Eastern Shore Master Naturalists

ESMNs Count Butterflies for Science!

Ann Quigley / August 20, 2025

On August 3, ESMNs and others gathered to participate in the North American Butterfly Association’s (NABA) annual count for North […]

Each spring, chapter members work alongside DCR Natural Heritage Stewardship staff to trim back vegetation encroaching on the trail through

For the third consecutive spring, as part of a course organized by the Academy for Lifetime Learning (A.LL.), interpretive walks

As part of our education and outreach activities, members support the education efforts of numerous partners on the Eastern Shore,

As the weather becomes more temperate you may encounter more free-roaming turtles or snakes. As a retired veterinarian from South

Stewards at Ned Brinkley preserve have had several workdays over the last four months to get some invasive plant species

Virginia native plants provide visual beauty year-round. Unique flowers, vibrant fall colors of leaves and stems, fruit shapes and colors

Assateague Island is moving inland at the rate of 10-13 feet a year, causing costly annual rebuilding of the beach

Bob Suppa / March 28, 2025

STEWARDSHIP REPORT FOR CAPE CHARLES NATURAL AREA PRESERVE March 22, 2025 Master naturalists perform stewardship duties at the Eastern Shore

I used to live next to a little patch of woodland. Recently, the land was sold and the underbrush and