New approved activity for HMNs! Thanks to Scott Jost in our new Cohort VIII class of trainees, the Headwaters Chapter Volunteer Service Projects Committee has approved Bumble Bee Watch as a citizen science activity. From Scott’s proposal for the project: Project Purpose and Value: Bumble Bee Watch is a collaborative effort to track and conserve…
Saving the American Chestnut On Saturday, May 6, Headwaters Master Naturalists were treated to a tour of Lesesne State Forest in Nelson County by forester John Scrivani. Thanks to Malcolm Cameron and Elaine Smith for organizing and hosting the trip and to Malcolm for this report! John Scrivani retired from the Virginia Department of Forestry…
Harrisonburg’s Blacks Run Cleanup Green Scene, April 15 Earth Day Staunton, April 22 On left, Sarah Foster, Cohort VIII, hosts our table at Earth Day Staunton on April 22. On right, Rob Beaton, Cohort VIII, and Ann Murray, Cohort II. Lots of visitors on a rainy day, for a native plants theme.Other volunteers: Gretchen Achenbach,…
Part 1 Training for a Statewide “Living with Bears” Project Through the VDWR Headwaters Master Naturalists came together for a beary good training on the evening of Monday, April 24th. We met at the McKinney Center for Science and Mathematics at Bridgewater College to hear from the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (Virginia DWR) for “Black…
Ticks are active year-round in Virginia As Virginia Master Naturalists, it is important to know that every season is tick season in Virginia, and winter weather doesn’t necessarily determine how bad the spring and summer tick seasons will be. April through September are generally considered prime tick months but May is National Lyme Disease Awareness…
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