The Peninsula Chapter of the Virginia Master Naturalist Program held a picnic on Friday, June 11th at Sandy Bottom Nature Park in Hampton. Twenty or so chapter members and guests gathered at the Parker Shelter near Crystal Lake for an evening of good food and conversation. Several of the chapter’s members were presented with their official certification as Virginia Master Naturalists and their official VMN name-tags.
Newly certified Peninsula Chapter Members Cris Ausink, Bonnie Baffer, Kim Powell, Brad Halcums, Pamella Courtney, Charlotte Boudreau, Sandy Graham and Jackie Roquemore.
Tom Watts, who was not in attendance at the picnic, has also been certified as a Virginia Master Naturalist. Congratulations to all of our newly certified members!
A special ‘thank you’ is due to Bonnie Baffer, the Peninsula Chapter Hospitality Chair, for all of the hard work she did organizing this picnic and her efforts to make chapter functions greener by reducing the amount of garbage created at these events. Also thanks to Dawn Currier, for always helping us with reserving the facilities at Sandy Bottom for our many meetings, classes and picnics.
