Workshop Plant Identification and Introduction to the Flora of Virginia Harrisonburg, VA Hosted by the Shenandoah Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society Date: April 15-16. (Friday- Saturday) Time: 9:30am-1:30 pm. Two day class, same time both days Instructor: Marion Lobstein, Botanist and Professor Emeritus, Northern Virginia Community College (Contact information: mblobstein [at] earthlink.net, 703…
H is for Hawk by Helen MacDonald Spiraling in a tail spin with the loss of her father, MacDonald, a seasoned falconer, acquires a goshawk, a notoriously difficult predator to train with the notion it will help her to disappear into another world and momentarily forget about her loss, her grief. Part memoir, part natural…
Not all of the figures and data are in but as of February 25th, checklists that have been submitted surpassed 158,000 and 5,500 species were reported, topping 50% of the world’s birds from more than 130 countries. The collective spirit of such an event provides an impressive weekend of tallying birds around the world. The…
Approximately 40 Headwaters Master Naturalists convened for our 2015 Annual Meeting on Saturday, January 30, 2016. The event was postponed from the previous weekend due to a snowstorm. We met at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Thank you to outgoing Vice President and Program Committee Chair Ann Murray for organizing a productive, enjoyable and…
For me, I am like a kid waiting for Christmas morning when it comes to the annual Christmas Bird Count. The anticipation with getting up early… 4ish or so to go owling, wondering what will we see, record number birds, record bird sightings, etc. … all of it is wrapped up in excitement!!! Although not…
Virginia Master Naturalists Headwaters Chapter 