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New Brinkley Stewards
We have five new stewards at Brinkley! We met last week for orientation and introductions and a walk around the preserve. They all Knew each other as they are Class […]
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ESMNs Support Project Horizons
On October 22, Abby Gale, Amy Lines, Barb O’Hare, and Nancy Biegel volunteered with a unique field trip experience called A Day at the Lab. It was the second year […]
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ESMNs Support VESLT Field Trips
As part of our education and outreach activities, members support the education efforts of numerous partners on the Eastern Shore, including the Virginia Eastern Shore Land Trust (VESLT). Recently, members […]
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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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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 […]
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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 […]
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CCNAP Stewardship Report
March 22, 2025 Master naturalists perform stewardship duties at the Eastern Shore Natural Area Preserves that are open to the public. Volunteer Bob Suppa reports on his recent spring stewardship […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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.