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Brinkley Stewards At Work
Stewards at Ned Brinkley preserve have had several workdays over the last four months to get some invasive plant species there under control. We all realize that this is going […] Read more
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Why Virginia Natives Are the Best Choice – What to Plant Where for the Best Results
Virginia native plants provide visual beauty year-round. Unique flowers, vibrant fall colors of leaves and stems, fruit shapes and colors and bark textures are all reasons to purchase native plants. […] Read more
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Assateague on the Move: Work Starts on New Beach Parking
Assateague Island is moving inland at the rate of 10-13 feet a year, causing costly annual rebuilding of the beach parking lots at Tom’s Cove, its most dynamic section where […] Read more
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CCNAP Stewardship Report
STEWARDSHIP REPORT FOR CAPE CHARLES NATURAL AREA PRESERVE March 22, 2025 Master naturalists perform stewardship duties at the Eastern Shore Natural Area Preserves that are open to the public. Volunteer […] Read more
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Trees are Tree-mendous
I used to live next to a little patch of woodland. Recently, the land was sold and the underbrush and old trees were cleared. Here on Chincoteague Island, most undeveloped […] Read more
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Snow Geese: A Conservation Success Story
One of the splendors of the Eastern Shore in winter is watching thousands of snow geese rise in a cloud of white from a field of stubble, honking and flapping […] Read more
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Do Waterfowl Need Raincoats?
Rain or snow, sleet or drizzle, no problem: waterfowl are built for foul weather. Their outer feathers have interlocking barbules that hold together like Velcro, blocking out wind and rain. […] Read more
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Join the Great Backyard Bird Count, Feb. 14 – 17, 2025
Do you enjoy birds? Do you have 15 minutes? If the answer is yes, then the Great Backyard Bird Count is for you! For four days every February, hundreds of […] Read more
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ESMN: 2024 In Review, By the Numbers
Eastern Shore Master Naturalists were busy in 2024. Motivated by a desire to protect our natural resources via stewardship, support scientific inquiry, and educate our community, it is a privilege […] Read more
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Chincoteague Bird Walk Gets Them Asking for More!
“My ambition is to see a kingfisher. That would really make my day,” a beginner bird watcher said. And as if on cue, there was the distinctive rattle of a belted […] Read more
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A Final View from the Course
The writer Annie Dillard reminds us that ”how we spend our days, of course, is how we spend our lives.” So how did we spend our days these last ten […] Read more
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Bald Eagle Returns to Wild
Dr. Meg Gammage-Tucker pulled on a long leather falconer’s glove and pulled back the orange cloth printed with the word Freedom. The bald eagle batted its body against the sides of the crate. Gammage-Tucker slipped the latch. The door swung open. A white head. The bird reared upward […] Read more
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