Old Rag Master Naturalists

Old Rag Master Naturalists (ORMN) are trained volunteer educators, citizen scientists, and stewards dedicated to conserving and managing Virginia’s natural resources and public lands.

Make a Difference

There’s nothing quite like the satisfaction of rolling up your sleeves and making a real, visible impact. Through volunteer service and donations, you help protect the places we all care about—right here at home.

How ORMN Volunteers Serve Our Community

Your time or support helps make projects like these possible:

• Monitoring stream health on the Rapidan, Rose, Hazel, Thornton, and other local waterways

• Documenting wildlife and maintaining bluebird and kestrel trails

• Leading nature walks in State and National Parks to educate the public about wildlife and ecosystems

• Installing pollinator gardens and improving native habitat

• Planting trees to reduce runoff and protect waterways

• Organizing community cleanups of parks and streams

• Advising homeowners on creating wildlife-friendly landscapes

• Engaging youth in hands-on environmental education

And that’s just scratching the surface.

Your Support at Work

Your contributions directly advance ORMN’s mission to conserve natural resources and public lands through education, citizen science, and stewardship.

Thanks to donor support last year, ORMN:

• Installed or upgraded four bluebird trails at:

  • Cedar Mountain Battlefield (Culpeper County)

  • Riverside Preserve (Fauquier County)

  • Germanna’s Siegen Forest (Orange County)

  • Orange County Parks & Recreation (Greene County)

• Installed multiple new kestrel boxes across our region

• Purchased educational materials supporting outreach programs such as Envirothon

• Provided essential equipment for local stream monitoring

• And much more

Real people. Real work. Real impact.
That’s the Old Rag Master Naturalists way.