https://veslt.org/board daily 0.75 2026-01-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1613680157268-LE44W26ID6AY4UDGIJZC/File+Oct+09%2C+5+08+31+PM.jpeg Board - Hali Plourde-Rogers Executive Director Hali moved to the Eastern Shore in 2012 with her husband, a native of Onancock. She has a Master of Urban and Regional Planning and a Bachelor of Arts in English from Virginia Tech. Between getting her degrees, Hali worked in marketing and communications. She joined the VES Land Trust staff in 2012 as Stewardship Manager and has been the Executive Director since 2017. Hali is a Fellow of the Virginia Natural Resources Leadership Institute. She serves on the Board of the Virginia United Land Trusts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1613680157268-LE44W26ID6AY4UDGIJZC/File+Oct+09%2C+5+08+31+PM.jpeg Board - Hali Plourde-Rogers Executive Director Hali moved to the Eastern Shore in 2012 with her husband, a native of Onancock. She has a Master of Urban and Regional Planning and a Bachelor of Arts in English from Virginia Tech. Between getting her degrees, Hali worked in marketing and communications. She joined the VES Land Trust staff in 2012 as Stewardship Manager and has been the Executive Director since 2017. Hali is a Fellow of the Virginia Natural Resources Leadership Institute. She serves on the Board of the Virginia United Land Trusts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1550857422398-A1W82PS52QRPGU888TSO/arthurUpshur.jpg Board - Arthur Upshur Stewardship Manager Arthur is a native of the Eastern Shore. He has a background in business working in a variety of corporate roles around the world. For the last ten years he has been a full-time farmer running the Copper Cricket Farm in Machipongo. In addition, Arthur has been supporting Citizens for a Better Eastern Shore (CBES) and is currently the president of CBES. He brings a background in sustainability and land planning from both his farming and CBES experience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1613680086966-INGWT53GWZ6SYU2TYDUE/File%2BOct%2B09%252C%2B5%2B08%2B31%2BPM.jpg Board https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1718206482313-WWQA41S3JA459IBVRUZV/image-asset.jpeg Board - Samantha Willis Community Outreach Coordinator Sam moved to the Eastern Shore in 2020 with her husband, Ben, to continue land management on his family farm. Nickawampus Farm was placed under an easement with the Land Trust in the early 2000's. She attended Longwood University and graduated with a degree in Liberal Studies, majoring in Early Childhood Education PK-6, minor in Special Education K-12. Sam spends most of her time working on the farm, on the water, in the woods, or traveling with her husband. She is excited to use her education expertise to grow and expand programs within the local schools and community! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1580924042223-BDSSO7LUQVG6J63U6LAO/image.jpg Board - Susan Harris President Susan Harris is a native Virginian who got back to VA by way of NC, SC, FL, NM, and TX. She holds a BS from Medical University of South Carolina, a Master's degree in Environmental Science from TCU, and is all but dissertation for her PhD in Science Education. Her careers have included work as a dental hygienist, the oil and gas industry, science field education, YMCA programming, and for the last 17 years, she worked at the university level with elementary education majors and classroom teacher professional development. Susan is blessed to have a very patient husband, four children, and 2 precious grandsons. Susan and Phil have lived on the Shore since 2012 and can't believe their good fortunate to have found such a wonderful place to call home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1550173829343-TXORDW84XRRXCKMGH7ZK/dave3.jpg Board - David Turner Vice President David Turner was born and raised on the Eastern Shore where he has been a wildlife sculptor for 30 years. His studio, foundry and gallery are all located at Turner Sculpture. He received the Ward Museum Living Legend Award in 2018. His favorite subjects are the diverse and numerous creatures native to this area. David and his family have protected several properties on the Shore with VES Land Trust. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1591203089739-C302JYK0CCCQ5W5B4AM9/payne1.jpg Board - Meriwether Payne Treasurer Captain Meriwether Payne is the owner and operator of Seaside Ecotours. She first came to the Eastern Shore as a child when her parents purchased the family farm near Locustville, Va. She has a background in biology and horticulture. In 2005, she donated a conservation easement on her portion of the family farm to VES Land Trust. In 2006, her wonderful brother and sister donated easements on the remaining family lands also to VES Land Trust. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1613679962553-DK2RKXCDPARKW0ZSW1LN/Hali.jpg Board https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1624892378223-5XEWRZ82YYYL39G06OLD/image-asset.jpg Board - Robin Rinaca Secretary Robin moved to the Eastern Shore in 1980 from the Shenandoah Valley. She lives on Folly Creek in Accomack County in an historic house that she and her late husband, Nick, restored while raising their two daughters. Robin and Nick protected the 600-acre property by donating a conservation easement with VES Land Trust in 2007. “I believe in preserving and protecting open space and waterfront property in general and on the Eastern Shore particularly,” shared Robin. Robin also serves on the Eastern Shore Community Foundation Board, the Mid Atlantic Nursery Trade Show, Virginians for the Arts and is a Trustee of Grace United Methodist Church. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1613679698208-34L4HF4DD5TU5QT7AKLS/hali3.jpg Board - Hali Plourde-Rogers Executive Director Hali moved to the Eastern Shore in 2012 with her husband, a native of Onancock. She has a Master of Urban and Regional Planning and a Bachelor of Arts in English from Virginia Tech. Between getting her degrees, Hali worked in marketing and communications. She joined the VES Land Trust staff in 2012 as Stewardship Manager and has been the Executive Director since 2017. Hali is an alumni Fellow with the Virginia Natural Resources Leadership Institute. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1736176098160-B39FJ6R201UGUMC8EEWB/image-asset.jpg Board - Karen Duncan Treasurer Karen is a native of Newport News and is delighted to volunteer with VESLT as a board member. Her early experiences with the Eastern Shore were visits to Chincoteague in connection with her NASA father’s work trips at Wallops Island. She and her husband bought a home in Cape Charles in 2007 as a getaway place while they were living in downtown Norfolk. She was working in New York City when the pandemic hit and Cape Charles has been their full-time residence since 2020. She has lived in Colorado, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York and New Jersey but is grateful to return to her Virginia roots. Karen currently works from home for HPS Investment Partners as an investment transactions attorney. Her previous employers include Guardian Life Insurance, McGuire Woods, and the American Baseball Coaches Association. She holds a BBA from William & Mary, an MA from UMass-Amherst and a JD from the University of Richmond School of Law. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1551112874328-6UPMO54QS3WO9L7TVOF2/graham.JPG Board - John Graham John Graham provides forensic litigation consulting services for a publicly traded consulting firm. He first explored the Eastern Shore in 2001 and purchased his home in Mappsville in 2002. He permanently protected his property with VES Land Trust in 2006. John relocated to the Shore fulltime in 2010. He enjoys doing his part to protect the legacy of the land and historic house. At the beginning of 2018 John joined the VES Land Trust Board of Directors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1736176257240-3D5Z7ZHZGSBABUWOK31C/image-asset.jpg Board - Ben Holland Ben is a native of the Eastern Shore of Virginia. He is a 2018 graduate of Virginia Tech with a degree in Agribusiness Management. He is currently a real estate title and settlement agent. Having grown up with an active family farming business, Ben has witnessed firsthand the importance of preserving our Eastern Shore farmland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1768227447698-3DFVMO9FXZYIIKB1T51G/McGowan_Jim.jpg Board - Jim McGowan An Eastern Shore resident for 35 years, Jim McGowan retired in 2022 after a long career in conservation and land use planning. After earning his B.A. from the State University of New York, he spent seven years with the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. He holds a Master’s Degree in Urban and Environmental Planning from the University of Virginia, and was Director of Planning at the Accomack-Northampton Planning District Commission and Director of Planning for Accomack County. Before retiring in 2022 he worked as the Land Protection Manager at The Nature Conservancy’s Virginia Coast Reserve. Jim also serves on the Eastern Shore Rail Trail Foundation and Town of Onancock Planning Commission. He loves sailing, gardening, hiking, traveling and living in Onancock with his wife Laura. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1704466706911-R12XT861N9CT7CDLNKJ5/Grayson+Chesser.jpg Board - Mary McKenna As an Eastern Shore native, Mary McKenna, is a Financial Advisor in the Accomac office of Wells Fargo Advisors. She is dedicated to helping individuals, families and businesses plan and reach their financial and retirement goals. For years, Mary's primary goal has been to make a powerful difference in the lives of clients and to support clients in making personal and family dreams become tangible realities. Mary received her Bachelor's degree from Virginia Tech in 1993. After years in the Banking and Financial Services industry, she joined Merrill Lynch Wealth Management in 2011 and moved her practice to Wells Fargo Advisors in 2019. Mary resides in Accomack County and she enjoys working with community organizations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1556224946565-AC3GOPY69QRPQR2AN8JJ/nordstrom.JPG Board - Carl Nordstrom Carl Nordstrom worked for 27 years preserving valuable natural resources in New Jersey for the New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry and a local municipality. He served as the Executive Director for the New Jersey Nursery and Landscape Association. He and his wife, Linda, fell in love with the Eastern Shore of Virginia. They commuted on weekends for three years renovating their home and gardens outside of Exmore. Carl moved permanently in 2009 with Linda following two years later. Carl enjoys boating, fishing, gardening and antique automobiles. He is motivated to protect the rich and diverse wonders of the world for future generations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1550858856694-FCC6W9NT5NUYJIM4KSRR/Terwilliger2.JPG Board - Karen Terwilliger Karen Terwilliger directs her small consulting firm, Terwilliger Consulting, Inc. in Locustville, Va. Her goal is to reconnect people to nature for positive change and stewardship of the precious natural world that surrounds and sustains us. Karen is a wildlife biologist and has worked with a diversity of public and private sector clients across the country as a natural resource manager, strategic planner, facilitator and project coordinator for 30 years. She is an alumni Fellow of the Virginia Natural Resource Leadership Institute and completed mediation training at UVA IEN and the Mediation Center of Charlottesville, Va. