Managing and preserving the Eastern Shore of Virginia’s natural resources and natural areas through education, outreach, citizen science, and stewardship.
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Join us on Saturday, March 1st, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, for a rewarding day of community service at Kiptopeke State Park! Help us preserve the beauty and functionality of this treasured park while enjoying the great outdoors. Activities include painting and touch-ups, minor carpentry work, and general clean-up. The park will provide all […]
Per Jim McDaniel: We have planned two workdays to clear some the invasives at Brinkley. And we have plenty! Paul Anderson and I took out about 100 small ailanthus and callery pears last month but there are plenty of targets left including privet, wineberry, and multiflora roses! Based on what I have learned and the […]
Per Jim McDaniel: We have planned two workdays to clear some the invasives at Brinkley. And we have plenty! Paul Anderson and I took out about 100 small ailanthus and callery pears last month but there are plenty of targets left including privet, wineberry, and multiflora roses! Based on what I have learned and the […]
Kiptopeke State Park, 3540 Kiptopeke Dr., Cape Charles, VA 23310. Big Water Visitor Center Looking for a fun service project this Earth Day? Help Park Rangers as we preserve the beauty of the Big Water Visitor Center. We will be cleaning out flower beds, weeding the walkways, and planting native species. We will meet at […]
You are invited to help with stewardship activities at CCNAP! Please sign up here. The invasive bamboo removal portion of the day is being done in collaboration with the Bay Creek Stewardship folks, as we did in 2023 and 2024. This year, we’re hoping to have enough ESMN volunteers to also maintain our native planting […]
You are invited to help with stewardship activities at CCNAP! Please sign up here. The invasive bamboo removal portion of the day is being done in collaboration with the Bay Creek Stewardship folks, as we did in 2023 and 2024. This year, we’re hoping to have enough ESMN volunteers to also maintain our native planting […]
You are invited to help with stewardship activities at CCNAP! ESMN volunteers are needed to help weed our native planting area, remove invasives, trim back vines, and do some boardwalk maintenance. Thursday April 24th: 10am-noon. VDCR will have a first aid kit and AED on site and a large water cooler for refilling bottles. Please bring […]
You are invited to help trim the trail, snip invasive vines, and generally beautify Magothy Bay Natural Area Preserve! Note: we may work until noon if there’s still more to do at 11am. What to expect: VDCR will have some extra gloves, snips, loppers, and ear plugs. Please bring your own if you’d like. VDCR […]
Please register at one of the sites below or become a Zone Captain. There are numerous locations on the shore participating in this event. They are detailed here and as of April 26 include: Cape Charles Bay Creek Resort Bay Creek Resort (18+ only) Bay Creek Resort (boaters only) Cape Charles Yacht Center Cape Charles […]
REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Want to become an oyster gardener? The new gardener seminar starts at 9:00am. Veteran gardeners will turn their oysters in and pick up new spat if desired beginning at 9:30. See links below for details.
Catch the King is an annual community science initiative that mobilizes volunteers to map the extent of tidal flooding during perigean spring tides, also known as “king tides.” These tides represent the highest astronomical tides of the year, occurring when the gravitational forces of the Moon and the Sun align, and the Moon is at […]
Please join us to remove invasive species at DCR Natural Area Preserves in November. Jennifer and Will are going to be there and take the lead on these, focusing on invasive species removal and treatment (the latter only by DCR staff). There will be no RSVP forms supplied, we’ll just hope for anywhere from 2 […]
Please join us to remove invasive species at DCR Natural Area Preserves in November. Jennifer and Will are going to be there and take the lead on these, focusing on invasive species removal and treatment (the latter only by DCR staff). There will be no RSVP forms supplied, we’ll just hope for anywhere from 2 […]
Please join us to remove invasive species at DCR Natural Area Preserves in November. Jennifer and Will are going to be there and take the lead on these, focusing on invasive species removal and treatment (the latter only by DCR staff). There will be no RSVP forms supplied, we’ll just hope for anywhere from 2 […]