Middle Peninsula Chapter, Virginia Master Naturalists, graduated 25 new members in its fourth training class on March 9 at Beaverdam Park. The Virginia Master Naturalist Program is a statewide corps of volunteers providing education, outreach, and service dedicated to the beneficial management of natural resources and natural areas within their communities. Interested Virginians become Master Naturalists through training and volunteer service. A new training cohort will be forming soon. Anyone interested in taking the course can find more information at https://middlepeninsulamasternaturalists.com. Residents of Gloucester and Mathews graduating with the class included, front row from left, Jessica Brundage, Ruby Gardner, Jackie Cooper, Joyce Pulley, Barbara Schroeder, Megan Eckstein, Elizabeth Keefer, Dave Yeager; back row, Anne Markwith, Grace Hanners, Christa Brolley, Pam Darney, Sven Pretzman and, not pictured, Ricardo Cruz.
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