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SUMMARY:Please Submit 2025 Membership Dues by January 1
DESCRIPTION:Please send your $20 check or money order to: \nMarlene Richard\, PO Box 216\, Franktown\, VA\, 23354. \nThe payment should be made out to “Eastern Shore Master Naturalists.” At this time we do not use any online payment methods. \nThank you.
URL:https://www.esmn.org/event/please-submit-2025-membership-dues-by-january-1/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Admin
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SUMMARY:💡CE:  Invasion Biology Wrap-Up with Jacob Barney
DESCRIPTION:VMN Continuing Education Webinars – Joint Webinars with Extension Master Gardeners \nNOTE: 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. \nDate: December 3\, 2:00 pm Register for the Dec 3 webinar here \nDescription: Jacob Barney currently serves as the Director of Virginia Tech’s Invasive Species Collaborative (ISC). The ISC is a faculty collaborative that began in the Global Change Center at Virginia Tech with support from the Fralin Life Sciences Institute and the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost. The ISWG nurtures transdisciplinary collaborations and partnerships with government agencies\, NGOs\, industry\, and communities to promote a deep understanding of the impacts of invasive species on ecosystems and society\, and foster an inclusive environment where science and policy meet to tackle this global challenge. \n\nLog your time under Better Impact Category 2: Continuing Education.\nSee more VMN Continuing here.
URL:https://www.esmn.org/event/%f0%9f%92%a1ce-invasion-biology-wrap-up-with-jacob-barney/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Chapter Member Continuing Education,Webinar
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SUMMARY:TNC Holiday Open House at Historic Brownsville
DESCRIPTION:All are welcome to join the staff and volunteers of The Nature Conservancy’s Volgenau Virginia Coast Reserve for this favorite community holiday tradition! Come one\, come all. No registration is required. \nFor more information or to volunteer\, please contact VVCR Community Engagement Specialist\, Margaret Van Clief at mvanclief@tnc.org. \n\nNote: Information provided as a courtesy. Time spent preparing for or attending this event does not count as volunteer hours.
URL:https://www.esmn.org/event/tnc-holiday-open-house-at-historic-brownsville/
LOCATION:TNC Brownsville Preserve\, 11332 Brownsville Rd\, Nassawadox\, Virginia\, 23413
CATEGORIES:Social/Other Events
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SUMMARY:🦉🦅 🔭 Birding Field Trip - Hills Farm Greenbush
DESCRIPTION:Look for woodcock\, owls and wintering raptors. Hills Farm is private property conserved by the Virginia Eastern Shore Land Trust with a conservation easement. \nLeaders:  Joanne Laskowski 410-253-9141 and Hal Laskowski    \n\nLog your hours under Better Impact Category 2: Continuing Education.\nFor more continuing education opportunities go to http://www.virginiamasternaturalist.org/continuing-education-webinar-series.html
URL:https://www.esmn.org/event/%f0%9f%a6%89%f0%9f%a6%85-%f0%9f%94%ad-birding-field-trip-hills-farm-greenbush/
LOCATION:Hills Farm\, 19605 Hills Farm Road\, Greenbush\, VA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Chapter Member Continuing Education
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ORGANIZER;CN="Birding Eastern Shore":MAILTO:Info@birdingeasternshore.org
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DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20241212T140000
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SUMMARY:💡CE: Webinar from Virginia Tech and Project FeederWatch: Making FeederWatch Inclusive
DESCRIPTION: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. \nPre-registration required \n\nLog your time under Better Impact Category 2: Continuing Education.\nSee more VMN Continuing here.
