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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2025 marks the “Treemendous” 20th anniversary of the Virginia Master Naturalists. One way in which local VMN chapters are encouraged to celebrate this occasion is through education activities utilizing Project Learning Tree. Project Learning Tree (PLT) is an award-winning environmental education program designed to teach about the environment with a focus on trees and forests. The Project Learning Tree curriculum is […]
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 […]
Description: Do you do tabling at events? Or take programs out to different facilities, organizations, or sites? Then you are involved in what we know as outreach, which can range from informational to interpretive. Learn how to create opportunities for informal or spontaneous interpretation. We’ll also discuss design for signage, pop-up exhibits, and tables as well […]
Also November 13, and maybe 14. Volunteers will guide 5th grade students through forest, high marsh, or low marsh habitats looking for examples of food, shelter, and water through the eyes of different animals and plants that are found living there. Groups of students will number around 25 each. No volunteer would lead a group […]
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 log your hours under Better Impact Category 2/Continuing Education.
Also November 13, and maybe 14. Volunteers will guide 5th grade students through forest, high marsh, or low marsh habitats looking for examples of food, shelter, and water through the eyes of different animals and plants that are found living there. Groups of students will number around 25 each. No volunteer would lead a group […]
Volunteers will guide 5th grade students through forest, high marsh, or low marsh habitats looking for examples of food, shelter, and water through the eyes of different animals and plants that are found living there. Groups of students will number around 25 each. No volunteer would lead a group by themselves but will help TNC […]
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. There will be no RSVP forms supplied, we’ll just hope for anywhere from 2 to 12 volunteers show up. The goal at MHF will be similar to that for SND, MB, and CC earlier in the month – invasive species removal […]
Ducks, geese and swans are arriving to overwinter at the Refuge. Join a guided walk (about a mile) to explore the rafts of waterfowl in the ponds and birds of the woodlands. Newcomers to birding welcome. Binoculars available. This program is hosted by U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the Eastern Shore Master Naturalists. Meet […]
Please log your hours under Better Impact Category 2/Continuing Education.
Please log your hours under Better Impact Category 2/Continuing Education.
Date: 5:30 pm, December 4. Doors open at 5:00 pm. Location: In-person, Eastern Shore Community College, 29316 Lankford Highway, Melfa, VA 23410. (Great Room of the Workforce Development Building) Description: Please join us as we welcome Dr. Bryan D. Watts, the Mitchell A. Byrd Professor of Conservation Biology and Director of The Center for Conservation Biology at the College […]