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1768230205006-36I066V0GVPKMPMFZEAO/Richard+Snyder.jpg Board - Richard Snyder Richard Snyder Ph.D. is an educator, scientist, and academic administrator with 45 years of experience across a broad array of scientific adventures encompassing microbe, plant, and animal ecology, water quality and pollution issues in ground water, surface streams and rivers, estuaries, and oceanic waters. He was director of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science Laboratory in Wachapreague 2015-2025, working on shellfish aquaculture, stream water quality, ecological restoration, and general marine ecology. He has a B.S. degree in Biology from study at Washington College in Chestertown, MD and at the College of Charleston, SC, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Zoology from the University of Maryland. As a native of the Eastern Shore of Maryland, he grew up on a vegetable and grain farm developing a keen understanding of the Delmarva landscape and its management, and is currently working with his small 30 acre farm near Craddockville growing vegetables, grain and wildlife. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1768232442556-4LEAPSS51W3JC5KALNNY/David+Tyler.jpg Board - David Tyler David Tyler is a graduate of Onancock High School, Virginia Military Institute, and a retired Navy Captain. His interests include military history, physical fitness, and gardening. https://veslt.org/events-list daily 0.75 2026-01-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1549911024285-TEI5LG25ZL0445ZC1MDR/woods.jpg Events https://veslt.org/events-list/2026/2/25/conservation-talk-conservation-easements-yfl92 monthly 0.5 2026-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/80038505-381e-4b2c-bffa-6ed033759d42/Maximizing+Wildlife+Habitiat.png Events - POSTPONED Conservation Talk: Maximizing Wildlife Habitat - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://veslt.org/events-list/2026/2/25/conservation-talk-conservation-easements monthly 0.5 2026-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/a661e9da-6f9a-45da-90e3-788faaaf104f/RESCHEDULED+DATE+-+VESLT+%2B+Conservation+Easements.png Events - Conservation Talk: Conservation Easements - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://veslt.org/events-list/2025/12/12/openhouse-38wl2 monthly 0.5 2025-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/168342bb-f9bc-4e2b-8854-0b5a42be72b1/Holiday+Open+House.png Events - Holiday Office Open House - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://veslt.org/events-list/birding/2025/9/23 monthly 0.5 2026-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/79c8927a-3c09-44dc-bd8c-f34c92c1e029/2016_Bowman%27s+Folly.png Events - Walk with Birding Eastern Shore - Learn more about Bowman’s Folly Caring for the Past, Preserving for the Future https://veslt.org/events-list/2026/19th-annual-oyster-roast-dinner-rx7gg monthly 0.5 2026-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/5353c748-ea43-4778-b713-88cf6792763e/IMG-3414.jpg Events - 19th Annual Oyster Roast Dinner - Make it stand out “Come Sit Awhile,” painting of Custis Farm by Marge Bradach for the 2023 Paint the Shore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/e6a11b32-dbfe-47c0-ab71-28e197faac5f/DSC02358.png Events - 19th Annual Oyster Roast Dinner - “Stalking Little Blue Heron” Cobb Island Jackrabbit, Alert Cottontail II by David Turner https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/b1bec411-d92c-46d8-ba62-c9018b637ac1/5521651145689441022.jpg Events - 19th Annual Oyster Roast Dinner - Take your chances in the silent auction! Bid on one-of-a-kind items like the Wachapreague Carnival Merry-Go-Round horse from 2025. https://veslt.org/events-list/2025/8/9/build-amp-bid-for-birds monthly 0.5 2025-07-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/8ce14914-6a3a-4b6d-bb0c-321cc8f132cd/518276905_674938885578225_922334586248444695_n.jpg Events - Build &amp; Bid for Birds - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://veslt.org/events-list/2025/7/15/conservation-talk-life-with-ticks monthly 0.5 2025-06-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/305e40d8-200f-4fb6-b4d3-2644fd98bdf0/Life+with+Ticks+on+the+ES.png Events - Conservation Talk: Life with Ticks - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://veslt.org/events-list/birding/2025/6/21 monthly 0.5 2025-08-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/f4b913e8-caed-45a5-803d-b5caaf96aa5f/IMG_2873.jpg Events - Walk with Birding Eastern Shore - Make it stand out Walk with Birding Eastern Shore at Nickawampus, June 2024 https://veslt.org/events-list/2025/5/conservation-talk-nativeplants monthly 0.5 2025-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/e96e58f2-4beb-4ba4-bc65-578bd6a3d9cb/Native+v.+Invasive+Plants.jpg Events - Conservation Talk: Native v. Invasive Plants - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://veslt.org/events-list/2025/6/21/dinner-cruise monthly 0.5 2025-04-16 https://veslt.org/events-list/birding/2025/3/22 monthly 0.5 2025-03-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/3df54dca-7ac1-4440-8c80-9e8d47f042a5/IMG_4367.jpg Events - Walk with Birding Eastern Shore - Make it stand out Nandua Middle School Eighth Grade at Seaview Farm, Fall 2024 https://veslt.org/events-list/2025/2/26/conservation-talk-wildlife-diversity monthly 0.5 2025-02-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/bda75d11-29a2-4b5c-94ea-50610e037fff/Wildlife+Diversity.jpg Events - Conservation Talk: Wildlife Diversity - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://veslt.org/events-list/2024/12/13/openhouse monthly 0.5 2025-09-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/3bb20526-ccb7-4829-94f6-b4192251b572/Holiday+Open+House.png Events - Holiday Office Open House - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://veslt.org/events-list/2024/photography-workshop-cell-phone monthly 0.5 2024-09-09 https://veslt.org/events-list/2024/picture-the-shore-submit monthly 0.5 2024-09-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/5cf391c3-543e-4267-89ea-6f9e88aa3dc4/image000001.jpg Events - Picture the Shore - Submission Deadline - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://veslt.org/events-list/2024/picture-the-shore monthly 0.5 2024-08-01 https://veslt.org/events-list/2025/18th-annual-oyster-roast-dinner monthly 0.5 2025-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/b68232e0-b701-4538-9ec4-25ebe8156b75/20240607_112659+%282%29.jpg Events - 18th Annual Oyster Roast Dinner - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/b1bec411-d92c-46d8-ba62-c9018b637ac1/5521651145689441022.jpg Events - 18th Annual Oyster Roast Dinner - Bid on a Wachapreague Carnival Merry Go Round Horse Carousel dates to 1921. The horses were replaced in 1942. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/a1c461aa-3729-40df-a90f-c372588317be/Chesser_Green+winged+teal.jpg Events - 18th Annual Oyster Roast Dinner - Grayson Chesser Cobb Island Jackrabbit, Alert Cottontail II by David Turner https://veslt.org/events-list/2023/17th-annual-oyster-roast-dinner monthly 0.5 2024-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/d9be7a66-daaf-471e-b03a-5ece265b5afb/Eastern%2BShore%2BVA%2BFarm%2B%2836%29-2.jpg Events - 17th Annual Oyster Roast Dinner - Make it stand out Green Valley Farm, Machipongo VA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/04a3da3e-b576-4551-9cc0-81a8fe6d2bdd/IMG_0626.jpg Events - 17th Annual Oyster Roast Dinner - Raffle: Cobb Island Jackrabbit, “Alert Cottontail II” by David Turner Cobb Island Jackrabbit, Alert Cottontail II by David Turner https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/5b1e0b24-792b-4ae2-a1c5-4b37a98a4fb2/IMG_2083.jpg Events - 17th Annual Oyster Roast Dinner - Silent Auction: Beautiful 12’ wooden kayak You could be the winning bid on this 12’ wooden kayak. https://veslt.org/events-list/2023/paint-the-shore-artists-application-ysx78 monthly 0.5 2023-08-21 https://veslt.org/events-list/2023/paint-the-shore monthly 0.5 2023-07-20 https://veslt.org/events-list/2023/6/3/clean-the-bay-day monthly 0.5 2023-04-27 https://veslt.org/events-list/2023/6/17/sunset-cruise monthly 0.5 2025-03-25 https://veslt.org/events-list/2023/3/18/birding-walk-at-sea-view-farm-with-birding-eastern-shore monthly 0.5 2023-03-08 https://veslt.org/events-list/2023/16th-annual-oyster-roast-dinner monthly 0.5 2023-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1675281090363-64YE4NO4IXR2OA90P772/912+-+MegaCarolinaWren.jpg Events - 16th Annual Oyster Roast Dinner https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1675281171958-44TBC7E4A0CRD7DFA18F/DSC_9227.JPG Events - 16th Annual Oyster Roast Dinner https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/e94974b2-4878-4b82-baf9-b9cd2b1fb7ee/2023+Oyster+Roast+Save+the+Date.png Events - 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VES Land Trust Announces New Board Members, Thanks Outgoing Members - Jim McGowan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1768402682461-XHBV2L41BTQLLN6IEV42/Richard+Snyder.jpg News - VES Land Trust Announces New Board Members, Thanks Outgoing Members - Richard Snyder https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1768402807223-XAKB926G3FGNG2Z30VNX/David%2BTyler.jpg News - VES Land Trust Announces New Board Members, Thanks Outgoing Members - David Tyler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1768402915772-F3LH477ULQZWE6ZORVSN/Graham_John%2Bcrop.png News - VES Land Trust Announces New Board Members, Thanks Outgoing Members - John Graham https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1768402924166-TOAPHC3I0067HCDIM9HQ/Meriwether%2BPayne.jpg News - VES Land Trust Announces New Board Members, Thanks Outgoing Members - Meriwether Payne https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1768402931406-2X2ABTK1MBPM4DYKK3XJ/Terwilliger_Karen.jpg News - VES Land Trust Announces New Board Members, Thanks Outgoing Members - Karen Terwilliger https://veslt.org/news/2025/painttheshore-nr4lr monthly 0.5 2026-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1763996500078-57ILQT1NH76C6CN8257W/Suri+Doughty_Stream+of+Serenity_8th+grade.jpg News - Paint the Shore People's Choice Award Winner Announced - STREAM OF SERENITY “I’m driven to create art for my own enjoyment and happiness. My painting is imagery for a small waterfall or stream. I also added rocks, a tree in the corner, and small plants. Nature is, in my view, the purest form of the world, a place to decompress in serene environment,” wrote Suri Doughty in her artist’s statement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1764000752543-DHECZB7AZ9PXWV5ZSB9B/1000017797.jpg News - Paint the Shore People's Choice Award Winner Announced https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1764000912732-ARYB13V73A80UXFEWTFD/1000017808.jpg News - Paint the Shore People's Choice Award Winner Announced https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1764000935043-HOPLN0R6BDG5JMS3HOYY/1000017810.jpg News - Paint the Shore People's Choice Award Winner Announced https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1764000954440-E3PES2YW5OEMFJTGH486/IMG_1856.jpg News - Paint the Shore People's Choice Award Winner Announced https://veslt.org/news/2025/11/11/families-preserve-farms-forests-and-wetlands monthly 0.5 2025-11-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/3b1c113e-8926-48e4-ad6e-038974499709/20250602_095340.jpg News - Families Preserve Farms, Forests, and Wetlands - Make it stand out Peter’s Point, 66 acres on Matchotank Creeek protected forever by Freddie and Paul Jacobs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/7598c71b-6725-4dd8-bf7f-3f379e9f6716/20250924_132150.jpg News - Families Preserve Farms, Forests, and Wetlands - Make it stand out Lewis Farm, 103 acres on Bundick Creek protected forever by Hon. 