On Thursday, June 17th 2021, members of the Headwaters Master Naturalists chapter volunteered at The Save Lucy Campaign facility in Mount Solon. The Save Lucy Campaign is a non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness of white-nose syndrome in bats and rehabbing injured bats along with education to the public regarding all things bats. The volunteers…

Friends of the Middle River will hold its annual trash cleanup of the River likely between August 16-22, 2021. Volunteers pickup trash by walking in the River pulling a canoe behind them which acts as a barge for the trash collected. A team consists of between 2 to 10 persons per team who clean a…

After 1 year, 6 months and 26 days, the Community Compost Drop-off tent returned to the Harrisonburg Farmers Market.  However, the drop-off bins and the collection of compostable food waste and other organic products never disappeared.  The project’s loyal customers continued to bring their deposits to the bin location near Warren St by the Turner…

HMN Penny Warren was one of a five member team, the Rockfish Gap Hawk Watchers, which participated in a day-long annual bird watching event on May 10, 2021. “The purpose of Raptorthon is simple: get outside and have fun birding while raising funds on behalf of raptor monitoring throughout the Americas!” – Hawk Migration Association…

This past summer I had the greatest honor to work with the Shenandoah National Park Bear Techs (Biological Science Technicians – Wildlife) and American Conservation Experience Wildlife Management Interns under the management of the SNP Biologist, Rolf Gubler. The purpose of this program includes assessing nuisance black bear and white-tailed deer behavior in developed areas…