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Article in the Washington Post: Was the Virginia mastodon really there, or was this a big mistake? (it wasn’t a mistake!) Credit is given to the volunteers from the Historic Rivers Chapter. And another article, Rare find: Mastodon bones unearthed in Yorktown, … Continue reading →

York County Board of Supervisors recognized the Wildlife Mapping Team as a 2013 Outstanding Volunteer! On hand to accept the award for the team was Cherie Aukland, who is one of the coordinators for the HRC’s Wildlife Mapping Projects..Congrats to … Continue reading →

We are official!  Our butterfly circle application was accepted by the North American Butterfly Association. In August, we will hold and then report our first Butterfly Count for the Williamsburg area. Watch for updates on how you can volunteer for … Continue reading →

I like numbers and there are some amazing ones in the HRC 2013 Annual Report, such as: 317 — the volunteer hours devoted to the Bluebird Monitoring project, 5650– the number of people reached through our education and outreach efforts … Continue reading →

This Snowy Owl visited our area from the Arctic in December. Doug Crooke, a tourist from Fairfax, spotted the owl and took the photo seen above. The owls are in the middle of an irruption where large numbers of a … Continue reading →