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New Logo by David Turner “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. https://veslt.org/news/2024/6/21/2024-oyster-roast-dinner-at-green-valley-farm monthly 0.5 2025-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1718992961073-ZYCJHMHYP7Z88692CB44/DSC_0114.JPG News - 2024 Oyster Roast Dinner at Green Valley Farm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1718992965261-UK9W87T4CZ5IGKP1MGUA/DSC_0113.JPG News - 2024 Oyster Roast Dinner at Green Valley Farm Green Valley is host to future race horses! They were very curious about our party preparations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1718992978647-425NZM5LBW7K0YWFMHMB/DSC_0117.JPG News - 2024 Oyster Roast Dinner at Green Valley Farm Zack Mallette and Samantha Willis - Sam is the new VES Land Trust Community Outreach Coordinator! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1718993016464-C9PRZAWRPUCPT34OXWOL/DSC_0130.JPG News - 2024 Oyster Roast Dinner at Green Valley Farm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1718993040891-KRTALDL1B29TQLR4UV1S/DSC_0135.JPG News - 2024 Oyster Roast Dinner at Green Valley Farm Former Board Member, Cameron McIntyre with his son, Jeff Holland, and Board Member David Turner https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1718993135895-CLAO72J79HVJQWA2YRUB/DSC_0142.jpeg News - 2024 Oyster Roast Dinner at Green Valley Farm Dr. Richard Snyder with VIMS and Board Treasurer Meriwether Payne https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1718993157347-4PRYXTYVNMDJ62ZE2UVK/DSC_0157.JPG News - 2024 Oyster Roast Dinner at Green Valley Farm Emily Gentry, Penney and Jeff Holland, Jeff Walker, Rob and Lou Bloxom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1718993163242-OCYXHYWP0ETHUM1JVACB/DSC_0160.JPG News - 2024 Oyster Roast Dinner at Green Valley Farm Our hosts Tyler and Chelsea Hall with Stewardship Manager Arthur Upshur and Stacy Wise between them https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1718993168695-U6VL8X9LJ93DM20N49BM/DSC_0162.JPG News - 2024 Oyster Roast Dinner at Green Valley Farm Eric and Ruth Acra https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1718993173917-JG719TX2QSFJUFLA4G4L/DSC_0163.JPG News - 2024 Oyster Roast Dinner at Green Valley Farm Monkia Bridgforth (right) won the raffle for David Turner's "Alert Cottontail II" https://veslt.org/news/2024/6/12/samantha-willis-joins-ves-land-trust-as-community-outreach-coordinator monthly 0.5 2024-06-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1718206482313-WWQA41S3JA459IBVRUZV/Samantha%2BWillis.jpg News - Samantha Willis Joins VES Land Trust as Community Outreach Coordinator - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://veslt.org/news/2024/4/26/ves-land-trust-is-moving monthly 0.5 2024-05-28 https://veslt.org/news/2023/12/paint-the-shore monthly 0.5 2025-11-25 https://veslt.org/news/2023/sunsetcruise monthly 0.5 2023-06-28 https://veslt.org/news/2023/6/26/thank-you-for-celebrating-20-years-of-conservation monthly 0.5 2023-06-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/f23a42db-63a6-43c6-98df-6b39a4b1131d/2023+Oyster+Roast+Sponsor.jpg News - Thank you for celebrating 20 years of conservation - Make it stand out From top left: Ben Payne, Ruth Acra, Meriwether Payne, Eunice Payne, and Emarie Payne; Attendees enjoy roasted oysters; Carl Nordstrom, Darlene Zacharias with David Turner’s Carolina wren, and Matt Pienkowski; Jeff and Penney Holland, Samuel and Kendall Gunderson; 16th Annual Oyster Roast at Wellington; Attendees viewing the silent auction https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1673277753608-WWEHV13Z40JBDMJX03Y8/20210618_112828.jpg News - Thank you for celebrating 20 years of conservation - Make it stand out Historic Wellington https://veslt.org/news/2023/1/9/earl-frederick-and-terry-thompson-preserve-seaside-farm monthly 0.5 2023-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/d0a47414-cb72-4d13-bb71-1eb4b9892c8d/Cover+shot.jpg News - Earl Frederick and Terry Thompson Preserve Seaside Farm - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://veslt.org/news/2022/picturetheshore monthly 0.5 2025-11-25 https://veslt.org/news/2025/5/30/remembering-durando-dee-miller-and-his-legacy monthly 0.5 2025-05-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1748622009132-R087NA4BEOLT2GFXRYKC/Miller_Dee_Granger+Farm.jpg News - Remembering Durando "Dee" Miller and the Granger Farm Legacy Dee Miller at Granger Farm on Nassawadox Creek https://veslt.org/news/veslt-earns-accreditation-renewal monthly 0.5 2022-08-31 https://veslt.org/news/2022/2/17/longest-serving-board-members-retire monthly 0.5 2022-02-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/0ca5ae8f-8251-4681-b12f-cda0ef66ef90/DSC_0498.jpg News - Longest serving board members retire - Make it stand out Timmy and Jeff always willing to lend a helping hand. Oyster Roast, September 25, 2021. Photo by Susan Harris https://veslt.org/news/2022/1/25/paint monthly 0.5 2025-11-25 https://veslt.org/news/2021/12/10/sixty-nine-acres-protected-in-2021 monthly 0.5 2021-12-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/378ccfb2-3bc7-42e4-8694-f5d4a703b45a/20210712_100542.jpg News - Sixty-nine acres protected in 2021 - Make it stand out Holly Point Farm, 64 acres protected by a VES Land Trust held conservation easement. The original easement was donated by Tony and Shirley in 2011. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/6fbf647d-d842-4300-938e-45dfda9f854d/20211008_105855.jpg News - Sixty-nine acres protected in 2021 - Make it stand out Saltwater pond on Hy3 Farm, 58 acres protected by a VES Land Trust held conservation easement. https://veslt.org/news/2021/6/22/board-participates-in-clean-the-bay-day monthly 0.5 2021-12-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1624381017865-FWBJLTQ0L59253WPUMZW/2021+Clean+the+Bay+Day.png News - Board participates in Clean the Bay Day, welcomes new board members - Make it stand out Clean the Bay Day 2021 Photos from top left: Susan Harris, debris from Morley’s Wharf clean up, Carl Nordstrom, Carol Upshur and Beth Badger, the Chesapeake Bay, and Hali Plourde-Rogers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1624381297710-W0XZU5SD4URWX2SB8DAB/IMG_0954.jpg News - Board participates in Clean the Bay Day, welcomes new board members “I believe in preserving and protecting open space and waterfront property in general and on the Eastern Shore particularly,” shared Robin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1624381489031-630BMA56QR1MB7QWY1BQ/Badger_Hank.jpg News - Board participates in Clean the Bay Day, welcomes new board members “Hank’s extensive knowledge of the Eastern Shore’s coastal systems and long career in public service through VMRC brings deeper understanding of our working waters and landscapes,” stated Karen Terwilliger. https://veslt.org/news/2021/4/27/ves-land-trust-seeks-accreditation-renewal monthly 0.5 2022-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1619552888584-90S0FSHYLE7CHQGPEX0C/2015_Hills+Farm.JPG News - VES Land Trust seeks accreditation renewal - Hills Farm “Birds and wildlife are running out of places to live and this land will now always be a sanctuary,” said Tim Brown. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1619552937924-10MIDZ3WPJ4ZEZKKGVTD/2016_Bowman%27s+Folly.JPG News - VES Land Trust seeks accreditation renewal - Bowman’s Folly “I feel more like a steward, someone who is caring for and taking responsibility for the house and property until the next generation,” explained Robin Rinaca. https://veslt.org/news/2020/11/11/discoveree-elementary-students-learn-outside-with-simple-activities monthly 0.5 2021-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1608221976342-DKDQNC0TESO9OCBY5W0Z/DiscoverEE+Flyer+Parents.png News - DiscoverEE: Elementary students learn outside with simple activities - Learn about nature wherever you are Leaves, leaves everywhere (Español) Spring all around me (Español) Butterfly lifecycle (Español) Backyard Scavenger Hunt (Español) Spring is Here (Español) Magazine bioblitz (Español) Mapping your habitat (Español) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1611072021040-HBHKAJNG00YNEL97W07D/Survey+flyer.png News - DiscoverEE: Elementary students learn outside with simple activities - more activities Snowflakes and shapes (Español) Looking outside (Español) The longest night (Español) Bark-ing up a tree (Español) Everything around me is poetry (Español) Autumn all around me (Español) Sound mapping (Español) When I go outside (Español) https://veslt.org/news/2020/11/20/keeping-land-in-the-family monthly 0.5 2022-11-22 https://veslt.org/news/2020/5/28/family-legacy-of-conservation monthly 0.5 2020-06-03 https://veslt.org/news/2020/4/22/activities-to-encourage-nature-observation-and-exploration-at-home monthly 0.5 2020-05-28 https://veslt.org/news/2019/12/3/karen-terwilliger monthly 0.5 2020-04-03 https://veslt.org/news/2019/12/3/ves-land-trust-and-seas-help-landowners-combat-eroding-shorelines monthly 0.5 2020-11-20 https://veslt.org/news/painttheshore2019 monthly 0.5 2025-11-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1573143358860-ENIEPACU4GXQKX3KTC9T/20191011_195056%280%29.jpg News - Artists paint on protected land Executive Director, Hali Plourde-Rogers with artists Carole Böggemann Peirson, Ellen Sinclair, Laura McGowan, Margaret Bradach, Valerie Witkowski, and Allison Swan at Paint the Shore Exhibit and Reception at the Barrier Islands Center. https://veslt.org/news/art-reflects-student-perception-and-observations monthly 0.5 2019-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1560531249333-YC4QBNQVVZGVOCYSX337/art2.JPG News - Art Reflects Student Perception and Observations https://veslt.org/news/2019/2/15/ves-land-trust-hires-arthur-upshur-as-stewardship-manager monthly 0.5 2019-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1550254666349-DFYR0G30RFQCW6IWG88I/Arthur-Upshur.jpg News - Arthur Upshur joins VES Land Trust as Stewardship Manager https://veslt.org/news/2019/2/15/playing-outside-fosters-a-love-for-nature monthly 0.5 2019-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1550253972723-8JMPVWSTBL6M7S7UHPO4/Playing-outside_Metompkin-Elem.jpg News - Playing Outside Fosters a Love for Nature Metompkin Elementary second graders wait for the buses after their field trip at Brownsville Preserve. https://veslt.org/news/2019/2/15/conservation-is-a-good-investment monthly 0.5 2025-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1550254969615-10FLVHTUOX3CH1FCJYQA/boats2.jpg News - Conservation is a Good Investment https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1550255884917-5UVVEKBICG1X2KJJCUQ6/LuciusKellam.jpg News - Conservation is a Good Investment Lucius Kellam https://veslt.org/news/tag/Paint+the+Shore monthly 0.5 https://veslt.org/news/tag/environmental+education monthly 0.5 https://veslt.org/news/tag/Board monthly 0.5 https://veslt.org/news/tag/conservation+easement monthly 0.5 https://veslt.org/news/tag/Events monthly 0.5 