HMN Project Spotlight by Dave Forrer on his work at the Edith J Carrier Arboretum at JMU I was asked to write an article about my experience volunteering at the arboretum…and I’m pleased to do whatever I can to support this wonderful natural gem we have within the sprawl of eastern Harrisonburg. Although I had…
Book Review by HMN Elizabeth Pass Healing Spaces: The Science of Place and Well-Being by Esther M. Sternberg Harvard University Press, 2009 If you have access to JMU libraries, you can read the book for free: Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctvjghtgs.1 In some of my recent research, I ran down the rabbit hole of ecopsychology, a relatively…
Bridgewater College student Trevor Brooks is looking for volunteers to help collect data for a heat mapping project named Heat Watch. “We aim to collect highly detailed near surface air temperature data of different areas around Harrisonburg and Bridgewater. The data collected will relate land use and topography to temperatures, and the projects’ results should…
On Thursday, June 17th 2021, members of the Headwaters Master Naturalists chapter volunteered at The Save Lucy Campaign facility in Mount Solon. The Save Lucy Campaign is a non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness of white-nose syndrome in bats and rehabbing injured bats along with education to the public regarding all things bats. The volunteers…
Basic Training field trips have continued in June, many thanks to HMN Training Committee Chair Peggy. On the beautiful, cool, crispy, evening of June 15, Dave Forrer and Jan Mahon, Arboretum Director, took us (Peggy and six of the trainees) on a tour of James Madison University’s Edith J Carrier Arboretum. Jan first told us…
Virginia Master Naturalists Headwaters Chapter 