Category: Volunteer Post
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A View From The Course
Early October 2024 “We’ve come this far, let’s take some time to just enjoy and explore,” Shannon wisely instructed us once we arrived at the water at Savage Neck. Like […]
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A View from the Course
September 12 2024 Huddled together in small working groups, we attempt to identify our mystery plants. Fluorescent lights overhead, and local plant specimens in front of us. Are the leaf […]
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Review: On-the-Spot-Feedback Webinar
On-the-Spot-Feedback (OTSF) Webinar August 15, 2024 — Bullet Points Provided by Peter G Fisher, President ESMN Chapter Designed to improve science communication skills, this webinar was recommended by the VMN […]
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ESMNs in Action – Counting Butterflies for Science
The 2024 North Northampton County Butterfly Count was conducted on a warm and cloudy Sunday in early August. Two teams of four Eastern Shore Master Naturalists (ESMN) identified 243 individual […]
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Sleek Minks and Rolling River Otters
(Featured Image: Young mink on Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge by Tom Koerner, USFWS) Minks and river otters are semi-aquatic mammals that live throughout our diverse Virginia, including our Eastern Shore […]
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A View From The Course
Late July and the ten-week schedule is slowly filling for this year’s Basic Training Course. The large easel paper on my small dining room wall begins to take shape, becoming […]