https://veslt.org/news/tag/outreach monthly 0.5 https://veslt.org/news/tag/Planned+Giving monthly 0.5 https://veslt.org/news/tag/stewardship monthly 0.5 https://veslt.org/news/tag/Oyster+Roast monthly 0.5 https://veslt.org/news/tag/accreditation monthly 0.5 https://veslt.org/news/tag/land+conservation monthly 0.5 https://veslt.org/news/tag/Paint%2FPicture+the+Shore monthly 0.5 https://veslt.org/home-1 daily 1.0 2026-01-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1551124124021-7NFU4NSFII8KK2RYPL2O/Photo+Nov+16%2C+9+51+34+AM.jpg HOME We care about Tomorrow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1548878759680-GHCG9FX37ESXYYI6HPF1/96.jpg HOME We care about Conservation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1548700874572-0V56EHHS4Q21HM0POCOG/Fall+foliage.jpg HOME We care about Nature https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1548878206966-JG607D5MOJNTENF039V2/98.jpg HOME We care about Community https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/0bb40420-3e6a-403f-af4f-a2baa37eb99f/Elder+Farm.jpg HOME - Fullfilling a Childhood Dream https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/97e5106c-ff7f-4757-83d7-33d7b3828d23/WhartonPlace.jpg HOME - Passion for Historic Preservation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/cc771177-9b88-4e93-a195-21214bafe29f/farm.jpg HOME - Family Farm in Pungoteague https://veslt.org/paint-outside daily 0.75 2025-11-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1643125222258-3L8AK6G49L4KM1JXG9C8/Artist+Reception.jpg Paint Outside - Artists Reception From left to right: Sarah Morgan, Carol Upshur, Arthur Upshur, Meriwether Payne, Susie Brown, Timmy Brown, Hali Plourde-Rogers, Laura McGowan, and Allison Swan kick off Paint the Shore with a reception for the artists. Photo by Susan Harris https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1643125222258-3L8AK6G49L4KM1JXG9C8/Artist+Reception.jpg Paint Outside - Artists Reception From left to right: Sarah Morgan, Carol Upshur, Arthur Upshur, Meriwether Payne, Susie Brown, Timmy Brown, Hali Plourde-Rogers, Laura McGowan, and Allison Swan kick off Paint the Shore with a reception for the artists. Photo by Susan Harris https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1643125223588-ACGWTITIA1RW8YMI08FC/Clark_Sarah+Brown.jpg Paint Outside - Sarah Brown Clark Sarah Brown Clark poses with her paintings (right) at Paint the Shore exhibit and reception November 12, 2021. Photo by Susan Harris https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1643125225430-H4CXNHXQMU5ZCQ1V1XEK/Cochran+Leonard_Cheryl+01.jpg Paint Outside - Cheryl Cochran Leonard Cheryl Cochran Leonard painting on Folly Farm, a 355 acre easement protected by VES Land Trust. Photo courtesy of Ted Leonard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1643125226616-AO89TRU4HU3O7EV9OTM9/Cochran+Leonard_Cheryl_Ted+Leonard_Laura+McGowan.jpg Paint Outside - Cheryl Cochran Leonard, Ted Leonard, and Laura McGowan Artists Cheryl Cochran Leonard, Ted Leonard, and Laura McGowan at the Paint the Shore exhibit and reception November 12, 2021. Photo by Susan Harris https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1643125230840-5SCJYQO59STBLKCSVYLK/Jacobson_Carrie+04.jpg Paint Outside - Carrie Jacobson Carrie Jacobson painting on Folly Farm, a 355 acre easement protected by VES Land Trust. Photo courtesy of Carrie Jacobson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1643125230326-TYZA1ZH1GIAC2GA1WFMS/Leonard_Ted+and+Laura+McGowan.jpg Paint Outside - Ted Leonard and Laura McGowan Ted Leonard, winner of Artist's Choice Award, with Laura McGowan, winner of People's Choice Award at Paint the Shore exhibit and reception. Photo by Susan Harris https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1643125232781-KD3W61137NV7O56I6I7A/McGowan_Laura+with+NMS_photo+from+Sarah+Clark.jpg Paint Outside - Laura McGowan with Nandua Middle School Students Laura McGowan assists 8th Grade students painting en plein air at Nandua Middle School. Student artists displayed their work alongside professional artists at the exhibit and reception. Photo by Sarah Brown Clark https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1643125234807-AEV66A831TRSEJMDNRDK/McGowan_Laura.jpg Paint Outside - Laura McGowan Laura McGowan poses with her paintings (right) at Paint the Shore exhibit and reception November 12, 2021. Photo by Susan Harris https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1643125237832-P59YFL7MWW424T3T453V/NMS_photo+from+Sarah+Clark.jpg Paint Outside - Nandua Middle School students Eighth grade students paint en plein air at Nandua Middle School. Student artists displayed their work alongside professional artists at the exhibit and reception. Photo by Sarah Brown Clark https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1643125238190-S74BKYGU3ZS5U957PEDO/PlourdeRogers_Hali_Ian+Lewis_Karen+Terwilliger.jpg Paint Outside - Hali Plourde-Rogers, Ian Lewis, Karen Terwilliger VES Land Trust Executive Director, Hali Plourde-Rogers with Ian Lewis People's Choice Student Award runner-up and Karen Terwilliger, VES Land Trust President at Paint the Shore exhibit and reception November 12, 2021. Photo by Susan Harris https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1643125239945-WSV4H09F68LAA68PNS7O/Sinclair_Ellen.jpg Paint Outside - Ellen Sinclair Ellen Sinclair paints at Cherry Grove Farm, a 222 acre easement protected by VES Land Trust. 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Photo courtesy of Carrie Jacobson. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1701704147212-LW2G8KHW2GCG7MENOFZ6/Burton%2C+Cara_Granger+Farm.JPG Paint Outside - Cara Burton Paints at Granger Farm Photo courtesy of Cara Burton. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1701704147512-75PGZN4T2TJQ8LOQ7GM6/Elizabeth+Rhoades+_Nickawampus.JPG Paint Outside - Nickawampus, Elizabeth Rhoades Elizabeth’s painting at Nickawampus in progress with subject matter in the background and pallete in the foreground. Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Rhoades. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1701705336916-TUNTNPSWRAZKO1PGNI9A/Camden+Whitehead.jpg Paint Outside - Seaview Farm, Camden Whitehead Camden painted several watercolors at Seaview Farm. This photo shows one of his paintings still in the notebook. Photo courtesy of Camden Whitehead. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1701704148846-VQO5LW5SS9X1KWAQ7MWP/Ellen+Sinclair+Custis+Farm.jpg Paint Outside - Custis Farm, Ellen Sinclair Painting of Custis Farm in progress with subject matter in the background. Photo courtesy of Ellen Sinclair. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1701704414455-5ZAPFQ82JG86O4FXD1HY/IMG_4986.jpg Paint Outside - Nandua Middle School Eighth Grade Paints Outside Student artist shows off her palette. Photo courtesy of Sarah Brown Clark. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1701704414507-E2PNUA5G7A95EULBI7GU/IMG_4992.jpg Paint Outside - Nandua Middle School Eighth Grade Paints Outside Students paint under the picnic shelter at NMS. Photo courtesy of Sarah Brown Clark. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1701704415213-5SU3BTMO86116JMQX46Q/IMG_4994.jpg Paint Outside - Nandua Middle School Eighth Grade Paints Outside Students painting en plein air at NMS. Photo courtesy of Sarah Brown Clark. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1701704415255-B6V5K66VTMJDJHVPBC0J/IMG_4996.jpg Paint Outside - Nandua Middle School Eighth Grade Paints Outside Student painting in progress with palette visible. Photo courtesy of Sarah Brown Clark. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1701704415846-0SUVIMIE40R51DQ2DV5L/IMG_4997.jpg Paint Outside - Nandua Middle School Eighth Grade Paints Outside Students paint en plein air at NMS. Photo courtesy of Sarah Brown Clark. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1701707960432-BTXNHKPYUENRUX7RPSQJ/IMG_7022.jpg Paint Outside - Hanging the Show VESLT staff, board, and artist volunteers hung the art show at Historic Onancock School. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1701707871615-38ULQUUM1SXUAUACJCFD/IMG_7027.jpg Paint Outside - Hanging the Show Artist Ted Leonard adjusts a painting with help from Artist Cheryl Cochran Leonard and Board member Meriwether Payne. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1701707880729-4ZGP3WQFWMKZVUXH1MDD/IMG_7033.jpg Paint Outside - Hanging the Show Board members, Hank Badger (right) and Meriwether Payne (center), talk with Stewardship Manager, Arthur Upshur (left). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1701707888948-AHZFZCDDIKBOAYXC1O4S/IMG_7036.jpg Paint Outside - Hanging the Show Board member Hank Badger and Stewardship Manager Arthur Upshur help set up easels and student artwork. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1701708332594-PO1XOPTU8T6IPI4HSLUA/IMG_7034.jpg Paint Outside - Hanging the Show Executive Director Hali Plourde-Rogers and Artist Julie McGowan discuss where to hang paintings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1701705480680-9V0I8S7U8OXH2FEUHI5E/IMG_1778.jpg Paint Outside - Seaview Farm, Camden Whitehead Medium: Watercolor, Location: Seaview Farm Photo courtesy of Camden Whitehead. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1701705626394-EOJR2BMUBD31JQQ0LYFS/House%2Bat%2BGranger%2BFarm%2B-%2BStudy%2B1.jpg Paint Outside - Granger Farmhouse, Cara Burton Medium: Acrylic, Location: Granger Farm Photo courtesy of Cara Burton. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1701705640800-CZQ358VFOPD1XGQSWBZR/Carrie+Jacobson+230927+PTS+11x14+nickawampus+.jpeg Paint Outside - Nickawampus Farm, Carrie Jacobson Medium: Oil on black canvas, Location: Nickawampus Photo courtesy of Carrie Jacobson. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1701705711829-HG1KX1KSDGHZZWPE7HUQ/image4.jpeg Paint Outside - Oyster Song, Cheryl Cochran Leonard Medium: Oil, Location: Nickawampus Photo courtesy of Cheryl Cochran Leonard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1701705802688-561GCSYIJN6JY37CAISO/Elizabeth+Rhoades_View+of+Back+Creek+oil+9x12_for+note+cards.jpg Paint Outside - View of Back Creek, Elizabeth Rhoades Medium: Oil, Location: Willow Cottage Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Rhoades. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1701705804609-GRLUPQE7I3HQMUSBY4OU/Ellen+Sinclair+Brinkley+meadows.jpg Paint Outside - Brinkley Meadows, Ellen Sinclair Medium: Oil, Location: Brinkley Preserve Photo courtesy of Ellen Sinclair. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1701705877585-VOVVI383D43NCESFXEM6/Cows+at+Nickawampus.jpg Paint Outside - Cows at Nickawampus, Julie McGowan Medium: Acrylic, Location: Nickawampus Photo courtesy of Julie McGowan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1701705915346-6HFEPFVDATDHMN35YCG5/Laura+McGowan+image2.jpeg Paint Outside - Oyster Shack View, Laura McGowan Medium: Oil, Location Nickawampus Laura won the People’s Choice Award. Photo courtesy of Laura McGowan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1701705922491-JDZY4716X5TG1JSL28H8/IMG-3414.jpg Paint Outside - Come Sit Awhile, Margaret Bradach Medium: Watercolor, Location: Custis Farm Photo courtesy of Margaret Bradach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1701706241087-79XLQR55EBSQ9RBHHKUQ/Sarah%2BClark_02.jpg Paint Outside - Twisted Tree, Sarah Brown Clark Medium: Acrylic, Location: Custis Farm Photo courtesy of Sarah Brown Clark. