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Please sign up here. Four shifts available: 10am-Noon and 1pm -3pm on April 30 and May 2 Category 6/Trail Management We’ll be working for the second consecutive year with our Bay Creek Stewardship partners to address the invasive bamboo along our shared boundary. This year we’ll have the Bay Creek chipper on site so that […]
Please sign up here. Four shifts available: 10am-Noon and 1pm-3pm on April 30 and May 2 Category 6/Trail Management We’ll be working for the second consecutive year with our Bay Creek Stewardship partners to address the invasive bamboo along our shared boundary. This year we’ll have the Bay Creek chipper on site so that we […]
*** THIS EVENT IS FULL *** REGISTRATION REQUIRED/SPACE IS LIMITED More information here. Join ESMN members Rose Marie Roessler and Maggie Long on a guided walk of SND. The group will be given a brief history of the Savage Neck Dunes Natural Area Preserve area and the transition from fields to upland woodland. The preserve […]
The Eastern Shore Land Trust is seeking volunteers to conduct the following student field trips (Category 15: Eastern Shore Land Trust Children’s Field Trips): May 7th – Metompkin Elementary 2nd grade (3 classes/6 volunteers) May 9th – Metompkin Elementary 2nd grade (2 classes/4 volunteers) May 20th – Kegotank Elementary 1st grade ESL (11 students/1-2 volunteers) May […]
The Eastern Shore Land Trust is seeking volunteers to assist with the following student field trips (Category 15: Eastern Shore Land Trust Children’s Field Trips): May 7th – Metompkin Elementary 2nd grade (3 classes/6 volunteers) May 9th – Metompkin Elementary 2nd grade (2 classes/4 volunteers) May 20th – Kegotank Elementary 1st grade ESL (11 students/1-2 volunteers) […]
Explore this local hotspot for specialties such as red-headed woodpecker along with migrating songbirds. A Swainson’s Warbler was spotted there recently but it has apparently moved on. A great spot and you never know what you might find. Leader: Joanne Laskowski – 757-665-4984. Category 14: eBird Surveys (NOTE: You must submit an eBird list to […]
REGISTRATION REQUIRED/SPACE IS LIMITED More information here. Join members Frank Renshaw and David Boyd as they “walk through the 445-acre Preserve that encompasses woodlands, forested wetlands, and an extensive salt marsh on the southern tip of Virginia’s Eastern Shore.” Category 2: Continuing Education See VMN CE Webinars for additional CE opportunities.
Birding on the Deck at the Island House Restaurant, Wachapreague. Various coastal birds and migratory shorebirds are viewed from the back deck of the Island House Restaurant. The Eastern Shore Bird Club will have scopes and bird books and welcome beginners. For More Information: Roberta Kellam info@birdingeasternshore.org Category 14: eBird Survey (NOTE: You must submit […]
Sign-up required. This opportunity has very specific requirements, including the ability to snorkel. Please review all the details here and contact Jen Dalke if you are interested. Each year, The Nature Conservancy and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), along with several partners in the Seaside Heritage Seagrass Community Restoration Program, begin another chapter […]
Enjoy socializing with fellow Master Naturalists and the beauty of the natural setting. Take a nature walk and view wildlife along with a visit to several lovely seeps on the property. Come at 4:00 if you would like to join members on a guided walk which counts for 1 hour of Continuing Education. Bug repellent […]
REGISTRATION REQUIRED/SPACE IS LIMITED More information here. Join Kellie Piekarsky, Chair of the ESMN Mutton Hunk Fen Stewardship Committee, and Joanne Laskowski on this guided walk. Participants will walk the trails of this Mutton Hunk Fen Natural Area Preserve with Master Naturalist guides. They will receive information about this preserve and its transition from commercial […]
The public is invited to join TNC VVCR’s Migratory Bird Conservation staff and volunteers on the evenings of May 19th-28th from 5:00-7:00 pm ET to learn about Whimbrel migration, take in the beauty and biodiversity of the seaside salt marsh habitat and participate in a little citizen science! Category 13: Whimbrel Watch Whimbrel have a […]
