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)…

Native Plant Brown Bag Presentation, Edith J. Carrier Arboretum On June 14, Anna Maria Johnson gave a great presentation on gardening with native plants at the Edith J. Carrier Arboretum at JMU. The room was packed with avid listeners. There were several HMNers in attendance (Ann Murray, Peggy Plass, Dave Forrer and Elaine Smith). After…

Saving the American Chestnut On Saturday, May 6, Headwaters Master Naturalists were treated to a tour of Lesesne State Forest in Nelson County by forester John Scrivani. Thanks to Malcolm Cameron and Elaine Smith for organizing and hosting the trip and to Malcolm for this report! John Scrivani retired from the Virginia Department of Forestry…

Part 1 Training for a Statewide “Living with Bears” Project Through the VDWR Headwaters Master Naturalists came together for a beary good training on the evening of Monday, April 24th. We met at the McKinney Center for Science and Mathematics at Bridgewater College to hear from the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (Virginia DWR) for “Black…