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1701705947333-AHXE4UPFMEQYK75BSL7A/Ted+Leonard+IMG_1191.jpeg Paint Outside - Long View, Ted Leonard Medium: Oil, Location: Corratock Photo courtesy of Ted Leonard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1701706904337-33JXCZDB3ML4KMA51QKD/Morning+on+the+Creek+.jpg Paint Outside - Morning on the Creek, Val Parnell Medium: Oil, Location: Corratock Photo courtesy of Val Parnell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1702069315369-R3K0HFMJZJGST0NBZQAO/DSC_0112.JPG Paint Outside - Jordyn Daley with her painting "Pale Woods" Jordyn is an eighth grade student at NMS. She won the Student People’s Choice Award. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1701706478047-MK7PUCXVM6AXL2PTZRKM/Jordyn%2BDaley_Pale%2BWoods_NMS.jpg Paint Outside - Pale Woods, Jordyn Daley Medium: Acrylic, Location: NMS Jordyn won the Student People’s Choice Award. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1702069312409-5ISUTDGIG0ZY1E2IDN0O/DSC_0110.JPG Paint Outside - Arianna Donahoe with her painting "Rocky Rainbow" Arianna is an eighth grade student at NMS. She won the Student Artist’s Choice Award. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1701706268949-YFL6CHOYDYVU6BWD1KZ2/Arianna+Donohoe_Rocky+Rainbow_NMS.jpeg Paint Outside - Rocky Rainbow, Arianna Donahoe Medium: Acrylic, Location: NMS Arianna won the Artist’s Choice Award. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1701706365210-87VB02UZETDYYW1JILE1/Airelin%2BYanez_The%2BShooting%2BField_NMS.jpg Paint Outside - The Shooting Field, Airelin Yanez Medium: Acrylic, Location: NMS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1701706377443-ISQ9HXAC554PKBANDYEI/Amy%2BGonzalez_Plein%2BAir_NMS.jpg Paint Outside - Plein Air, Amy Gonzalez Medium: Acrylic, Location: NMS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1701706396934-B2BB794JB0BDDX4HXAVU/Chrismalie%2BAlcius_Blue%2BSky_NMS.jpg Paint Outside - Blue Sky, Chrismalie Alcids Medium: Acrylic, Location: NMS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1701706409719-6BBASBH6Y7M06L0TPGMG/Emanise%2BFenelon_Forest_NMS.jpg Paint Outside - Forest, Emanise Fenelon Medium: Acrylic, Location: NMS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1701706423440-AH1DC2GO7BOD1REUEFV3/Christian%2BEscalante-Velazquez_The%2BShed_NMS.jpg Paint Outside - The Shed, Christian Escalante-Velazquez Medium: Acrylic, Location: NMS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1701706437003-NRTG9XJRA0XHS80JBJ0Y/Iliodophe%2BLauture_The%2BGarden_NMS.jpg Paint Outside - The Garden, Iliodophe Lauture Medium: Acrylic, Location: NMS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1701706295174-937POPPBAMN1LOIXJ9J6/Jah%27Rell+Robinson_The+Outdoors_NMS.jpeg Paint Outside - The Outdoors, Jah'Rell Robinson Medium: Acrylic, Location: NMS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1701706468322-04WOAC0766CQ00HXYIT9/Jasmine%2BSimmons_Sunshine%2BShadow_NMS.jpg Paint Outside - Sunshine Shadow, Jasmine Simmons Medium: Acrylic, Location: NMS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1701706487267-AT8M5JK109CRJ07WAIHY/Julio%2BJimenez_Stands%2Bin%2Bthe%2BTrees_NMS.jpg Paint Outside - Stands in the Trees, Julio Jimenez Medium: Acrylic, Location: NMS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1702069318494-ZI5Z4ZY04L1LOOEFU33N/DSC_0114.JPG Paint Outside - Mikeal Martinez Shipe with his painting "NMS at Night" Mikeal is an eighth grade student at NMS. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1701706497458-ZTK2GR31SYCM1MNAES12/Mikeal%2BMartinez%2BShipe_NMS%2Bat%2BNight_NMS.jpg Paint Outside - NMS at Night, Mikeal Martinez Shipe Medium: Acrylic, Location: NMS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1701706505934-4BHK041HNNM4GOU2COGN/Milagros%2BGomez_Normal%2BDay_NMS.jpg Paint Outside - Normal Day, Milagros Gomez Medium: Acrylic, Location: NMS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1701706516709-KQ0U3SJT8O6ATF0EZEU0/Romeo%2BLopez%2BLopez_Blue%2BSoccer%2BField_NMS.jpg Paint Outside - Blue Soccer Field, Romeo Lopez Lopez Medium: Acrylic, Location: NMS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1701706529624-FO9UFUAC8LSZQ9ZXX3FN/Za%2527mara%2BJones_Plein%2BAir%2BDark%2BSunshine_NMS.jpg Paint Outside - Plein Air - Dark Sunshine, Za'mara Jones Medium: Acrylic, Location: NMS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1763998825258-OIQ9RDJC1DW5JRUCALYG/image-asset.jpeg Paint Outside - Suri Doughty, "Stream of Serenity," Broadwater Academy People’s Choice Award Winner https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1763999119051-QGQ7BAMMML5RAJ8M481G/image-asset.jpeg Paint Outside - Yunilca Ventura-Lopez, "Jellyfishing," Arcadia Middle School People’s Choice Award Runner-up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1763999182727-S94RW8EOSVD7E2GCYZEE/Ashley+Morales+Chavez_The+Curvy+Road_8th+grade.JPG Paint Outside - Ashley Morales Chavez, "The Curvy Road," Nandua Middle School https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1763999280904-4UST1XLRK32INRAJ1CN6/Bianca+Bennett_The+Never+Ending+Path_8th+grade.JPG Paint Outside - Bianca Bennett, "The Never Ending Path," Nandua Middle School https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1763999352223-9Q1RHYPNRK0NUDDSJNUG/Brookelynn+Smith_Untitled_8th+grade.JPG Paint Outside - Brookelynn Smith, "Untitled," Nandua Middle School https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1763999418346-DZ73W294BIMSLVDN2NCX/Grace+Rudmin_Blue+Heron+Creek_8th+grade.jpg Paint Outside - Grace Rudmin, "Blue Heron Creek," Broadwater Academy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1763999466251-C5YW2UM87V725MHEELVY/Hailie+Huynh_The+Plain+Tree_7th+grade.JPG Paint Outside - Hailie Huynh, "The Plain Tree," Nandua Middle School https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1763999562501-DFJB088J01S6E20TFQJO/Kamdyn+Gidders_Untitled_8th+grade.JPG Paint Outside - Kamdyn Gidders, "Untitled," Nandua Middle School https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1763999517426-NKGYGCHKWRDFJVF1HQFL/Jimmy+Pham_The+Forest+Cave_8th+grade.JPG Paint Outside - Jimmy Pham, "The Forest Cave," Nandua Middle School https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1763999605140-FKOUPSQQOEYIYWVJQOL9/Madison+Cooper_Fox+Grove_7th+grade.JPG Paint Outside - Madison Cooper, "Fox Grove," Nandua Middle School https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1763999747069-Y2NVQHLWFV8BJF6NKK9Q/Terrell+Robinson+III_Untitled_8th+grade.JPG Paint Outside - Terrell Robinson, "Untitled," Nandua Middle School https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1763999669106-OCT6UDZK402H519STHPK/Samely+Roblero-Perez_Pistachio%2C+Hunter%2C+and+Fern+Green_8th+grade.JPG Paint Outside - Samely Roblero-Perez, "Pistachio, Hunter, and Fern Green," Nandua Middle School https://veslt.org/picture-the-shore daily 0.75 2024-11-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1669152036739-ZFAP8TYIUGD1902ZB21J/IMG_7171.jpg Picture the Shore - Amateur People's Choice Award Camden Whitehead, pictured with Hali Plourde-Rogers, Executive Director and his winning photo “Cedar Island Over Wash” (center) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1669152036739-ZFAP8TYIUGD1902ZB21J/IMG_7171.jpg Picture the Shore - Amateur People's Choice Award Camden Whitehead, pictured with Hali Plourde-Rogers, Executive Director and his winning photo “Cedar Island Over Wash” (center) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1669153879556-FY8IQVZD8J64C86LZVLU/IMG_7166.jpg Picture the Shore - Student People's Choice Award Melanie Bennet, Nandua Middle School, with her winning photo: “I was on the boat when this picture was taken. I love representing the Eastern Shore!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1669152662250-A3U2PD468O39N7MX9OF3/IMG_7167.jpg Picture the Shore - Student People's Choice Award - Runner-Up Tricity Bell, Nandua Middle School, and her photo which was the runner up for the Student People’s Choice award https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1669739879519-NPNXOZZVR9LPYCIFAJ0S/Student_Tricity+Bell.jpg Picture the Shore - Photo by Tricity Bell, Nandua Middle School “When I took this photo, I was on a nature trail on a sunny day and just had to admire this puddle.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1669739512756-JMR5KBVC17PY2EJ4K0RM/Student_Danny+Martinez+Chavez.jpg Picture the Shore - Danny Martinez Chavez, Nandua Middle School “I loved the color of the light and the dark sky and water.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1669739507721-ZPMHE13KU7H7ZLSO5IBC/Student_Dock+and+Water_Braleigh+Green.jpg Picture the Shore - Photo by Braleigh Green, Broadwater Academy “This photo is sunset at Cherrystone a few years ago. I am interested in photography because when you take pictures of nature or moments in life it savers the moment and lets you look back and remember.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1669739531854-4MHNIJBHZUD7LN1X75II/Student_Aerial+of+Hogg+Island_Charlie+Lewis.jpg Picture the Shore - Charlie Lewis, Northampton High School https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1669739513015-GKDHV5NJM797F3NZKBZ8/Student_Elmer+Morales-Miguel.jpg Picture the Shore - Elmer Morales Miguel, Nandua Middle School “I was on my porch and I saw this view. The leaves caught my eye.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1669739520775-KM6Q0SNQC7HBNRN7CCO8/Student_Brooklyn+Allman.jpg Picture the Shore - Brooklyn Allman, Nandua Middle School “This photo was taken near my grandparent’s house.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1669739483418-F1J0Y8Z3PURHY6CM22NQ/Student_Sunset+over+Water_William+_Conner_+Stokes.jpg Picture the Shore - William Conner Stokes, Broadwater Academy “I am a freshman at Broadwater Academy. I took this picture around 7:30 p.m. at night in Cape Charles. I was walking around with friends. I love the nature of the Eastern Shore. It’s a beautiful place and surrounded by water!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1669739488273-FP20KG33U3ISAF1IZG7B/Student_Sunset+over+Post+Office_Sophie+Gallivan.jpg Picture the Shore - Sophie Gallivan, Broadwater Academy "I am a junior and a Broadwater Academy art student. I took this sunset picture around the end of July while I was on a walk. We had been fishing that morning until a thunderstorm came through. This picture features part of the Bayford Oyster House and the old post office, which are both important buildings for the Eastern Shore." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1669739506548-W9GUU8LUUNEGOBIZOSTM/Student_Julio+Chavez.jpg Picture the Shore - Julio Chavez, Nandua Middle School “I took this photo at Nandua Middle School. I climbed a tree to see the baseball field.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1669739489436-DEP390D342LHJAGD54JR/Student_Sunset+over+Field_Brock+Leland.jpg Picture the Shore - Brock Leland, Broadwater Academy “I was inspired by a scene on an afternoon hunt. I have hunted this farm for many years and it is always a special place for me.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1669739494755-K43N7G51LBHDSU5E3DTV/Student_Sunset+and+Birds_Rheya+Patel.jpg Picture the Shore - Rheya Patel, Broadwater Academy “I am in 9th grade at Broadwater Academy. I heard about the competition from my art teacher. I entered this competition because I love taking pictures of the Shore and sunsets on my boat.