Headwaters Chapter was represented by our chapter president, Sandy Greene, at the annual VMN conference: Amazing CE, field trips, and idea sharing at the state conference this weekend at the 4H center at Smith Mountain Lake. More than 250 Master Naturalists. In case you didn’t see all the offerings, (it was hard, and you had…
Update 8/22: CANCELLED. We are sorry that due to unforeseen circumstances, this presentation must be cancelled. The Geophysical History of Virginia Presented by Geophysicist Justin R. Brown An HMN Continuing Education Opportunity Tuesday, August 23, 2PM North River Library 118 Mt. Crawford Ave. Bridgewater This presentation will provide a general overview of the geologic history…
Acorn Research Opportunity Bridgewater College Department of Biology and the Wildlife Center of Virginia need help researching the best method for long-term storage of acorns. We are currently developing the protocol to test different collection, drying and storage methods to preserve the nutritional quality of acorns to be used as a food source for wild…
RareQuest, a partnership between the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation’s Natural Heritage Program and the Virginia Master Naturalists, is an adventure in the making. The Natural Heritage Program maintains a database of over 9,000 species rare in Virginia. By using the volunteers of the Master Naturalist program, the status of these species can be…
Working on the newest approved project for Headwaters Master Naturalists Chapter definitely has some great moments—if you like tromping around in a field with grasses and wildflowers growing up to your shoulders, and using your GPS to locate an insect trap hidden in the midst of all that beautiful vegetation, then the new Virginia Working…
On the afternoon of Thursday, June 9 Eric Walter of Black Bear Composting took a dozen of us associated with the Market Compost Drop-off project on a tour of his facility off highway 340 in Crimora. Started in October of 2011, the business currently occupies just a few of Eric’s 47 acres allowing most of…
About 20 of us met at Sherando Lake Recreation Area on Sunday, June 19 for a program on “Poisonous Plants, Mushrooms and Animals in our National Forests” offered by Wild Virginia and led by Dr. Chris Holstege, director of the Blue Ridge Poison Center. After an introduction to some of the poisonous plants that grow…
The stream restoration and storm water management project at the Edith J Carrier Arboretum at JMU continues and our Master Naturalists continue to contribute volunteer hours towards planting forbs, shrubs and trees and weeding out invasive species. On June 21, three Headwaters Chapter volunteers joined other Arboretum volunteers and staff at the sycamore flats area…
Twenty-four people packed the comfortable and welcoming conference room at the North River Branch of the Massanutten Regional Library System in Bridgewater, Virginia, Saturday, June 4th. These twenty-four included our presenter, Nicky Staunton and her daughter Lou as well as Headwaters and Allegheny Master Naturalists, members of the Virginia Native Plant Society and guests of…
Headwaters Chapter is adopting the 10-site North River loop of the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF) Birding and Wildlife Trail (BWT) in response to VDGIF’s request for adopters. This involves four visits a year to each site to check on signs, parking, as well as noting and reporting bird species using…
Shenandoah National Park/ Headwaters Master Naturalists Spring Clean-up With 2016 being the National Park Service’s Centennial year, Shenandoah National Park will have a marked increase in visitation with folks coming from all over the world to take in the beauty of the Shenandoah Valley. A trip along Shenandoah’s Skyline Drive offers visitors stunning views of…
Headwaters Chapter Basic Training Class 2016/2017 Weekly evening classes starting Tuesday, September 13, 2016 McKinney Science Center, Bridgewater College, Bridgewater ~ 6:00PM-8:30PM Two ten-week sessions separated by a winter break Field trips! More HERE Please share this exceptional opportunity to learn with and become part of our diverse, talented and passionate Naturalists’ community working to…
