Although some events listed may be open to the public, the volunteer and continuing education opportunities are intended for Eastern Shore Master Naturalists only. If you are not a member and have an interest in an event or activity, please contact the organizer.
We do our best to keep this calendar current but it’s always a good idea to check with the event organizer or sponsor to ensure nothing has changed since we added it.
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Birding on the Deck at the Island House Restaurant, Wachapreague, Virginia Join us for a relaxed evening of birding and socializing No experience necessary. Dinner and/or drinks at your option. Dinner Reservations (Optional): Island House Restaurant 757-787-4242 Better Impact Category 2: Continuing Education
You are invited to help with stewardship activities at CCNAP! ESMN volunteers are needed to help weed our native planting area, remove invasives, trim back vines, and do some boardwalk maintenance. Thursday April 24th: 10am-noon. VDCR will have a first aid kit and AED on site and a large water cooler for refilling bottles. Please bring […]
Master Naturalists Education and Outreach will have a booth at this event and we need volunteers! There will need to be a dedicated child crafter aid and the other volunteers will discuss Master Naturalists, The importance of native plants and the interconnectedness of the environment. This was rained out last year but could have 100 […]
VES Land Trust will have a table at the Return to Our Roots Earth Day event. We are looking for volunteers that are interested in assisting with our seeds/plant activity for kids. We will have this event run in shifts, or those interested may help the whole time, if desired. Shift 1 is 9:45 AM […]
Free Native (mostly) plants and trees 4/26 8:30-1:30 Plant Eastern Shore Natives will have a booth at this event and we need volunteers!!! Volunteers will be responsible for discussing the importance of native plants, taking pledges to plant more and handing our new native plants booklets. There will be over 200 people here. We need […]
For more information about the event, or to volunteer, please contact Outreach and Education Coordinator Margaret Van Clief at mvanclief@tnc.org or 757-414-9227. ESMNs who volunteer for the following activities may submit hours for volunteer service credit: Help with family activities (nature arts & crafts, educational games): 12:15 – 3 p.m.: 4 volunteers needed, including 1-2 […]
Volunteers assist with co-leading a 2nd grade class along the nature trail pointing out habitat, living things and their life cycles, how plants/animals are interdependent with their living and non-living surroundings, and natural resources along the way. Essentially, covering 2nd grade SOLS 2.4, 2.5, and 2.8. There will be a few stations as well throughout […]
Identify spring warblers and migrants of bottomland swamps TNC Nassawango Preserve, Furnace Town, east of Snow Hill, MD Parking on Millville Road near intersection with Furnace Town Road. Leaders: Maggie Long 610-500-9971 and Joette Borzik
Visit the various habitats at the Bay Creek development preserve. Bay Creek Nature Preserve; 1 Clubhouse Way, Cape Charles, VA Leaders: Walter Childs, Maggie Long, Stan Osmolenski. Register with Maggie Long at 610-500-9971 by April 20. CE: Category 2
Description: Mounting evidence shows that insects are declining world-wide, leading to the so-called “insect apocalypse”. Unfortunately, this is also true for butterflies in America and Canada. Leslie Ries will present the evidence showing patterns and trajectories of butterfly declines here in American north of Mexico. She will also summarize a recent study examining the most […]
ESMN Volunteers assist with co-leading a 2nd grade class along the nature trail pointing out habitat, living things and their life cycles, how plants/animals are interdependent with their living and non-living surroundings, and natural resources along the way. Essentially, covering 2nd grade SOLS 2.4, 2.5, and 2.8. There will be a few stations as well […]