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1669739501123-5ZY7S6546FRH62NATRUL/Student_Quentin+Smaw.jpg Picture the Shore - Quentin Smaw, Nandua Middle School https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1669739498560-HE69QJ2CX08O5VT3470B/Student_Mariah+Joynes.jpg Picture the Shore - Mariah Joynes, Nandua Middle School “I was in the backyard at my house and it was sunset.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1669739503701-WPE9AEJQT848W748DKSD/Student_Ervin+Escalante+Gonzalez.jpg Picture the Shore - Ervin Escalante Gonzalez, Nandua Middle School “When I took this photo, I was in my mom’s car at sunrise.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1669739522094-1U6RT21ZIB0CQAVEHIFE/Student_Cristian+Orozco-Gonzalez.jpg Picture the Shore - Cristian Orozco Gabriel, Nandua Middle School “Our class went for a nature walk and saw this beautiful part of the trees and decided to take a picture.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1669739527574-93EGM5NV2IZYRAASSC82/Student_Bird+Diving+Water_Violette+Young.jpg Picture the Shore - Violette Young, Broadwater Academy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1669739527257-05P92HMNEAXW0809R5JY/Student_America+Velazquez.jpg Picture the Shore - America Velazquez, Nandua Middle School “When I took this photo, I was on the school bus. I happened to look out the window. I saw a thin layer of fog beneath the sunrise and realized that I had to capture the moment as soon as I saw it because of how beautiful it was.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1669739533428-DILYUNVYFZFKEDIJYU0A/Student_Addison+Spivey.jpg Picture the Shore - Addison Spivey, Nandua Middle School “I took this picture at school by a pond in the afternoon.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1669739617189-WXA5P5JW455KTNW9RN6C/Amateur_CedarIslandOverWash_Whitehead.jpg Picture the Shore - WINNER, Camden Whitehead, "Cedar Island Over Wash" “This photograph is from the interior of Cedar Island which often washes over during king tides and storms. This image is from an inshore tidal pool on a windy clear day in September. My intent with these explorations is to express the fragility and transient nature of the shore, its two bodies of water, the Atlantic and the Chesapeake and the tenuous relationship between the land and its inhabitants.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1669739574277-YHMJC2YJSNX7WVI3W1VL/Amateur_Golden+Sanctuary_Kelley.jpg Picture the Shore - Darian Kelley, "Golden Sanctuary" “I enjoy photography as a way to share a unique moment captured in time, such as this one during the 2021 monarch migration. My hope is that this photo exemplifies the Land Trust’s mission to preserve Eastern Shore wildlife habitats while living alongside their beauty.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1669739587629-0VUM3IWHUJYHTW2648JT/Amateur_Frosty+Morning_Doris+Tosi.jpg Picture the Shore - Doris Tosi, "Frosty Morning" “I just enjoy living on the Eastern Shore with all the natural beauty around me. The iPhone makes it so easy to remember these moments.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1669739547475-YQ5T6GFV881NUCYOKY9T/Amateur_Ronni+Gallichio.jpg Picture the Shore - Ronni Gallichio, "Nandua Bay Sunset" “I have been taking pictures as a hobby for years. I am at peace behind the camera, framing the perfect picture to remember the moment. Somehow behind the lens of a camera everything feels more beautiful and special.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1669739538587-EPMA0RJCSM9MDSY7KPUT/amateur_Solstice+Sunset_Kraft.jpg Picture the Shore - Thomas Kraft, "Solstice Sunset" “This picture was taken on the Summer Solstice, June 21st, 2022, on Dawson Shoals at sunset. A group of us packed a picnic and headed out on the Atlantic Ocean to spend some unforgettable time together on the longest day of the year. Mother Nature did not disappoint, once again.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1669739597562-V4HRHODVNIGPU1EXH18A/Amateur_Creekside+Crabs_Ames.jpg Picture the Shore - Megan Ames, "Creekside Crabs" “Capturing nature scenes through photography is one way I document and pay respect to the grand and beautiful landscape available to us here on the Shore. A landscape that serves as both our pleasure and responsibility. I captured this photo just after my son walked down my father-in-law’s dock on Pungoteague creek, net in hand, in search of ‘doublers’ on the pilings.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1669739560860-TFIGKLSL9W2GXAMT87CA/Amateur_Light+on+Pungoteague_Lin.jpg Picture the Shore - Kim Lin, "Light on Pungoteague" “One early Autumn morning, with my spouse rowing his shell and I chasing after him in a kayak on Pungoteague Creek at the confluence of the Taylor Creek, the morning light dancing in the sky and over the water embodied life on the Eastern Shore.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1669739555676-X62SEMRLK7XHMT16VQ5C/Amateur_MallardsSunset_Sayers.jpg Picture the Shore - Jennifer Sayers, "Mallards Sunset" “I grew up exploring the Barrier Islands with my father, a commercial waterman, which fostered my love of nature and our stunning waterways and marshes. My favorite photography subjects are the beautiful landscapes and aquascapes of our bountiful Eastern Shore. Conservation is the key to our lasting enjoyment of our vast agricultural and aquaculture landscape.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1669739589690-YZ3256D9TC0AWJ74FLKI/Amateur_Dusk%2C+Savage+Neck_Sadler.jpg Picture the Shore - Mimi Sadler, "Dusk, Savage Neck" “The fragile beauty of the Eastern Shore compels us to preserve this resource of undeniable importance. Every week while walking on Savage Neck beach I can see increased erosion and the dramatic movement of sand and water. The experience of being on the Shore is one of witnessing the impact of man and of climate change, and of feeling the call to participate in conservation efforts.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1669739566538-Z1YCDPST0VEHB9FU90WG/Amateur_Left+Too+Long_Liz+Ford.jpg Picture the Shore - Liz Ford, "Left too Long" “Ever since childhood I have appreciated and experienced the beauty of the natural world and try to capture this beauty and wildness in original photographs and paintings. No formal art degree but have taken a number of workshops and classes. Much of my creative energy involves water and my relationship with the sea and in each picture I try to tell a story. ‘Left too Long’ shows a boat in a muted color scheme left on the side of the marsh. A tree has taken root in the bow. Representing the classic struggle of man vs nature.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1669739540046-1KN5QOS2EV6VQJ8WSNBB/Amateur_Sarah+Brown+Clark.jpg Picture the Shore - Sarah Brown Clark “I love taking photos of my daughter all over the Eastern Shore. We often visit the ‘giant’ chairs on Chincoteague. It’s one of our favorite spots.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1669739556795-BH1UAJ1QR9IVJ25M85H5/Amateur_Parkers+Creek+Low+Tide_Riggs.jpg Picture the Shore - Miriam Riggs, "Parkers Creek Low Tide" “The Eastern Shore of Virginia has been my home for nearly 45 years. As soon as I came here I knew it was an environment that could nurture me and my desire to connect with nature. While the native flora and fauna are a recurrent theme in my paintings, I also hope to portray the effects of larger forces of water, wind, and light as they shape every aspect of the living world. Realizing now the fragility of our local ecosystems, I hope to record the species present in this moment as a testament to my particular moment in time and place.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1669739535979-JO4WSMVN6K8BSYJ4JG6I/Amateur_VanishingLands_Janssen.jpg Picture the Shore - Joan Janssen, "Vanishing Lands" “I feel this photo represents how Tangier Island is slowly being lost to the water and yet the natural beauty still abounds. I hope this photograph shows how human activity is affecting places like Tangier, and that we are in danger of losing these great places. I feel all photographers can use their art form to not only bear witness to what is happening to our environment but to also facilitate a strong reaction in people, to motivate them to make a difference in protecting and conserving our natural world.“ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1669739567635-5XFH0TQUTEQJUUEWVE4K/Amateur_Last+Call_Floyd.jpg Picture the Shore - Mary Floyd, "Last Call" “I am blessed to live on the Bay Shore and to be able to see and photograph our east coast sunsets. This is a fall sunset which I think are the most beautiful. I rarely miss a day outdoors. I run and paddle board whenever weather permits. I treasure our beautiful Eastern Shore home and thank God I’m able to live in such an amazing place. I rescue turtles in the winter (cold water stunned), flip over horseshoe crabs in the spring, paddle with the dolphins whenever I can, and pick up trash all year long. I love my home and want to protect this land and our amazing wildlife.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1669741743675-HB1FJ3V409CY5ZY4US8D/amateur_Fishing+with+a+Friend_Kaiser.jpg Picture the Shore - Pauli Kaiser, "Fishing with a Friend" “With all this natural, abundant, and raw beauty, taking landscape pictures comes effortlessly on the Shore. I found out about this photography contest while I was “Fishing with a Friend” near Cedar Island. The Cedar Island USCG station, in the background, appears to be producing the steady stream of puffy white clouds along the horizon. I loved the way the sky appeared so ‘big’ with only the coast guard station in the background. As I look at this picture, I feel abundant gratitude for living on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1669739598307-EKPNFXN9PZ2JMGIHRU65/Amateur_CraddockCreekSunset_Turner.jpg Picture the Shore - David Turner, Craddock Creek Sunset “This photo was taken at the mouth of Craddock Creek just after sunset on a calm October evening.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1669739605582-IDVSEZBF3AAABI2L24XU/Amateur_Betwixt_Lynn+Raven.jpg Picture the Shore - Lynn Raven, "Betwixt" “inspiring moments strive to capture the fleeting with my lens and words” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1669739612907-GHYMB1D5HLH2P7WDFV74/Amateur_Assateague+Seige_Husband.jpg Picture the Shore - Kathy Husband, "Assateague Siege" “The natural world provides us with wonders that take us even beyond our imagination. Capturing the little surprises in nature has drawn me to photographing the unexpected. I try to take candid photos that will preserve a mood and create a lasting image for the viewer.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1669739623595-5V3QIQ2GEPSAR22K0TLQ/AMATEUR+_+BEACH_BIRD+SCENE_+FREEMAN.jpg Picture the Shore - Lucy Freeman, "Beach Bird Scene" “I was born and raised on the Eastern Shore. My father was born and raised on Hogg Island. He taught me to take care of nature. This photo was taken at Cape Charles beach and reminds me of something my father probably saw often on the island.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1731422659469-2A3A6VFTBWVU6POEOS2F/Professional_Foggy+Sunrise_Williams.jpg Picture the Shore - Gary Williams, "Foggy Sunrise" Winner in the Professional Category. “I love all forms of photography but find myself drawn to landscape and wildlife photography. One of my biggest joys is flying my drone and capturing aerial landscape and wildlife photos from a vantage point that most land-based photographers don't get. The ESVA is a photographer's dream. Beautiful landscapes and wildlife are everywhere on the Shore. The wetlands and waters are all around and are a testament to ongoing conservation projects that will assist and help our natural resources thrive.