On December 16, 2014, Region 4 Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF) Aquatics staff organized the first annual Shenandoah Summit at Shenandoah University in Winchester. This stakeholders meeting was called to discuss ongoing water quality and fish health issues in the Shenandoah River watershed. Presentations included DGIF fish population studies, observations from fishing guides,…
The Training Committee has been working hard on a concerted push to improve and solidify the Basic Training program. We have always tweaked and improved as we deliver training classes but for this next class, we have worked out a concrete start on unclear Policy issues, Curriculum concerns, Evaluation improvements, Assessment approach and overall Committee…
Gail Napora fills more than your pocket. Her presentation skills go beyond technical. She inspires and lifts up. She knows you can do it and helps you know it too! On Thursday afternoon October 23rd some Headwaters volunteers and some Trainees in Waiting got a real treat – both literally and figuratively! Gail guided seven…
In Newport News It was all very last minute but somehow we pulled it off. The day before registration closed for the Virginia Master Naturalist 6th Annual Statewide Volunteer Conference and Training in Newport News, RoxAnna decided to make the commitment and registered successfully for the Basic Training Symposium, Annual Reports/Certification Spreadsheets Help and the…
Held at the confluence of the North and Dry Rivers Rescheduling the canceled Bug Dance at Wildwood Park proved to be quite a challenge, but we managed in the end to match availability dates and a fantastic location at the confluence of the North and Dry Rivers in Bridgewater on the evening of September 5th.…
Virginia Master Naturalists Headwaters Chapter 