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💡CE: Webinar from Virginia Tech and Project FeederWatch: Making FeederWatch Inclusive

Virtual

Description: Presenters will share summaries of virtual discussions about increasing inclusivity in the bird feeding participatory science project Project FeederWatch. Project FeederWatch staff will also present on next steps they plan to take based on what they have learned. There will be time for Q&A. Pre-registration required Log your time under Better Impact Category 2: […]

Audubon Christmas Bird Count – Wachapreague

Audubon Christmas Bird Count FAQ Contact compiler directly to participate (all birding levels are accepted) Wachapreague, Saturday, December 14: Compiler Victor Klein, vklein3254@aol.com Nassawadox,     Saturday, December 21: Compiler Joette Borzik, vabirdmom@gmail.com Chincoteague,   Sunday, December 29: Compiler Kevin Holcomb, kevin_holcomb@fws.gov Cape Charles,  Saturday,December 30:Compiler Ellison Orcutt, Mr.ellyo@gmail.com

💡CE: Invasive Plants, Restoration and the Sound of Urban Streams with Gabrielle Ripa

Virtual

VMN Continuing Education Webinars – Joint Webinars with Extension Master Gardeners NOTE: For our VMN CE Webinar series in December, we have two webinars that are being organized jointly with the Extension Master Gardener Program. The EMG program is handling logistics, so please contact emgoffice@vt.edu with questions. Date: December 19, 2:00 pm Description: In this […]

Audubon Christmas Bird Count – Nassawadox

Contact compiler directly to participate (all birding levels are accepted) Nassawadox,     Saturday, December 21: Compiler Joette Borzik, vabirdmom@gmail.com Chincoteague,   Sunday, December 29: Compiler Kevin Holcomb, kevin_holcomb@fws.gov Cape Charles,  Saturday,December 30:Compiler Ellison Orcutt, Mr.ellyo@gmail.com

Audubon Christmas Bird Count – Chincoteague

Contact compiler directly to participate (all birding levels are accepted) Chincoteague,   Sunday, December 29: Compiler Kevin Holcomb, kevin_holcomb@fws.gov Cape Charles,  Saturday,December 30:Compiler Ellison Orcutt, Mr.ellyo@gmail.com

First Day Hike Scavenger Hunt at Kiptopeke

Kiptopeke State Park

https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/event?id=2024-11-21-15-31-13-275693-nqk Where Kiptopeke State Park, 3540 Kiptopeke Dr., Cape Charles, VA 23310. Various Locations When Jan. 1, 2025. 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Ring in the New Year with a self-guided hike at Kiptopeke. This scavenger hunt will take you all over the park and show you spots you never knew existed. Copies of the Kiptopeke […]

Water Quality Sampling with LTER

UVA Coastal Research Center/LTER 6364 Cliffs Rd, Cape Charles, United States

The Virginia Coast Reserve-Long Term Ecological Research (VCR-LTER) is looking for 4-6 volunteers to assist in conducting our quarterly water quality monitoring on January 15th (with a weather backup day of 1/16). The day usually starts about 9am, and all boats are off the water by 2pm. We will leave from the lab in Oyster, with […]

💡Chapter Meeting: “Coastal Ecosystems in Flux: Nutrients, Restoration, and Future Outlooks”

Virginia Institute of Marine Science Eastern Shore Laboratory 40 Atlantic Street, Wachapreague, VA, United States

All 2024 speaker meetings will be the third Wednesday of every other month month at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) Eastern Shore Laboratory, Seaside Hall, 40 Atlantic Street, Wachapreague. Note that per VIMS you may park on Atlantic Avenue along the yellow curbs. 5:00 pm social time 5:30 business meeting 6:00 pm speaker […]

Bee-ginners Beekeeping Course

Participants will learn all the basic information about beekeeping and how to get started in this two session training. All participants will be assigned a mentor that will help them get started. This training is presented for informational purposes and does not qualify for ESMN Continuing Education credit.

$50

CE: Winter Symposium & CVNLA Short Course – Homes and Habitats

Presented by Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Central Virginia Nursery and Landscape Association, and Virginia Cooperative Extension Explore the intricate relationships that exist between ecosystems, communities, and humankind, focusing on the importance of the reciprocal relationships between plants, animals, and humans.  Learn how we, as gardeners and landscape professionals, can steward the land to support our […]