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1731422974721-ETF049ZOKXTV7PCAZI6K/Amateur_Ghost+Crab_Parks.jpg Picture the Shore - Hollis Parks, "Ghost Crab" Winner in the Amateur Category. “I grew up on the Eastern Shore and my family frequently visited the barrier islands. Cedar Island, Dawson’s Shoal, and Parramore Island are my homes away from home. I now have a son of my own and we enjoy exploring the beauty around us as well. I captured this picture on Parramore Island, after a long walk around the island with my family. I enjoy capturing the Eastern Shore’s endless treasures. Conservation is so important so that my grandchildren and so on can enjoy the same environment I was able to enjoy.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1731423055963-1W5K2APMKKONN2RKVW1Y/Student_Sunset+on+the+Bay_Lillian+Truckner.jpg Picture the Shore - Lillian Truckner, "Sunset on the Bay" Winner in the Student Category. Nandua Middle School “The background of my photo is a sunset that is pink and purple with sunlight shining from the clouds. I love taking photos because it is really fun to capture a pretty moment on the Shore. I love nature because I go outside a lot with my dad and sister. Sometimes we drive on trails through the woods in my neighborhood. When we go through the woods and to the beach, there are really pretty photos that you can take.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1731423492241-YAUQNYARD4MI0WS3VEH0/Professional_Cape+Charles+Rapeseed+Field_Ames.jpg Picture the Shore - Megan Ames, "Cape Charles Rapeseed" “While the majority of my photography involves human subjects, and is photojournalistic in nature, I feel a strong pull to capture landscape scenes here on our beautiful Eastern Shore of Virginia. When I am experiencing nature, most especially on the Eastern Shore and in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan (a longtime special family place), I am at peace. Conservation is not only an important effort, but a teaching tool that will reach and benefit the next generation(s). Photography is a special tool that can capture the peaceful, untouched beauty that surrounds us.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1731434143975-5BPT1TTOXKM9JX1TA75A/Professional_Eastern+Shore+Reflections_Vivancos-Perez.jpg Picture the Shore - Ricardo Vivancos-Perez, "Eastern Shore Reflections" “Inspired by Spanish exile poet Luis Cernuda’s definition of poetry, photography should include “a magical power that heals.” The ibises in “Eastern Shore Reflections” are, for a brief period of time, motionless in front of their own reflection. Their pose and the contrast between the reflective water and the smooth background invite us to stop and behold. I meant to capture a magical, comforting scene, an example of what we can look for and find on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1731434432134-8Z2XA0DCRPHQ5TTN91NH/Professional_Life+on+the+Edge_Haynes.jpg Picture the Shore - Jake Haynes, "Life on the Edge" “This photo captures one of the most unique things to the Eastern Shore, the Barrier Islands. This is Hog Island, once a thriving community that lived off the land. I think this photo captures the beauty of the Eastern Shore in a way that only an aerial photo could. This is because without barrier islands there would be nothing protecting the Shore from offshore storms. It shows the Shore is always changing and that the livelihood of so many people relies on something as fragile as an island. Nature conservation is very important to me because I love fishing and hunting. Without conservation efforts the populations of fish and migratory birds and many marshes and coastlines would be almost gone.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1731434655124-SVJ1OG5GVCJ3EGYLXG49/Professional_Magotha+Bay_Nangle.JPG Picture the Shore - Joseph Nangle, "Magotha Bay" “I began taking photos with a cheap camera and drone about three years ago. Over time, I started to get better and better and I eventually made a instagram account (jfn_iv_photography) to share the photos. I enjoy photography because I like sharing places people don’t know exist, until they see one of my pictures or videos. I enjoy covering the nature and shoreline of the Eastern Shore because of the remoteness and unexplored nature of it, places few people have been before.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1731434742277-AZKQS9SGP09MJD3C9CCZ/Professional_One+Scoop_Pierce.jpg Picture the Shore - Marina Pierce, "One Scoop" “I retired here to the Eastern Shore four years ago. Walking my dog every morning, I discovered the beauty of this magical place and a passion for capturing it with my camera. As I improved my skill and people started inquiring about purchasing my work, I knew I wanted these photos to be something more than just a way to make money. I read some articles about conservation photography. This is where I found the real meaning behind my work and my photos. If I can capture the ordinary and make it look extraordinary, if I can show people the details of the world around them, then perhaps I can inspire in them a desire to protect it.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1731434850676-7OZ2KPXC56SLZVF5W38S/Professional_Spring+Ladies%27+Tresses_Long.jpg Picture the Shore - Edward Long, "Spring Ladies' Tresses" “Nature is both my job and my therapy. I have fallen in love with nature photography and as a scientist and hobbyist I hope to provoke some fascination or excitement for the wonders around us, no matter how small.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1731434966989-MYIMM5H5NJZF5ONBBLF9/professional_Swans+Gut+Creek+%2316804_Johnson.jpg Picture the Shore - Frederick Johnson, "Swans Gut Creek #16084" “Formerly a commercial photographer and owner of a studio. BFA from School of Visual Arts in NYC, majoring in photography. Adjunct professor of photography at Centenary College in New Jersey. Retired to Eastern Shore near Chincoteague. Currently a landscape artist.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1731435047724-QCE2W134B1HCGGU6HB12/Professional_Tog_Willis+1300.jpg Picture the Shore - Ben Willis, "Tog" “As a lifelong hunter and sportsman, nature is like church to me. The modern world can be very tiring for us all, but the beauty of God's creation never is. Photography is one of the best ways to capture the natural world. And it's my favorite medium because the emphasis is on the subject and not the photographer. A great photo does justice to the subject, whether it's an animal, landscape, or moment. I hope the "Tog" achieves that to some degree, because tautog have an undeserved reputation as an ugly fish. Yes, it's a more subtle beauty than an angelfish or parrotfish. But to me, it's no less impressive.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1731435265187-SBZR4VGSOPT9K5VU1F62/Amateur_+SandHillCrane_Turner.JPG Picture the Shore - Albert Turner, "Sand Hill Crane" “Albert (non-verbal) is most comfortable outside or on a trail in the woods. Albert communicates his love of nature in his works of art and photography.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1731435349125-25OY6Y1CXA1B168TYRVU/Amateur_Fall_Fungi_Hein.jpg Picture the Shore - Miranda Hein, "Fall Fungi" “I have lived on the Eastern Shore on and off my entire life. I believe this is one of the most beautiful places on earth.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1731435360623-3EF3KZSXMQO2H3HZ7LBT/Amateur_Gliding+through+the+sunset_Perkins.jpg Picture the Shore - Elizabeth Perkins, "Gliding Through the Sunset" “While I am not originally from the Shore, I have been here a little over a decade. Each time I visit a place, the beauty of it never ceases to amaze me. This picture, "Gliding Through the Sunset" was captured at Cape Charles Pier. What a cool sight it was to watch him take off right from the shore and spend some time gliding through the sunset. Nature is my calming place.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1731435577140-8H4UYOH2WLWA1TPCILO9/Amateur_Granddaughters+at+Sunset+at+Cape+Charles_Habel.jpg Picture the Shore - Courtenay Habel, "Granddaughters at Sunset at Cape Charles" “I love the Virginia Eastern Shore. The sunsets and sunrise are the best. But when you get the wildlife, it's out of this world. You have it all here on the Shore. I love just to capture what I see. And here you will always get it.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1731436502929-0YAA40RIGJ0SFQR1YZLO/Amateur_Wheat%2C+Bathing+in+Savage+Neck+Mist_Whitehead.jpg Picture the Shore - Camden Whitehead, "Wheat, Bathing in Savage Neck Mist" “As an architect, I listen to the environment for cues about interacting with the physical environment. This photograph is a record of the wind, the sun, the tides and the currents and how they shape the earth in the moment and over long periods of time. Nature and Conservation speak to our ongoing conversation and engagement with our world, both manmade and natural.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1731435662694-JWISPF9M0X4E0QHO0RIH/Amateur_Kayak+Adventure+to+Tobacco+Island_Raven.jpg Picture the Shore - Lynn Raven, "Kayak Adventure to Tobacco Island" “I am avid photographer and artist based in Onancock and Richmond, Virginia. I am always looking to capture that special moment in nature full of wonder and awe by using a camera or a paintbrush. The Eastern Shore offers so many of those precious moments. Each image tells a story or inspires the imagination. It is so vitally important for organizations like VES Land Trust and communities to come together to always protect the land shared by wildlife and people. These wild wonderous moments must be forever available to all.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1731435754706-7W4BK9Q2FHMH7EJFFT95/Amateur_King+Tide+Moon_Lipford+Zahed.jpeg Picture the Shore - Mary Michael Lipfod-Zahed, "King Tide Moon" “Before I was able to talk, I knew to look for oystercatchers and black skimmers. I realize the place I took for granted growing up is a place like no other. It’s special because it’s hidden away from the public eye, where nature is allowed to be herself. And where nature thrives, so do the humans that live among her. Pictures nearly always fall short of the moment as they are just a single blink of reality. But those blinks matter, as they remind us even years later of the bigger idea. This picture is from my nightly walk. As the full moon pulls in the King Tide up into my driveway and I move my car to higher ground, I am reminded of the power and change of nature. This picture helps tell the story of the peaceful yet untamed and wild personality of nature that demands our respect and protection.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1731435982984-3E7Z0DE0TAW5H0X1CB4D/Amateur_Kiptopeke+Sunset_Hubbard.jpg Picture the Shore - Wendy Hubbard, "Kiptopeke Sunset" “I took one photography class in college and enjoyed developing my own photos in a dark room. Since we moved to the Shore two years ago, we have been constantly in awe of the beauty here and sometimes we are drawn to capture it by photo. My husband built a wooden rowboat. We took the boat out one evening last summer to Kiptopeke State Park with our grandchildren. The texture of the water, the old concrete boats and sky called out to me. And of course the iconic silhouettes of the Pelicans.