Holston Rivers Master Naturalists provided a modified Save Our Streams session for a local summer camp in Marion, Virginia. The camp is held at the Hungry Mother Lutheran Retreat Center. Each year the Holston Rivers Chapter is asked to do a session for their Creek Biology activity. Master naturalist volunteer Terri Adkins is the lead for this event. This year she had many volunteers to help guide 20 campers to examine creek contents and identify creatures they found. They found plenty of mayflies and crayfish among other macroinvertebrates. After their learning and discovery session, everyone jumped in the creek for a welcome cool-down on a hot summer day.
Salty Bird Success!
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Virginia Master Naturalists – Holston Rivers Chapter 2025 In Review: The Virginia Master Naturalist program is a statewide corps of trained volunteers providing education, science, and stewardship to benefit natural resource conservation in their communities. A 2025 Project Highlight is Holston Rivers Master Naturalist volunteers planned and planted a native plant garden with the Town of Abingdon that has provided a home for monarch caterpillars and gotten the attention of town members. Statistics included 55 volunteers contributing 3,731 service hours valued at $128,421; 20 sites stewarded; 10 scientific, monitoring, and inventory studies supported; 6,436 contacts made through education and outreach; 25 partnerships with local organizations.
