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A Final View from the Course
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A View from the Course – Late October
Information is ridiculously easy to obtain. Which honeysuckles are native? What time is low tide tomorrow? What is the species name for cordgrass? To make information meaningful, though, we have to make it our own. We need to be active constructors of knowledge and not just passive consumers of data. We need to react and…
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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 #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…
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Chapter in the News
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The ESMN 2024 Basic Training Course will soon be filled. Apply now if you are interested.
The ESMN Basic Training Course (BTC) is the first step in becoming a master naturalist with our chapter and covers the background knowledge and skills to prepare you for your VMN volunteer service. This includes a wide range of topics such as botany, ecology, and mammalogy, with an emphasis on the nature and natural resources…
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ESMN Adds 21 Members
Twenty one students graduated as Eastern Shore of Virginia Master Naturalists after completing the Basic Training Course on November 9th. The course combined classroom instruction and field work throughout the Eastern Shore. Diverse topics were taught by leading experts and including subjects such as barrier island and coastal ecology, botany, mammalogy and others. Class venues…
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.