HMNs Help Provide Environmental Education to City 4th Graders The Edith J. Carrier Arboretum’s Katie Rankin and Harrisonburg Public Schools’ STEM Director Amy Sabarre (with a grant from DCR) put together a wonderful program for all of the City’s 4th grade classes. The watershed project was held at the arboretum on September 12 through 18,…
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…
Volunteers Needed! The information below is from Katie Rankin at the Edith J. Carrier Arboretum at James Madison University. She is asking for help from our volunteers. This would be a VERY fun way to rack up some volunteer hours under General Outreach and Education. Please note the link to a sign up sheet. –…
On Saturday, August 12, Headwaters Master Naturalists and Charlottesville Area Tree Stewards (CATS) joined forces in Waynesboro to replace beaver cages around planted trees along the Greenway. The shaded path and breeze down by the river and enthusiasm all around made for a perfect workday. We assisted over 50 trees including river birch, willow oak,…
Thanks to Rob Beaton, Cohort 8, for sharing about this fascinating phenomenon! The Eastern monarch butterfly migration is one of the most impressive natural events in the world. Every year, monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) undertake a long and arduous journey, traveling thousands of miles from their summer breeding grounds in the northeastern US and Canada…
Virginia Master Naturalists Headwaters Chapter 