• 💡CE: Webinar from Virginia Tech and Project FeederWatch: Making FeederWatch Inclusive

    Virtual

    Description: Presenters will share summaries of virtual discussions about increasing inclusivity in the bird feeding participatory science project Project FeederWatch. Project FeederWatch staff will also present on next steps they plan to take based on what they have learned. There will be time for Q&A. Pre-registration required Log your time under Better Impact Category 2: […]

  • Audubon Christmas Bird Count – Wachapreague

    Audubon Christmas Bird Count FAQ Contact compiler directly to participate (all birding levels are accepted) Wachapreague, Saturday, December 14: Compiler Victor Klein, vklein3254@aol.com Nassawadox,     Saturday, December 21: Compiler Joette Borzik, vabirdmom@gmail.com Chincoteague,   Sunday, December 29: Compiler Kevin Holcomb, kevin_holcomb@fws.gov Cape Charles,  Saturday,December 30:Compiler Ellison Orcutt, Mr.ellyo@gmail.com

  • 💡CE: Invasive Plants, Restoration and the Sound of Urban Streams with Gabrielle Ripa

    Virtual

    VMN Continuing Education Webinars – Joint Webinars with Extension Master Gardeners NOTE: For our VMN CE Webinar series in December, we have two webinars that are being organized jointly with the Extension Master Gardener Program. The EMG program is handling logistics, so please contact emgoffice@vt.edu with questions. Date: December 19, 2:00 pm Description: In this […]

  • Audubon Christmas Bird Count – Nassawadox

    Contact compiler directly to participate (all birding levels are accepted) Nassawadox,     Saturday, December 21: Compiler Joette Borzik, vabirdmom@gmail.com Chincoteague,   Sunday, December 29: Compiler Kevin Holcomb, kevin_holcomb@fws.gov Cape Charles,  Saturday,December 30:Compiler Ellison Orcutt, Mr.ellyo@gmail.com

  • Audubon Christmas Bird Count – Chincoteague

    Contact compiler directly to participate (all birding levels are accepted) Chincoteague,   Sunday, December 29: Compiler Kevin Holcomb, kevin_holcomb@fws.gov Cape Charles,  Saturday,December 30:Compiler Ellison Orcutt, Mr.ellyo@gmail.com

  • First Day Hike Scavenger Hunt at Kiptopeke

    Kiptopeke State Park 3540 Kiptopeke Dr., Cape Charles, VA, United States

    https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/event?id=2024-11-21-15-31-13-275693-nqk Where Kiptopeke State Park, 3540 Kiptopeke Dr., Cape Charles, VA 23310. Various Locations When Jan. 1, 2025. 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Ring in the New Year with a self-guided hike at Kiptopeke. This scavenger hunt will take you all over the park and show you spots you never knew existed. Copies of the Kiptopeke […]

  • Water Quality Sampling with LTER

    UVA Coastal Research Center/LTER 6364 Cliffs Rd, Cape Charles, United States

    The Virginia Coast Reserve-Long Term Ecological Research (VCR-LTER) is looking for 4-6 volunteers to assist in conducting our quarterly water quality monitoring on January 15th (with a weather backup day of 1/16). The day usually starts about 9am, and all boats are off the water by 2pm. We will leave from the lab in Oyster, with […]

  • 💡Chapter Meeting: “Coastal Ecosystems in Flux: Nutrients, Restoration, and Future Outlooks”

    Virginia Institute of Marine Science Eastern Shore Laboratory, Seaside Hall 36 Atlantic Street, Wachapreague, VA, United States

    All 2024 speaker meetings will be the third Wednesday of every other month month at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) Eastern Shore Laboratory, Seaside Hall, 40 Atlantic Street, Wachapreague. Note that per VIMS you may park on Atlantic Avenue along the yellow curbs. 5:00 pm social time 5:30 business meeting 6:00 pm speaker […]

  • VMN Treemendous 20th Anniversary Kickoff and Program Awards

    Virtual

    We’re using what is normally our first CE webinar slot of the year for two purposes! First, we’ll kick off the celebrations of our program’s 20th anniversary year. As part of that, we’ll describe plans for our statewide focus project and some new related volunteer opportunities with the Virginia Department of Forestry. We also will […]

  • Bee-ginners Beekeeping Course

    Participants will learn all the basic information about beekeeping and how to get started in this two session training. All participants will be assigned a mentor that will help them get started. This training is presented for informational purposes and does not qualify for ESMN Continuing Education credit.

    $50
  • 💡CE: Snow Geese, Loons and More *** NEW DATE ***

    Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge 8231 Beach Road, Chincoteague Island, United States

    BIRDWALK RESCHEDULED –  Due to severe weather, the Eastern Shore Master Naturalists have rescheduled this Saturday’s bird walk to Saturday, Feb. 8, 8:30 am to 10.30 am. Join the Eastern Shore Master Naturalists for a bird walk along Tom’s Cove and Assateague beach to explore winter visitors to Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, the feeding grounds […]