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Minimizing Springtime Reptile Encounters
As the weather becomes more temperate you may encounter more free-roaming turtles or snakes. As a retired veterinarian from South Hampton Roads, Virginia, I treated a variety of wildlife. May […]
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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. […]
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What About the Insects?
Blue Ridge PRISM Fall Meeting 2024 Bullet Points Guest Speaker: Linda Fink, Professor of Biology, Emerita, Sweet Briar College, Virginia. Featured image: Tiger Swallowtail (Pterourus glaucus) larvae feeding on garden […]
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Review: On-the-Spot-Feedback Webinar
On-the-Spot-Feedback (OTSF) Webinar August 15, 2024 — Bullet Points Provided by Peter G Fisher, President ESMN Chapter Designed to improve science communication skills, this webinar was recommended by the VMN […]
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Fern Seep Observations
Fern Seep is located on Occohannock Creek where the creek’s brackish salinity continues to freshen as it bears north towards its origin close to the Virginia Tech Extension office in […]
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Planting Beachgrass at Savage Neck Dunes Natural Area Preserve
With 24 flats of American Beachgrass (Calamagrostis breviligulata) to plant we formed a circle as our leader Eastern Shore Master Naturalist Chapter Advisor and Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) Coastal Region Steward and Regional Supervisor, Shannon Alexander, had us briefly introduce ourselves and […]
Eastern Shore Master Naturalists
Managing and preserving the Eastern Shore of Virginia’s natural resources and natural areas through education, outreach, citizen science, and stewardship.