Visit to the Center for Coldwaters Restoration

In mid May, the Headwaters Master Naturalist training class was introduced to the Center for Coldwaters Restoration (CCR) exhibit show room for a sampling of what promises to be a world class facility in downtown Waynesboro. The Center for Coldwaters Restoration, an idea home-grown in Waynesboro, is all about the natural world (ecology) of the…

Ready? … Set, … Go …!

Keeping in mind the whole goal is to accurately represent our Chapter activity as a measure of our support of the VMN Program . . . here are the figures with May added. So what could these figures mean? •  In 2014, May stayed pretty much the same as April 2014.  It will be interesting…

Living the Frog Life at the Wildlife Center

This was written by HMN and Wildlife Center of Virginia (WCV) Front-Desk Coordinator Kate Guenther and published on the Wildlife Center’s website on May 8, 2015. It is reprinted here with Kate’s permission. The WCV pond was part of our Headwaters Master Naturalists’ 2013/2014 Focus Project, coordinated by Kate, to create wildlife habitat around the…

Hone Quarry Walk with Chris Bowlen

Two members of the 2015 basic training class were joined by a few other chapter members for a wildflower-focused walk around the Hone Quarry Recreation Area with Headwaters Master Naturalist and botanist Chris Bowlen on Friday morning, May 8, 2015. RoxAnna Theiss took some notes about what was presented. Elaine Smith kept a list of…

Wildflower Walks Appreciation

Thanks to all the volunteers and participants who braved the cool and wet weather to join us on Shenandoah Mountain for our Wildflower Walks 2015! Over 40 people registered and just under 40 appeared at the scheduled time and trails on Saturday, April 25. We’ve made a tally and lists of the wildflowers (and other…