprovidingamonetarycontributiontoourbaseprogramoperationsinthenextfiscalyear.Ourbasebudgetincludestwopart-timestaffmembers,TiffanyBrownandTerriKeffert,whoarevitalforprogramandvolunteercoordination.Italsoincludesvolunteerrecognitionitemsandotherprogramsupplies,programcommunicationstools,stafftraveltoteachandmeetwithvolunteers,trainingevents,andotherimportantfunctionsofthestatewideprogram.Onbehalfofallourvolunteers,Ithankyouforyoursupport.Pleaseletmeknowifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutthisreportorourvolunteeractivities,ifyouwouldlikemetoprovideyouwithanyothermaterials,orifyouwouldliketodiscussadditionalopportunitiesforcollaboration.
V I R G I N I A P O L Y T E C H N I C I N S T I T U T E A N D S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y
An e qu a l o ppo r tu n i t y , a f f i rm at i v e a c t i o n i n s t i t u t i o n
Thankyou,
MichellePrysbyDirector,VirginiaMasterNaturalistProgramExtensionFacultymember,VirginiaTechDept.ofForestResources&[email protected]
VirginiaMasterNaturalistvolunteersontheEasternShoreconductedanupdateoftheMasterTreePlanfortheHistoricDistrictofCapeCharles.Theymeasuredexistingtrees,identifiednewtrees,noted
treesthathadbeenlostsincethelastsurveyin2006,anddocumentedinvasivetrees.PhotobyBarbaraO’Hare,VMN-EasternShoreChapter.
Virginia Master Naturalist Program
2017 Statewide Annual Report Snapshot
2017 Accomplishments
38843
52420
36516
28214
Chapter Administration
Education
Citizen Science
Made 127,888+ contactsthrough educational
programs for youth andadults
Contributed to 100+studies of water quality,wildlife populations, andother natural resources
Stewardship Provided stewardship at
350+ parks, naturalareas, and other sites
Trained and graduated 415new volunteers from basic
training courses
2017 Highlight: Habitat Enhancement, Education, andMonitoring
Volunteers contributed morethan 4,000 hours managing
invasive plants at dozens oflocal, state, and national
parks. They also spread theword about invasives with
presentations and publications. Virginia Master Naturalist programs and employment are open to all, regardless of age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation,
genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. An equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and StateUniversity, Virginia State University, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture cooperating. Edwin J. Jones, Director, Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg; M. Ray McKinnie, Administrator, 1890 Extension
Program, Virginia State University, Petersburg.
Volunteers educated propertyowners about conservation
landscaping through programssuch as Audubon At Home,
DGIF Habitat Partners©, andthe Smith Mountain Lake Buffer
Advisory Service Team.
Volunteers documentedthe effectiveness of habitat
improvements throughbutterfly and bird counts
that also contributed tolarger citizen science
studies.
Value ofVolunteerService
Activevolunteers
Hours ofVolunteerService
1,841
$4.21 million
155,992
Volunteer Time, in Hours
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