Quixote’s Column

Introductory Article Headwaters is a growing and evolving chapter. We are about to start our fourth basic training cohort this April. Should all thirteen trainees graduate (not a forgone conclusion) our chapter size could be fifty-three. We may be ready to move toward a more member centric governance as an interpretation of our current Bylaws…

Ready? … Set, … Go …!

Correction: from last month’s Resolutions Realized! article are corrected figures in red . . . sort of . . . see below: Our president, Jerry Hopkins has been true to his resolution for 2015.  He has entered his hours on VMN-VMS for January and so has 40.0% (replacing 28%) of the chapter.  That’s pretty good…

M&M!: What’s your sign?

The Headwaters Chapter members are sorting up Monarchs and More! Focus Project duties with the hopes of having flourishing wayside pollinator stations scattered across the valley to show off in August. One of the more daunting tasks is falling on HMN member Gail Napora as she lays out an assortment of sign possibilities for the…

Lake Shenandoah Pollinator Trail

Project Update and Work Day Plans from Jason Hallacher on August 31, 2015: The gardens are looking amazing at the lake so far. The Black-eyed Susan’s are blooming and numerous pollinator species have already been spotted. We have a few unwanted species popping up that need to be removed (the neighboring landowners are not fond…

Resolutions Realized!

RoxAnna Theiss, February 2015 Our President, Jerry Hopkins has been true to his resolution for 2015.  He has entered his hours on VMN-VMS for January and so has 28% of the chapter.  That’s pretty good for January!  But we’ve done better . . . this time last year, 55% of the chapter had entered hours…