Projects

Here are a few of the projects you will find Holston Rivers Virginia Master Naturalist Members supporting:

HRVMN members joined forces with The Nature Conservancy for a visit to the Cleveland Barrens in 2023.

Community Science Projects:
Christmas Bird Count
Backyard Bird Count
Frog Count
Tree Monitoring
Virginia Birding and Wildlife Trail Observations
2021 Well Fields iNaturalist Project
Saltville Well Fields Observations List
2022 Well Fields iNaturalist Project

Basic Training Class members working on a salamander project at the Wier Dam, 2022.

Education:
Interpretive programs at Hungry Mother State Park
Interpretive walks at the Konnarock Naturalist Rally
School education programs
Check out Katie Cordle’s program on the Waterfowl of Saltville
Library education programs

Sharing news about the power of reusable grocery bags at Earth Day, 2023.

Service:
E&H-Holston Conference Cemetery Pollinator Meadow
Lake clean-up events at Hungry Mother State Park
Clean-up work on VBWTs, community parks, etc.
Trail maintenance on the AT and Creeper Trail
Research support at the American Chestnut Foundation Farm in Meadowview

Jude Colt checking out some of the fish discovered at an event with US Fish and Wildlife, 2023.
Planting trees in the pollinator meadow in the Emory & Henry-Holston Conference Cemetery, 2023.
Studying the native fishes in Damascus, 2023.
Educating kids through games during Earth Day events in Abingdon, 2023.
Education event at Hungry Mother State Park, 2023.
Public education event on birds in the Well Fields in Saltville, 2023.
Remembering a former volunteer, Randy Smith, during the Great Backyard Bird Count, 2023.