The Virginia Master Naturalist (VMN) Program has many ways to recognize its volunteers for their service and certifications. These include certificates for initial certification, pins for recertification and milestones, and electronic badges in Better Impact. Each document on this page covers a different aspect of VMN volunteer recognition. 

In each document, you should be able to look at the “In this document, you will find…” section to know what topics are covered. If what you are looking for is not there, you can try the same section in one of the other documents until you find the topic you need. Once you have found the topic you want, you can skip to that section and read what is there. You should not have to read every document, or any document in its entirety, to find an answer.

For anyone who does read through all the Admin Info Sheets on Recognition Items, they will notice that there is a fair amount of redundancy between the documents. This is purposeful. We wanted chapter leaders to be able to find all the info they need in any given document/section without needing to read more than that if they don’t want to. However, if an individual were to read through all the documents, they would know exactly what to expect in all aspects of VMN recognitions.