URL:https://www.esmn.org/event/%f0%9f%92%a1ce-webinar-from-virginia-tech-and-project-feederwatch-making-feederwatch-inclusive/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Chapter Member Continuing Education,Webinar
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SUMMARY:Audubon Christmas Bird Count - Wachapreague
DESCRIPTION:Audubon Christmas Bird Count \nFAQ \nContact compiler directly to participate (all birding levels are accepted) \nWachapreague\, Saturday\, December 14: Compiler Victor Klein\, vklein3254@aol.com \nNassawadox\,     Saturday\, December 21: Compiler Joette Borzik\, vabirdmom@gmail.com \nChincoteague\,   Sunday\, December 29: Compiler Kevin Holcomb\, kevin_holcomb@fws.gov \nCape Charles\,  Saturday\,December 30:Compiler Ellison Orcutt\, Mr.ellyo@gmail.com
URL:https://www.esmn.org/event/audubon-christmas-bird-counts/
CATEGORIES:Citizen/Community Science
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20241219T140000
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SUMMARY:💡CE: Invasive Plants\, Restoration and the Sound of Urban Streams with Gabrielle Ripa
DESCRIPTION:VMN Continuing Education Webinars – Joint Webinars with Extension Master Gardeners \nNOTE: 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. \n\nDate: December 19\, 2:00 pm \nDescription: In this presentation\, Gabrielle will present her PhD work on acoustic monitoring of stream ecosystems and the impact invasive species have on the acoustic landscape. \nPresenter: Gabrielle Ripa is a PhD student at Virginia Tech who is studying how to limit invasive plants on stream restoration projects in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Because of her background in wildlife ecology\, Gabrielle is also seeking to connect the changes to the stream environment\, due to invasion and restoration\, to the animal community through acoustic monitoring. She hopes her work can inform the design of restoration projects that are better at recovering both plant and animal communities. \nRegister for the Dec 19 webinar here \n  \n\nLog your hours under Category 2: Continuing Education.\nSee more VMN Continuing here.
URL:https://www.esmn.org/event/%f0%9f%92%a1ce-invasive-plants-restoration-and-the-sound-of-urban-streams-with-gabrielle-ripa/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Chapter Member Continuing Education,Webinar
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SUMMARY:Audubon Christmas Bird Count - Nassawadox
DESCRIPTION:Contact compiler directly to participate (all birding levels are accepted) \nNassawadox\,     Saturday\, December 21: Compiler Joette Borzik\, vabirdmom@gmail.com \nChincoteague\,   Sunday\, December 29: Compiler Kevin Holcomb\, kevin_holcomb@fws.gov \nCape Charles\,  Saturday\,December 30:Compiler Ellison Orcutt\, Mr.ellyo@gmail.com
URL:https://www.esmn.org/event/audubon-christmas-bird-count-nassawadox/
CATEGORIES:Citizen/Community Science
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DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20241229T235959
DTSTAMP:20241208T161415Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20241208T161415Z
UID:10000112-1735430400-1735516799@www.esmn.org
SUMMARY:Audubon Christmas Bird Count - Chincoteague
DESCRIPTION:Contact compiler directly to participate (all birding levels are accepted) \nChincoteague\,   Sunday\, December 29: Compiler Kevin Holcomb\, kevin_holcomb@fws.gov \nCape Charles\,  Saturday\,December 30:Compiler Ellison Orcutt\, Mr.ellyo@gmail.com
URL:https://www.esmn.org/event/audubon-christmas-bird-count-chincoteague/
CATEGORIES:Citizen/Community Science
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20241230T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20241230T235959
DTSTAMP:20241208T161441Z
CREATED:20241208T160738Z
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UID:10000113-1735516800-1735603199@www.esmn.org
SUMMARY:Audubon Christmas Bird Count - Cape Charles
DESCRIPTION:Contact compiler directly to participate (all birding levels are accepted) \nCape Charles\,  Saturday\,December 30:Compiler Ellison Orcutt\, Mr.ellyo@gmail.com
URL:https://www.esmn.org/event/audubon-christmas-bird-count-cape-charles/
CATEGORIES:Citizen/Community Science
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20250101T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20250101T160000
DTSTAMP:20241227T145657Z
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SUMMARY:First Day Hike Scavenger Hunt at Kiptopeke
DESCRIPTION:https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/event?id=2024-11-21-15-31-13-275693-nqk \nWhere\nKiptopeke State Park\, 3540 Kiptopeke Dr.\, Cape Charles\, VA 23310.\nVarious Locations \nWhen\nJan. 1\, 2025. 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. \n\nRing 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. \nCopies of the Kiptopeke Scavenger Hunt will be available at the brochure holders at the contact station\, park office and trail head.  You can also download and print it yourself. ksp-scavenger-ksp-scavenger-hunt \n\n\nAbout First Day Hikes\nEvery year on Jan. 1\, Virginia State Parks celebrates First Day Hikes. This nationwide initiative invites people to ring in the new year by connecting with nature and making lasting memories at a state park. Ranger-led and self-guided First Day Hikes are offered across the state\, giving visitors of all ages and skill levels the chance to explore outdoors. January 1 is a Free Parking Day at all Virginia State Parks. (The admission fee at Natural Bridge still applies). \nksp-scavenger-hunt
