Imagine you are a butterfly. You love the hottest days with the most humidity so your wings can be warmed as you spend your days looking to mate before you forever fly away. Butterfly Counters have to contend with those hot humid days to see the most butterflies. And as cool morning air changes to…
Update September 2014: this Fall basic training class has been postponed until Spring 2015. Contact us at headwatersmn.info[at]gmail.com to stay informed about the application process. Thanks for your patience! It’s arrived! Our chance to share our chapter’s amazing learning opportunity with our friends, families, community at large. More than discovering secrets and relationships of the…
In an effort to get to know our members better, we are featuring an occasional post spotlighting one of our Headwaters Master Naturalists. Over forty Master Naturalists strong, our chapter draws strength from a wide variety of diverse talents and personalities, each deserving of their own spotlight! With her upcoming public presentation on Monarchs and…
With team workdays this spring and lots of individual efforts, the Headwaters Chapter Wildlife Center of Virginia‘s Wildlife Garden project has lots to show and is attracting attention from people and wildlife alike. The perennial garden, raised bed wildlife food “micro-farm” and lush corner pond with a trickling waterfall are all installed and doing their…
Six Headwaters Master Naturalists and one interested individual met over the weekend of June 28th and 29th to learn from Brad and Paula Neher of Emergency Prep in Harrisonburg about handling common injuries and illnesses in the field when medical care is an hour or more away. But first things first: let’s define what’s meant…
Virginia Master Naturalists Headwaters Chapter 