VetsWork: The World of Fish Stocked Waters

 

There are a few easy ways for an outsider to know when spring has begun in Rockbridge County. The turkeys are out, as are the soon to be hunters, Morel mushrooms will begin to appear around the poplar trees, and country roads will become clogged with trout anglers. Continue Reading…

VetsWork: The Green Up

Nestled in the Eastern slopes of the Allegheny Mountains, the Warm Springs/ James River Ranger District on the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests experiences spring in spectacular fashion. Continue Reading…

VetsWork: The Mission Continues

As my blog due dates approach, I welcome the internal evaluation. Most of my weeks seem to pass as a blurred, slurry of work projects: eel shocking, wilderness training, crop tree release marking and inspection, trail maintenance collaborations, migratory bird surveys, Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) crew projects, saw training, old-growth forest monitoring, invertebrate water sample collection, etc. Continue Reading…

VetsWork: Youth Conservation Corps

It might not be common for folks to want to go into the forest for 8 weeks with a couple of teenagers, but after the summer I spent with the Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) on the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests, I would jump at the chance to do it all over again. I’m excited to tell you a little bit about my “YCC’ers”, and what they did this summer, but first let’s talk about what YCC is and what the program does. Continue Reading…