The Rockfish Valley Foundation

Virginia Master Naturalist Chapter

The Foundation is doing a feasibility study to determine if it is possible to undertake a chapter of the Virginia Master Naturalist Program. The chpater would be called the Central Blue Ridge Chapter and the partners with RVF would include The Wintergreen Nature Foundation, Virginia Wildlife Center, Blue Ridge parkeway - Humpback Rocks Visitior Center, Sherando Lanke, Nature Camp and Va Tech Extension. The Chapter advisor would be Michael Lachance of VA Tech Extension. The project is under the auspices of a new program in virginia with the Virginia Master Naturalist program. This program is a partnership of Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Department of Forestry, Department of Game and Insland Fisheries and the Museum of Natural History. To datre there are a dozen chapter in the State of Virginia. Our Chapter would cover Nelson County and parts of Rockbridge and Augusta.