Skills Project News

On a hot afternoon in early June, the 2015 training class for the Headwaters Master Naturalist chapter celebrated both the end of their first semester of study and the completion of their Spring skills project with a reception at Cooks Creek Arboretum in Bridgewater, Virginia. The twelve members of this year’s training class had undertaken…

Cooks Creek Arboretum on Plants Map

This spring, the Trainee Class has been busy with their project to identify the tree species and create and install labels for them within Cooks Creek Arboretum.  The Arboretum is approximately 8.84 acres and part of the Bridgewater town park system.  Chapter members may be familiar with it because it is also a location of…

Living the Frog Life at the Wildlife Center

This was written by HMN and Wildlife Center of Virginia (WCV) Front-Desk Coordinator Kate Guenther and published on the Wildlife Center’s website on May 8, 2015. It is reprinted here with Kate’s permission. The WCV pond was part of our Headwaters Master Naturalists’ 2013/2014 Focus Project, coordinated by Kate, to create wildlife habitat around the…

Wildflower Walks Appreciation

Thanks to all the volunteers and participants who braved the cool and wet weather to join us on Shenandoah Mountain for our Wildflower Walks 2015! Over 40 people registered and just under 40 appeared at the scheduled time and trails on Saturday, April 25. We’ve made a tally and lists of the wildflowers (and other…