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SciPhi Seminar of the ESVA, “Tick Talk for the Shore: A Discussion of Species, the Diseases They Carry, and Prevention,” Dr. Marilyn Ailes, Room 148, ESCC, Melfa. This talk qualifies for Continuing Education. Category 2: Continuing Education See VMN CE Webinars for additional CE opportunities.
Celebrate Earth Month at the Volgenau Virginia Coast Reserve (VVCR)! You’re invited to the 7th Open Farm Day at Brownsville Preserve. This free, all-ages event features guided nature walks, wagon rides, family activities and more! A midday picnic lunch will be served (available while supplies last). Volunteer: There are positions teaching concepts (category 13 – Assist with Educational […]
REGISTRATION REQUIRED Join The Nature Conservancy as Maura Duffy, TNC’s Conservation Coordinator in Virginia, demonstrates how to use the free iNaturalist app and website to make wildlife observations and identify species. All registrants will receive an email with the Zoom meeting information a few days before the presentation. We will also share a recording to […]
Registration required. Get more info and sign up here. Category 2 Continuing Education
MANY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED At the Invest in Our Planet Earth Day Celebration at the Exmore Town Park SATURDAY April 20th, there are numerous volunteer opportunities: ESMN/DCR have three tables each with two shifts 9am -12pm and 12pm – 3pm. VDCR Natural Heritage Program (Category 15: ESMN OutreachTable/Tours Eastern Shore Events) ESMN Ed & Outreach (Category […]
In case you missed the limited screening: “Against the Current” premiere on Wednesday, April 24th at 8PM on WHRO TV15. This special provides a powerful glimpse of how Virginia’s Eastern Shore residents are subject to the challenges of rising water’s effects on their lives and livelihood. Through resilience and perseverance, they learn to co-exist and […]
Are you up for a challenge? Join The Nature Conservancy and community partners to compete in the annual community science challenge from April 26th-29th! Category 14 Bioblitz/City Nature Challenge Eastern Shore iNaturalist Surveys. If you wish you can log your hours on the ESMN iNaturalist page so that we can get an aggregate for the […]
REGISTRATION REQUIRED Join TNC’s Wetlands Program Manager, Kati Booth, on an exploration of TNC’s Cubberly site, a beautiful forested wetland along Cobb Mill Creek that lies within Delmarva Migratory Bird Stopover Habitat.
The Eastern Shore Soil and Water Conservation District, in conjunction with the Virginia Department of Forestry, Eastern Shore of Virginia Master Gardeners, and the Cape Charles Tree Advisory Board, will be celebrating Arbor Day on Saturday, April 27, 2024. Native plants and trees will be given away along with educational materials. Other events include an Arbor Day Proclamation, the designation […]
ESMN/DCR have two tables each with two shifts 9am -12pm and 12pm – 3pm. ESMN Ed & Outreach (Category 15: ESMN OutreachTable/Tours Eastern Shore Events) Plant Eastern Shore Natives campaign (Category 15: PLANTS Arbor Day Public Education Events) We appreciate morning volunteers arriving a bit early to help setup and afternoon volunteers staying to help […]
REGISTRATION REQUIRED/SPACE IS LIMITED For more information. Join members Martina Coker and Paul Anderson on this walk which “will take students through the varied habitats at the Edward S. Brinkley Preserve, observing flora and fauna on the freshwater lake, in the meadows, along the forested paths, and along the shoreline viewed from a seaside platform.” […]
