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Fall 2016 Newsletter released
This issue contains lots of new articles and announcement of events, particularly this coming Saturday’s Virginia Outdoors Festival held at Banshee Reeks.
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eBird – a handy tool and a help to science
Lists Most people as they start birding on a regular basis decide to start keeping lists. A life list, a state list, a county list – sometimes it seems that birders are more interested in lists than...
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2016 Annual Meeting – New officers and board
On November 10th, the VMN Banshee Reeks chapter held an annual meeting. The election results are: President – Barbara Erlandson Vice President – Frank McLaughlin Secretary – Susan Sims Treasurer –...
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Continuing Education
Exactly what events qualify for CE credit has been a source of confusion, and sometimes controversy, since the VMN Program’s earliest days. I recently corresponded with the State Office and asked for...
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Journey Through Hallowed Ground Native Plant Trail Dedication Ceremony at...
Date: Saturday, April 15, 2017 Time: 11 am Join community members and volunteers to celebrate the dedication of the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Living Legacy Project native tree planting at...
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Bee Outdoors Festival at Banshee Reeks
Everyone is invited to the Bee Outdoors Festival at Banshee Reeks! Click here for a Google Map to get directions.
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Enter the VMN Photo Contest by Friday, July 21, 2017 Last Chance!
We’ve extended the deadline for photo submission to the 2017 Statewide VMN Photo Contest, to this Friday, July 21! We’re looking for interesting and creative pictures to represent the Banshee Reeks...
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Summer 2017 Newsletter published
You can find the latest newsletter here. Also, don’t forget these important upcoming dates: August 5th – (Vol) LWC Butterfly count August 5th (CE) – Bat Program August 13th – VMN Banshee Reeks picnic...
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Sign up for the Fall Class
Applications are being accepted for the 2017 training program. Classes are led by experts and meet two Saturdays a month from September 2017 through April 2018. Each class will cover one or two topics...
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Fall Newsletter Released
Check out the fall edition to find out more about the Christmas Bird Counts, the Banshee Reeks outdoor classroom, upcoming volunteer and CE opportunities and general chapter happenings.
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Winter 2018 Newsletter Released
The winter newsletter has been released and can be found here: Bug_Bytes_Newsletter_Winter_2018 It contains a couple book reviews, articles on Skunk Cabbage and Sandhill Cranes and a great article on...
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Spring Newsletter released
Get your latest newsletter here: http://www.vmnbansheereeks.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Bug_Bytes_Newsletter_Spring_2018_v3.pdf
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Bat Monitoring
Kristin Henderson and Frank McLaughlin monitoring bats The bat monitoring project has kicked off in earnest. For more information, contact Barbara E. Results from Rust Monitoring: in 45 minutes of...
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Summer 2018 Newsletter Released
Read our latest newsletter to find out about upcoming volunteer opportunities, read articles by other members and the latest info from our committees. Read it here .
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Banshee Reeks Chapter – 2018 Annual Report Summary
This summary of our chapter’s annual report was created by the state program office and captures some of the high level details of our chapter and the value of the volunteer work done by the chapter.
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Summer NEWSLETTER PUBLISHED
Our Summer 2019 Newsletter has just been published – find it here.
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Fall Newsletter Published
Our Fall Newsletter was released. Read about the VMN behind the scenes tour of the Natural History Museum and Bles Park improvements.
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2020 Spring/summer newsletter published
Check out our 2020 Spring/Summer Newsletter with a shout out to the newest graduating class, updates on projects that are modifying during COVID-19 and a message from our president.
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