Photo: Ellison Orcutt/ DCR Natural Heritage ProgramA Rusty Patched Bumble Bee observed at Highland WMA. On August 5, Region 4 DWR staff (Dept. of Wildlife Resources) and a DCR field zoologist (Dept. of Conservation and Recreation) conducted a Bumble bee survey on the Highland WMA (Wildlife Management Area). While surveying a proposed Restore the Wild Pollinator fields,…
Photo: aarp.orgShenandoah National Park The September 2020 newsletter focuses on the Shenandoah National Park, and this piece covers the online places you can go, which are many! Please explore! Phase Three: What You Need to KnowThis page of the Shenandoah National Park site gives you all the information you need to know about parking, campgrounds,…
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 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…
Photo: from Cyane Lowden Virginia bluebells on the Chessie Trail. Recently, Cyane Lowden walked the Chessie and McCormick Farm Trails and shared some photos of the wonderful sights she enjoyed. Thank you, Cyane! If on your walks you find some beautiful flora or fauna, or if you find that great flora and fauna in and around your…
Virginia Master Naturalist Headwaters Chapter 