Jerry’s Report

The year is getting exciting! We have made it through January and things are really getting exciting and busy.  February is sometimes called the longest month of the year.  Reports are that the Groundhog has seen his shadow and we should expect six more weeks of winter.  But the weather does not seem to stop…

Monarchs and More! Update

As of early 2015, the Headwaters Master Naturalists’ 2014/2015 Focus Project, Monarchs and More!, is taking shape to include five Pollinator Waystations spread over most of our service area. From north to south: Purcell Park, 41 Monument Ave., Harrisonburg contact Adrie @ ahvoors[at]gmail.com Purcell Park’s website is here. Cooks Creek Arboretum, 211 Weeping Willow Lane,…

Audubon 115th Christmas Bird Count

The Augusta Bird Club conducted its first Christmas Bird Count (CBC) for this season on December 14th.  This is our club’s 48th year of participation.  Eight teams, consisting of 31 club members, were out in the field for a total of 60.25 hours with total miles by car being 635.5 and 10.75 miles by foot.…

Naturalist Book Nook

Poseidon’s Steed: The Story of Seahorses, From Myth to Reality by Helen Scales, PhD Seahorses, the modern day ‘poster child’ of healthy oceans, are fascinating creatures that have captured the human imagination for millennia.  Although they are not a keystone species, the author answers the question of why they matter because they “…..offer insights into…

Start it Right in 2015

I’ve done it!  Made my New Year’s Resolution!  I will admit it was made and as soon as I told someone what my resolution was their eyes seemed to roll in disbelief.  Okay, confession time from me.  I am the world’s worst [a lot of you would not argue with me at all on that…