SEASONAL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

These projects can be done solo. Projects encompass several months of monitoring
Sign up with the project host and upload your data. Log your hours as noted.

Acorn Collecting

The Virginia Department of Forestry has released the list of needed acorn species for 2023.

This is an early fall project. The list of needed acorns and details about the program are found in the links below. This is an independent project that can be done for the next few weeks. I personally identify the tree first, and then collect. I also use paper sandwich bags, clearly labeled, for each individual species. They can be dropped off directly to the DOF nursery or at your local DOF office. The closest to me is in Essex County. — Heather Bedford

Essex DOF Office
623 Lewis St.
Tappahannock, VA 22560

Osprey Watch

Wed, Mar 1, through Nov 30

Register: https://www.osprey-watch.org/pages/how-to-participate (map)

JUST LIKE CLOCKWORK

Soon Osprey will appear in our skies returning from overwintering in the tropics, usually the first week in March.

Project Osprey Watch, launched in 2012, by William and Mary’s Center for Conservation Biology, engages a global community of citizen scientists in the collection of data on breeding Osprey. 

Four times a month volunteers log on and report milestone events in Osprey breeding chronology. The Chesapeake Bay Estuary has the largest population of breeding Osprey in the world. Follow this link to participate: https://www.osprey-watch.org/pages/how-to-participate

For more information about this activity contact Pam Narney, text 804-761-1674, pnarney@gmail.com

NNMN: Log your hours in Better Impact (BI): 
CS Wildlife and Flora Monitoring
Osprey Watch

Monarch Larval Monitoring

From April until September, volunteers monitor monarch butterfly eggs and larvae. You can monitor in your own yard or choose another site such as a nearby state park.

As an MLMP volunteer your contributions (data collection) will aid in conserving monarch butterflies and their threatened migratory phenomenon and advance understanding of butterfly ecology in general. Learn about broader conservation efforts on the Monarch Joint Venture website: https://monarchjointventure.org/mlmp

For more information about this activity contact Pam Narney, text 804-761-1674, pnarney@gmail.com

NNMN: Log your hours in Better Impact (BI): 
CS Wildlife and Flora Monitoring
Monarch Larval Monitoring 

The Virginia Master Naturalist program is 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.
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