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OCVN Profiles in Service Webinar

Engaging the Public in Natural Resource Conservation Through the Virginia Master Naturalist Program presented by Michelle Prysby, Virginia Tech

Using a chapter-based model, Virginia Master Naturalist program has grown to a thriving statewide network of nearly 2,000 active volunteers. In this presentation, Michelle Prysby will discuss the keys to the success of the program as well as challenges it has faced along the way, and she will share stories of some of the most impactful and original service projects VMN volunteers have accomplished. She will also highlight different models for Master Naturalist programs that other states use.

Michelle Prysby is the Director of the Virginia Master Naturalist program and an Extension faculty member in the Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation at Virginia Tech. She is also the current president of the Alliance of Natural Resource Outreach and Service Programs, a network of Master Naturalist-type programs.

“Virginia Master Naturalists conduct education, citizen science, and stewardship projects to benefit natural resources in their communities. Photo by VMN-Pocahontas Chapter.”

Michelle D. Prysby

Director, Virginia Master Naturalist Program

Dept. of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation

Virginia Tech/Virginia Cooperative Extension

460 Stagecoach Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902

Phone: 434-872-4571

Email: mprysby@vt.edu

Web: www.virginiamasternaturalist.org