URL:https://www.esmn.org/event/first-day-hike-scavenger-hunt-at-kiptopeke/
LOCATION:Kiptopeke State Park\, 3540 Kiptopeke Dr.\, Cape Charles\, VA\, 23310\, United States
CATEGORIES:Miscellaneous,Social/Other Events
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DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20250115T235959
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UID:10000126-1736899200-1736985599@www.esmn.org
SUMMARY:Academy for Lifetime Learning Spring 2025 Registration Opens
DESCRIPTION:https://www.allesva.org/2025-spring-registration/Academy for Lifetime Learning
URL:https://www.esmn.org/event/academy-for-lifetime-learning-spring-2025-registration-opens/
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DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20250115T235959
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SUMMARY:Water Quality Sampling with LTER
DESCRIPTION: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). \n\nThe day usually starts about 9am\, and all boats are off the water by 2pm. We will leave from the lab in Oyster\, with half the crew heading to Red Bank and half going out of Oyster.\nEach volunteer will be assigned an instrument and asked to provide readings at each station from the inlet to the harbor.\n\nVolunteers need very warm clothes (no one is getting in the water)\, and we have some boots on site to borrow.\n\nAnyone who helps in the field is also welcome to stay a few hours to help process the samples upon returning to the lab.\nVCR-LTER staff often stay that evening for a cookout\, which volunteers are also welcome to join.\n\nYou must sign up with VCR-LTER to participate. Please contact shoffman@virginia.edu to sign-up or to get more information. \nThe lab address is Virginia Coast Reserve LTER\, Anheuser-Busch Coastal Research Center\, 6364 Cliffs Road\, Cape Charles\, VA 23310. \n\nLog your hours under Better Impact Category 23.
URL:https://www.esmn.org/event/water-quality-sampling-with-lter/
LOCATION:UVA Coastal Research Center/LTER\, 6364 Cliffs Rd\, Cape Charles\, 23310\, United States
CATEGORIES:Citizen/Community Science
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20250115T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20250115T190000
DTSTAMP:20241212T143721Z
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SUMMARY:💡Chapter Meeting: “Coastal Ecosystems in Flux: Nutrients\, Restoration\, and Future Outlooks”
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n5:00 pm social time\n5:30 business meeting\n6:00 pm speaker\n\n\nAbout the Speaker \n \nSophia Hoffman is a coastal and estuarine ecologist with a passion for studying the dynamics of salty environments\, from ghost forests and marshes to lagoons and barrier islands. Since 2022\, she has been a research specialist at the University of Virginia’s Coastal Research Center (CRC) in Oyster\, Virginia\, home to the Virginia Coast Reserve Long Term Ecological Research Program. \n\nAt the CRC\, Sophia is integral to facilitating and conducting long-term ecological research\, overseeing laboratory operations\, and navigating research vessels along the ESVA seaside. She works closely with a collaborative team on diverse projects that deepen our understanding of coastal ecosystems. \n\nSophia earned her B.S. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Michigan in 2018 and completed her M.S. in Biology from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi during the pandemic in 2020. Her research background spans a variety of ecosystems\, including the bogs of northern Michigan\, the salt marshes\, streams\, and mangrove forests of Texas\, and the wetlands of South Florida.
URL:https://www.esmn.org/event/%f0%9f%92%a1chapter-meeting-coastal-ecosystems-in-flux-nutrients-restoration-and-future-outlooks/
LOCATION:Virginia Institute of Marine Science Eastern Shore Laboratory\, Seaside Hall\, 36 Atlantic Street\, Wachapreague\, VA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Chapter Member Continuing Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20250123T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20250123T140000
DTSTAMP:20250110T124547Z
CREATED:20250110T124547Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250110T124547Z
UID:10000124-1737637200-1737640800@www.esmn.org
SUMMARY:VMN Treemendous 20th Anniversary Kickoff and Program Awards
DESCRIPTION: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 describe how you can help with several other initiatives related to the anniversary. We’ll close out the hour by announcing the winners of our 2024 program awards. \n\n\nRegister for the January 23 event
URL:https://www.esmn.org/event/vmn-treemendous-20th-anniversary-kickoff-and-program-awards/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Chapter Member Continuing Education,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20250125T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20250125T153000
DTSTAMP:20241211T232210Z
CREATED:20241211T232210Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241211T232210Z
UID:10000114-1737797400-1737819000@www.esmn.org
SUMMARY:Bee-ginners Beekeeping Course
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThis training is presented for informational purposes and does not qualify for ESMN Continuing Education credit.
URL:https://www.esmn.org/event/bee-ginners-beekeeping-course/
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