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A Final View from the Course
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A View From The Course
Early October 2024 “We’ve come this far, let’s take some time to just enjoy and explore,” Shannon wisely instructed us once we arrived at the water at Savage Neck. Like school kids getting some extra recess time, we clapped and gleefully headed off in a few different directions. Week five and we couldn’t have asked…
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A View from the Course
September 12 2024 Huddled together in small working groups, we attempt to identify our mystery plants. Fluorescent lights overhead, and local plant specimens in front of us. Are the leaf edges smooth? Does anybody have more than one fruit? Is this a composite flower? A kindergarten teacher is working across from a university professor. A…
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A View from the Course #2
Empty classrooms at summer’s end reignite a familiar nostalgia. After a lifetime spent in schools, I’ve not quite shaken the August-is-one-big-Sunday-night feel — although anticipating the kick-off of our Basic Training Course creates more excitement than anxiety. Long gone is any worry about what to wear or concerns about buses running on time and teachers…
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A View From The Course
Late July and the ten-week schedule is slowly filling for this year’s Basic Training Course. The large easel paper on my small dining room wall begins to take shape, becoming increasingly colorful. Green post-its signal field adventures. Savage Neck beckons. So does Wreck Island and Mutton Hunk. Brownsville Preserve and Fisherman Island will be new…
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.