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.
Board participates in Clean the Bay Day, welcomes new board members
To welcome new board members Robin Rinaca and Hank Badger, the VES Land Trust Board of Directors organized a cleanup challenge in partnership with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s (CBF) Clean the Bay Day. “The VES Land Trust Board is devoted to serving and conserving the Eastern Shore community and the health of its precious natural lands and waters,” said President of the Board Karen Terwilliger, “Because litter negatively impacts the resources we protect, participating in Clean the Bay Day is a natural fit.”
DiscoverEE: Elementary students learn outside with simple activities
Keeping land in the family
On November 17th, VES Land Trust, Black Family Land Trust, Piedmont Environmental Council, and Virginia United Land Trusts hosted Keeping Land in the Family, a webinar that reviewed what heirs’ property is, how you become an heir, what resources you and your family need to make the best decisions about your land, the basics of the new Uniform Partition of Heirs’ Property Act. A recording of the webinar and additional resources are available here.
Activities to encourage nature observation and exploration at home
Artists paint on protected land
In sun, rain, and wind ten artists set up their easels on protected lands to paint in plein air (outdoors). Their mission was to capture and share a sense of place and a brief moment in a changing landscape. “Plein air sketches make great reminders of how a landscape changes constantly. They are small recordings of time, when the weather causes docks to wash away or barns to cave in,” explained artist Carole Böggemann Peirson.