HMNs enjoy a guided star tour with Zack Perdue On October 7, 2023, Zack Perdue led a stargazing party at Starry Meadows Farm in Linville. Seven Headwaters Master Naturalists attended, along with four guests. Our two hours together passed quickly; we ended our stargazing when the unaccustomed cold finally got to us!  We saw the…

Welcome Back BluebirdsPresented by Gail FisherAugust 13, 2023Sunnyside Retirement Community Since 1978 the North American Bluebird Society (NABS) has been helping people increase bluebird populations. Bluebirds, a member of the thrush family, build nests in cavities but their beaks aren’t strong enough to dig the hole themselves so they use holes in trees. In our…

Where organic waste goes to get recycled On Friday, July 21, twelve HMN members, trainees and friends visited Black Bear Composting in Crimora, VA, for another fun tour of our local commercial composting facility. Although this was my 5th tour of the Black Bear, I never fail to learn something new. We first gathered in…

HMNs take a grand tour! by Anna Maria Johnson, Cohort VIIReviewed and sources added by Ángel Garcia Dr. Garcia of James Madison University’s Geology and Environmental Science department generously gave us his time to guide us on a new kind of tour in Grand Caverns, which is believed to be the oldest show cave in…

Dr. Ángel Garcia from James Madison University will treat Headwaters Chapter members to a private geology tour starting at 1:00 PM on Sunday, July 9th at Grand Caverns in Grottoes. It will last 2 hours and provide CE credit. Limited to 25 participants. Sign up in Better Impact! Dr. Garcia is a Boricua (Puerto Rican)…