View the Paint the Shore People’s Choice Award winning painting “Stream of Serenity” by Suri Doughty from Broadwater Academy and the eleven other finalists from Arcadia Middle School, Broadwater Academy, and Nandua Middle School in our virtual gallery. Paint the Shore is an event highlighting the beauty and natural environment of Virginia’s Eastern Shore through plein air painting. This year, Paint the Shore focused solely on celebrating the artwork of local middle school students.
Two families realized their vision to protect the Eastern Shore’s natural and cultural heritage forever with conservation easements on Peter’s Point and Lewis Farm.
Whether passing from generation to generation or transferring through a sale, land changes hands. Each steward leaves their mark—restoring an historic home, planting a garden, adding a garage, or even placing a conservation easement on the property. Conservation easements preserve farms, forests, and wetlands forever and also pass with the land from owner to owner.
The VES Land Trust Board of Directors with Jane Newcombe and Bill and Colette Nelson hosted the annual Oyster Roast Dinner at The Folly April 12, 2025.
View the Paint the Shore People’s Choice Award winning painting “Stream of Serenity” by Suri Doughty from Broadwater Academy and the eleven other finalists from Arcadia Middle School, Broadwater Academy, and Nandua Middle School in our virtual gallery. Paint the Shore is an event highlighting the beauty and natural environment of Virginia’s Eastern Shore through plein air painting. This year, Paint the Shore focused solely on celebrating the artwork of local middle school students.
Whether passing from generation to generation or transferring through a sale, land changes hands. Each steward leaves their mark—restoring an historic home, planting a garden, adding a garage, or even placing a conservation easement on the property. Conservation easements preserve farms, forests, and wetlands forever and also pass with the land from owner to owner.
“Our revised logo more clearly represents our mission of protecting property by highlighting features such as agriculture, habitation, waterways, wetlands, buffer strips, trees and shrubs. We especially want to emphasize the beauty and benefits of our easement donors living on and with the land,” said David Turner.
The VES Land Trust Board of Directors with Tyler and Chelsea Hall hosted the annual Oyster Roast Dinner at Green Valley Farm April 13, 2024. They were joined by 250 guests for an evening celebrating 14,461 acres conserved. Photos by Susan Harris.
After 20 years in Belle Haven, VES Land Trust is moving their office to Onancock.
Last fall the office building we’ve called home for 20 years sold. The new owners, Shore Christian Academy, are remodeling the building to use as their school. While VES Land Trust considered staying but moving the office to another area of the same building, our office needs didn’t fit what was available. The Board considered several office spaces between Nassawadox and Onancock and found the best fit in Onancock.
We wish Shore Christian Academy the best opening their school.
We are excited about our new office and look forward to seeing you there! Our office hours are typically Tuesday - Thursday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. But we may be in a meeting or in the field. So, please give us a call (757-442-5885) to talk with staff or make an appointment.
Our physical address starting May 1st is 6 Crockett Ave., Onancock, Va. 23417
The Virginia Eastern Shore Land Trust (VESLT) held its biennial Paint the Shore event this fall. A group of 17 artists painted en plein air on conservation lands under easement with VESLT, culminating in a November reception and art exhibit. This fall Nandua Middle School Eighth Graders were also featured during Paint the Shore.
The Virginia Eastern Shore Land Trust held the first Picture the Shore event this fall. Students from Nandua Middle School and Broadwater Academy participated with Amateur Photographers from the community. At the exhibit opening and reception held on November 4th, the audience awarded two photographers, one student and one amateur, with the People's Choice Award.
President Karen Terwilliger commended Jeff and Timmy for their service: “VES Land Trust would not be the strong organization it is today, protecting 14,069 acres, without these two generous, conservation and community minded individuals.” Please join us in thanking them for their dedication to conservation on the Shore.
The Virginia Eastern Shore Land Trust (VESLT) held its biennial Paint the Shore event this fall, and mixed it up by inviting student artists from Nandua Middle School to participate. A group of 13 artists spent the month of October painting en plein air on conservation lands under easement with VESLT, culminating in a November reception and art exhibit. See our photo gallery!
