Managing and preserving the Eastern Shore of Virginia’s natural resources and natural areas through education, outreach, citizen science, and stewardship.
ESMN Member Calendar
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Although some events listed may be open to the public, if you are not a chapter member and have an interest in a listed event or activity, please contact the organizer.
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Join the VESLT for coffee, tea, and donuts while learning and discussing the fundamentals of wildlife diversity. Please RSVP to outreach@veslt.org. Log your hours in Better Impact Category 2: Continuing […]
Be a citizen scientist with the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project (MLMP)! The MLMP team from MJV and the UW-Madison Arboretum co-lead virtual one-day training on how to collect data that […]
The real work to protect Virginia’s spectacular open spaces is teaching our citizens to care about what’s in their own backyard. So, we launched the Ambassador Program to train Flora […]
Kiptopeke State Park
3540 Kiptopeke Dr., Cape Charles, VA, United States
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 […]
TNC Brownsville Preserve
11332 Brownsville Rd, Nassawadox, Virginia
Meet at The Nature Conservancy office for an after-hours foray in search of nocturnal birds. Limit of 15 Participants. Registration Required: info@birdingeasternshore.org. Be sure to register in advance – event […]
The VCR LTER is looking for 1 or 2 volunteers who are able to assist with drone work on Cobb Island March 10-13. This work is a unique opportunity to […]
Norfolk Botanical Garden
6700 AZALEA GARDEN RD, Norfolk, VA, United States
Registration is open until March 10th. https://www.givesignup.org/TicketEvent/VAMarineDebrisSummit2025 The Virginia Marine Debris Summit (VMDS) is co-hosted by Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program and Clean Virginia Waterways. This 3-day event will focus […]
Virginia Institute of Marine Science Eastern Shore Laboratory, Seaside Hall
36 Atlantic Street, Wachapreague, VA, United States
Speaker: John Larson of Virginia Power Topic: Virginia’s Dynamic Energy Landscape Schedule: 5:00 pm social time; 5:30 business meeting; 6:00 pm speaker. Business Meeting Agenda: TBD Location: Virginia Institute of Marine Science […]
TNC Brownsville Preserve
11332 Brownsville Rd, Nassawadox, Virginia
WHAT: World Sparrow Day Walk – A guided walk on Brownsville Preserve through conserved sparrow habitat to look for these and other bird species on the Vernal Equinox! Led by […]
Better Impact Category 2: Continuing Education Explore diverse habitats protected by Virginia Eastern Shore Land Trust conservation easement. Shorebirds and a variety of passerines. Please pre-register with Trip leader. Field […]
Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge
8231 Beach Road, Chincoteague Island, United States
Red-winged blackbirds are strutting their stripes and egrets their breeding plumage! Eastern Shore Master Naturalists will lead a bird walk on Saturday, March 22 from 8.30-10.30 am at Chincoteague National […]
Description: This webinar will include reasoning for, methodology, and preliminary results of the Virginia Gray Fox Project (VGFP). The VGFP is a collaborative project between Virginia Tech and Virginia Department of […]
Edward S. Brinkley Nature Preserve
20199 Seaside Road, Cape Charles, VA, United States
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 […]