Virginia Eastern Shore Land Trust, Inc.

06/18/2026

Don't forget to email [email protected] to save your spot! Hope to see you next week!

06/12/2026

06/10/2026

Please join us for a magical night with The Extraordinary Caterpillar! This special community screening will be followed by a live panel discussion with local experts who bring the Eastern Shore’s ecology to life!

06/10/2026

Thanks for joining us on today's VES Conservation Talk & Walk with our partners, Birding Eastern Shore! This unique opportunity to bird on private VES Land Trust property, Corratock, was led by Maggie Long and Roberta Kellam. A huge thank you to our wonderful host, Brother Rutter!

*pictures from today's bird walk will be posted shortly*

06/04/2026

Another amazing Conservation Talk & Walk opportunity is coming up! Huge thanks to Virginia Institute of Marine Science Eastern Shore Laboratory for this exciting partnership!

Interested? Be sure to email your RSVP to [email protected] to save your spot!

05/27/2026

Please share this flyer about a new community forestry program on the Eastern Shore, Southeast Rural Community Assistance Project, Inc. wants this program to be a success!!

05/04/2026

Thank you to everyone that joined VES Land Trust board members David Turner, Susan Harris, and Duke Snyder including Shannon Alexander, our partner at Department of Conservation and Recreation Natural Heritage, for Clean the Bay Day! 9 volunteers picked up 280 lbs. of trash near Savage Neck Dunes on Saturday. They found everything from 4x4 posts to clam netting.

Fun fact: There are 665 acres permanently protected on Savage Neck and the Bay between Savage Neck Dunes Natural Area Preserve (298 acres owned by DCR Natural Heritage) and adjacent conservation easement lands protected by VES Land Trust and private landowners.

04/27/2026

Last week, Accawmacke Elementary 2nd graders joined us for a field trip at The Brownsville Preserve! We had such a great time walking the nature trail, learning about the wonderful things the Eastern Shore has to offer through rotating learning stations, and enjoying a picnic lunch. Many students experienced many firsts - touching a turkey wing, using binoculars, viewing a marsh from a platform, and so much more! As always, a huge thank you to all our VES Land Trust volunteers and TNC for sharing your preserve!

04/24/2026

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04/17/2026

A few behind the scenes photos of Custis Farm and the Oyster Roast setup. We are so excited for the Oyster Roast tomorrow 🦪 🥳! Thank you to our hosts, William Granger III and Leslie Doyle, generous sponsors and amazing volunteers. Every gift stewards conserved land and advances land protection efforts on Virginia's Eastern Shore.

Benefactor Sponsors: Tankard Nurseries and T-Solutions; Conservator Sponsor: Oppenheimer & Co.; Steward Sponsor: Mrs. Jane Batten, Norman and Susan Colpitts, J. Kent and Sue McNew, and Robin Rinaca