Approved Volunteer Activities

Activities are divided by our three main objectives: citizen science, education & outreach, and stewardship

Citizen Science

Flora Monitoring

Digitizing Virginia Herbaria
Mapping invasive plant species

Water Quality Monitoring

This category covers volunteers' water sampling and testing activity throughout the Northern Neck.

Water quality monitoring

Wildlife Counting

This category includes the various recurring wildlife counts.

National Butterfly Association butterfly counts
Audubon Christmas Bird Count
Cornell Great Backyard Bird Count
Audubon Winter Waterfowl Count

Wildlife Monitoring

This category includes monitoring activities of species over a period of time.

Bluebird monitoring
Caterpillars Count!
DCR Natural Heritage Watchlist Data Transcription Project
Mason Bee research
Osprey Watch
Project FeederWatch
Wildlife observation, mapping and data sharing

 
 

Education/Outreach

This category includes developing and delivering education materials and activities

Pollinator activity at DCR Westmoreland State Park
Education activity for Chilton Woods DOF
Education activities and programs at Hull Springs Farm
Create meadows in the Northern Neck
Native plant education at local sites
Lead or co-lead a nature walk
Northern Neck Consortium for Environmental Stewardship
Northern Neck Go Native Campaign
Provide an educational program to youth and/or adults
Increase diversity through enhanced outreach
Publish an article for Northern Neck Audubon Society
Publish an article for Northern Neck Native Plant Society
Publish an article for Northern Neck Master Naturalists
Create content for the NNMN website or member communication
Develop educational media/materials for the chapter and exhibit booths
Volunteer for a chapter education booth event
Volunteer for the Northern Neck Land Conservancy

 

Stewardship

This category includes NNMN stewardship activities.

Conservation easement development and monitoring
Adopt-A-Trail, Northern Neck Loop, Virginia Birding and Wildlife Trail
Facilities maintenance, Nature Camp
Native garden maintenance
Nature trail maintenance
Nesting box construction
Reef ball construction

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