Photo: by Michelle Prysby Volunteers honed their woody plant identification skills with Ellen Powell, Conservation Education Coordinator with the Virginia Department of Forestry. We were thrilled to have 210 volunteers and dozens of instructors, sponsoring agency representatives, and partners come together September 20-22 for our 2019 Virginia Master Naturalist Statewide Volunteer Training and Conference.  This…

The 2019 Virginia Master Naturalist Conference, hosted by Headwaters and held at Massanetta Springs Camp and Conference Center as well as many other locations in our beautiful area, was a wonderful time for everyone! The weekend was informative and fun! If you weren’t able to attend, enjoy the photos and plan on going next year!…

Register Now To Secure Your Choices! Registration for the 2019 VMN Statewide Conference is open! August 18 – Early Registration Closes August 19 – Regular Registration Opens September 1 – Registration Closes Changes to your registration (including any refund requests), must be done on or before September 6 A few quick notes: For now, use…

Update August 2019: The contest has wrapped up and voting is completed. Find the winners HERE! Headwaters Chapter members are invited to submit photos you’ve taken anywhere in Virginia from anytime you were a Master Naturalist, that fit categories listed below. Submissions will be accepted through the end of June after which we will ask Chapter…