Eastern Shore Master Naturalists

Managing and preserving the Eastern Shore of Virginia’s natural resources and natural areas through education, outreach, citizen science, and stewardship.

Tag: Marine Debris

  • 💡 CE: 2025 Virginia Marine Debris Summit

    💡 CE: 2025 Virginia Marine Debris Summit

    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 on solutions to measurably reduce plastic pollution from entering Virginia’s freshwater and tidal rivers, estuaries, wetlands, beaches, and ocean. Speakers will share dynamic programs that have…

  • 💡 CE: Chapter Meeting: “Understanding Marine Debris in Virginia: Sources and Solutions”

    💡 CE: Chapter Meeting: “Understanding Marine Debris in Virginia: Sources and Solutions”

    NOTE: Schedule for this meeting is: 5:00 pm social time; 5:30 business meeting;  6:00 pm speaker. Also, we will be voting to approve Chapter bylaws and elect new treasurer. All 2024 speaker meetings will be the third Wednesday of every other month at Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) Eastern Shore Laboratory, Seaside Hall, 40…