About the Martinsville-Henry County Community Nature Initiative

With the support of The Harvest Foundation of the Piedmont, Virginia Museum of Natural History and its partners, Dr. Denny Casey and Tamara Poles developed a new nature and outdoor initiative entitled the Martinsville Henry County Community Nature Initiative (MHC CNI). The CNI will serve as a clearinghouse for environmental information, use nature as a way to stimulate learning, develop opportunities for quality family time in the outdoors, and position VMNH as a leader in environmental education. CNI will serve as a means to provide hands-on, real-world opportunities for children, educators, and families to increase appreciation for nature and as an effective means to better understand and address community environmental issues.

Click the above CNI logo for official website and to access your Earth Week Passport!

Earth Week 2010 Highlights

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

The Network

At our meeting which is mentioned above, we discussed some upcoming events that other organizations are conducting. The following are some events and activities that are going on in your area,

New College Institute: They are having a Lecture Series entitled Healthy Hearts on February 12, 2009 at noon

Philpott: March 18, 2009 at 11:00am there will be a ceremonial tree planting of a blight resistant American Chestnut tree at Philpott Lake Visitor Assistance Center in Bassett, Virginia.

Henry County Schools: Good luck to the students of HC because they started their SOL testing January 7. Also I would like to extend congratulations to them for receiving a grant to do stream testing. Great Job!

Master Naturalist: I would like to congratulate the 23 people who graduated recently from the Southwestern Piedmont Chapter Master Naturalist program! They are currently looking for volunteer opportunities to complete their program requirements. Keep up the good work guys!

Patrick Henry Community College: I would like to congratulate them as well for their numerous achievements. They have received a grant for their agriculture department and they are one of the two community colleges that saw an increase in student enrolment this year! Great Job!

Dan River Basin Association: Started their Tuesday Morning Strolls, the next one is February 3rd at 9:00am. They are also conducting an art contest entitled “Picture Yourself on the River,” this will take place during Earth Week. The art is due April 22 and the winner will be announced April 29.

Virginia Museum of Natural History: Recently had a festival entitled Dino Day that went very well. Great Job! They also are looking for ideas or suggestions for their Special Saturday programs. If you have any ideas or suggestions on what VMNH should have for programs during Special Saturdays please email Tamara Poles.
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