Commencement 2015

On November 12th, the Headwaters Chapter of the Virginia Master Naturalists held commencement for its fourth cohort. The room and facilities at the Bridgewater Town Office Building were the perfect venue for the afternoon. Table settings were a fun mix of nature’s autumn offerings. Delicious refreshments were enjoyed as attendees gathered and socialized. Trainees were…

DCR Discusses VA Natural Heritage Program

On Wednesday, October 28, 2015, Tom Smith, Adam Christie and Ryan Knopf —from the Natural Heritage Program of the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) gave a lively presentation and discussion for Headwaters Master Naturalists on the state’s program and the Deep Run Ponds Preserve. Tom Smith, Director of the Natural Heritage Program, gave…

Fall Skills Project

On Tuesday, October 13 the cohort of 2015 held its culminating skills activity, “Nature in a Nutshell” at Bridgewater Retirement Community (BRC). Headwaters Master Naturalist members, trainees and residents at BRC considered the event a big success. Trainees had worked as a group to develop, organize and implement an afternoon activity for the residents at…

Training Class Back in Action

On Thursday, September 3 the 2015 cohort of Headwaters Master Naturalists started their second term. Happy greetings all around, many stories of summer’s adventures and travels soon gave way to the business at hand: more training and a fall skills project. We were sad that two of our classmates had to step back, temporarily we…