Photo: by Wikipedia Commons I am passing along a thank-you to VMN volunteers who have provided photos for the Socrates Project’s guide to poisonous plants. They have gotten almost all the photos they need, but are still seeking photos of one species, Blue Monkshood (Aconitum uncinatum), taken by a VMN volunteer (not grabbed from…
Photo: from https://www.idiomsandslang.com/a-trip-down-memory-lane/ Historian/Parliamentarian Stephanie Gardner would like to remind everyone that the HMN photo albums are growing. The newly expanded virtual photo albums can be found on Headwaters’ password-protected Virginia Master Naturalists Volunteer Management System. The Photo Albums link is the last link on the left side of the page. Photographs in the…
Photo: by Environmental Nature Center, ecenter.org Project: Volunteer Photos for Socrates Project 2nd Edition Guide A group of VMN volunteers is looking for photos taken by other VMN volunteers (not grabbed from the internet or other sources) for an education project. This is the Socrates Project, through which they are creating a second edition of…
Starting July 1, 2020, the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries is now the Department of Wildlife Resources or Virginia DWR. Why the name change? In general, it is to reflect more accurately the wide range of their activities and responsibilities. Check out the Virginia DWR website for a complete explanation and other great…
Photo: by Dave Forrer Fringed Polygala (Polygala paucifolia), Cliff Trail Hone Quarry It’s always fun to discover a new trail. For my birthday hike (May 12), Patsy and I walked up “Cliff Trail” across from the Hone Quarry picnic area. There’s a beautiful outcrop/overlook only about 30 minutes up the trail. And beyond that, there were lots…
Virginia Master Naturalists Headwaters Chapter 