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1731435991174-N8E7ARI3YXX9289H9DGO/Amateur_Magical+Moment_Clark.jpg Picture the Shore - Sarah Clark, "Magical Moment" “This will be my fourth year participating in "Picture the Shore" and "Paint the Shore" with my art students. I love giving my students the experience to showcase their own work next to working artists. I am extremely proud of the work they produced and know they learned a lot. For my photo this year, I chose to submit the magical moment I had in my front yard as the Eastern Shore was able to experience the Northern Lights on October 10th. It will be an experience that I never forget. Seeing the lights made me feel incredibly small and humble and reminded me of just how beautiful and mysterious God's creation is.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1731436242178-5GMION9QKYX0FIO15BT3/Amateur_More+Than+Meets+The+Mycelium_Kelley_.jpeg Picture the Shore - Darian Kelley, "More than Meets the Mycelium" “Having spent most of my life on the Eastern Shore, it’s easy to admire the unmistakable beauty of the pristine waterfront views and barrier islands. More than just extraordinary views, the Eastern Shore is deeply rooted in history and heritage, just like the mycelium of the mushroom in this photo. On this day, I stopped to appreciate this small treasure that could have otherwise gone unnoticed. In this way, the art of photography reminds me of the subtle beauties in nature and the significance of land conservation.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1731436251940-Y1SHPRPIVSNHTL5SNJNU/Amateur_Savage+Neck+Survivor_Westlund.JPG Picture the Shore - Rand Westlund, "Savage Neck Survivor" “I have taken pictures for more than 40 years, focusing on sunsets, sunrises, birds in flight or at rest, and now seaside vistas. The bayside denizen of my photo was scrabbling ahead of us as we strolled along the Savage Neck shoreline. He disappeared around the edge of a beached crab box and we thought he had gone to ground. Imagine our surprise and delight when we passed the box and found him looking up at us, almost as if he was playing hide and seek! My interest in conservation was stoked by my sixth grade teacher, who prompted my appreciation for the woods and waterways of Northern Minnesota. Such photo scenes are the product of the conservation of such beautiful water environments, and may they ever increase!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1731436267568-DG737O5HUKEJW3ONB2IL/Amateur_Serenity+at+dusk_Panwar.jpg Picture the Shore - Pooja Panwar, "Serenity at Dusk" “I am a graduate research assistant in the Department of Plant Pathology. I completed my bachelor's degree at an agricultural university in India, where I developed a deep appreciation for the intricate relationships within ecosystems. My photo entry reflects my passion for capturing the beauty of nature and its vulnerabilities. Photography allows me to convey the delicate balance of our environment and the urgent need for conservation. Each image I take serves as a reminder of the wonders of nature and the responsibility we have to protect them. To me, nature represents resilience and interconnectedness. As a photographer, I aim to highlight these qualities to inspire others to appreciate and advocate for our natural world.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1731436489931-V294HBB2VHK6ITH2Y8JY/Amateur_The+Suns+Exit_Escalante.jpeg Picture the Shore - Jasmin Escalante, "The Sun's Exit" “I love taking photos of sunsets and this is my first ever time putting my work out to the public. So exciting!!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1731436499295-9HTKU5225KU7PVH75S5M/Amateur_View+from+Fisherman+Island_Quigley.jpg Picture the Shore - Ann Quigley, "View From Fisherman Island" “I have been an avid amateur photographer since I could hold a camera. Nature has always been my favorite subject. We are so fortunate on the Shore to have an abundance of natural resources that deserve our respect, admiration, and protection. I chose this photo because it captures the beauty and power of nature from the very special Fisherman Island along with the human elements of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel and the remnants of a pier. In the end, nature always wins.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1731436612821-K904CG64ZEZBP4KXRZYP/Amateur_Occohannock+Creek+Sunrise_Ames.jpeg Picture the Shore - Jean Ames, "Onancock Creek Sunshine" “I was born and raised on Virginia's Eastern Shore. All of my life I have felt very inspired just by being outdoors. Whether it be the sky, clouds, trees, animals, birds, sunsets, farmland, beaches, or the beautiful Barrier Islands, I love taking their photos. There is no doubt that the Eastern Shore has made me who I am. This makes me thankful for those who love and care for our beautiful area for others to see and enjoy. Also, there is no place more beautiful than taking photographs at Occohannock Creek especially at sunset!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1731437334516-QS7XQC1I65U9M6EEHF87/Student_A+Silent+Step_Huerta+Torres.jpg Picture the Shore - Jocelyn Huerta-Torres, "A Silent Step" Northampton High School “Photography has an important significance to me because I love being able to capture moments and being able to hold a memory of special times. In this photo, you can see here a little fawn from the Eastern Shore who stands in the tall grass where he lives freely. There are many of these little guys around this area so saving them and their homes are very important to wildlife. I personally think nature and conservation is very important because it ensures that the wildlife can enjoy the natural world as well as future generations.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1731437339305-BJO0EWX869YCUACC1K65/Student_About+to+Land_Kyler+Killmon.jpg Picture the Shore - Kyler Killmon, "About to Land" Nandua Middle School “I like my photograph because it has a butterfly in action flying into a sunflower with bees on it and the way the trees in the background are blurred out.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1731437360014-981P7YN9JGRJ0DALU4YG/Student_By+the+Dock_Jha%27nae+Corbin.jpg Picture the Shore - Jha'Nae Corbin, "By the Dock" Nandua Middle School “I did a picture of a dock with a view of a really pretty light blue lake. In photography you can express yourself. It also lets you capture the moment and anything you feel. I feel that it shows your creativity. I think nature deals with animals, plants, mountains, and weather.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1731437344929-BELOM6OD7EGTOE0RSQJF/Student_Aurora+Over+the+Bay_Tulipa+Aigner+Antunas.jpg Picture the Shore - Tulipa Aigner Antunes, "Aurora Over the Bay" Nandua Middle School “In my photograph, I was able to capture the northern lights that were visible on the Shore a little bit ago. I really like the large pinkish red spot and the way the dock stands out. I felt like I needed to include a photograph with water in it since its such a significant part of the Shore. Nature conversation is so important not just for our local wildlife but to our lives. The local fauna and flora help keep us and our loved ones safe.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1731437367111-VTHMKNS5PKSEH6OMN4DH/Student_Docking+Shore_Lily+Keltner.jpg Picture the Shore - Lily Keltner, "Docking Shore" Nandua Middle School “I took this photo because to me it captures the shore from the water to the dock and wildlife everywhere.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1731437369666-E3JZAEIQUDMQWNFSXSM5/Student_Flower+of+Peace_Preston+Parks.jpg Picture the Shore - Preston Parks, "Flower of Peace" Nandua Middle School “I thought this plant was a pretty one. I got lucky enough to catch the moment of a bee and a cricket on the plant.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1731437375543-MF8OPZMNWK4W1OHJFN0P/Student_Goldenrod_Jayla+Bailey.jpeg Picture the Shore - Jayla Z. Bailey, "Goldenrod" Nandua Middle School “I really like flowers and monarch butterflies. So I was hoping that I could capture a moment with both in the same picture. Lucky enough I found a butterfly on a yellow flower and took the picture. I’m interested in photography because it just makes you be more observant.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1731437381826-8SL0PDVIO7Y9YOWB3DEC/Student_Long+Walk+Home_Javana+Edwards.jpg Picture the Shore - Javana Edwards, "Long Walk Home" Nandua Middle School “I am 13 and I really like taking photos. I have a boy scout badge in photography and take a lot of photos on my own time. My photo is of a girl in my class walking next to a dog on a narrow pathway surrounded by trees and a field.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1731437391300-9T1J2F6Y0Y83F724QJF3/Student_Red+Fall_Ethan+VanScoy.jpg Picture the Shore - Ethan VanScoy, "Red Fall" Nandua Middle School “I am an artist but not in photography. I chose this photo because I think it shows how the Eastern Shore stands out among other places to live. I love the fact that conserving is giving a place for animals to thrive instead of barely getting by.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1731437383239-MYV228HO8PW759GTM9FT/Student_Nightfall_Camryn+Hart.jpg Picture the Shore - Camryn Hart, "Nightfall" Nandua Middle School “I thought the sun shining between the trees was beautiful.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1731437404926-MIHYGEB2GXXCRTMZDFIW/Student_Sunset+Flower_Lilian+Bravo+Perez.jpg Picture the Shore - Lilian Bravo-Perez, "Sunset Flower" Nandua Middle School “I liked the photograph that I choose because the colors are vibrant. They are warm colors and it looks so cute.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1731437392030-6DE9PGGCE4E3NGLIVNDK/Student_Rock+on+Stick_Ezekiel+Jones.jpg Picture the Shore - Ezekiel Jones, "Rock on Stick" Nandua Middle School “Our art class took a field trip. On our walk, I found a rock and I put it on a stick.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1731437422976-7K2MX07R55E0AFB0W50M/Student_The+Background+of+Water_Sadie+Reiter.jpeg Picture the Shore - Sadie Reiter, "The Background of Water" Nandua Middle School “Water is always in the background when you think of the Shore. In my picture, I focused on a stick with a spider web and let the background (a creek) blur out. I love photography because you can take a slice of reality and play with it to make something new. I especially like animals, and you can't have any animals without a habitat.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1731437429381-GQCXNE4V6DFWMOL4HT4L/Student_The+Classical+Dock_Ikayla+Bibbons.jpeg Picture the Shore - Ikayla Bibbins, "The Classical Dock" Nandua Middle School “My photo is a first person point of view. You are walking out on to a deck and you look up and see an amazing pretty baby blue sky.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1731437440087-C6CZJDGBOGX8UUAZ1ZND/Student_The+Night+of+Colors_Collins.jpeg Picture the Shore - Madeline Collins, "The Night of Colors" “My name is Maddie and I like to take pictures of the sky. So I choose this one of the Aurora Borealis! I love nature so much and I love that people conserve nature. I think it’s great that people conserve nature. Personally if I ever littered, I would regret that decision the rest of my life!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1731437450074-JPQFXXPOAEIHNLBEISX3/Student_Violet_Miranda+Velasquez-+Arreaga.png Picture the Shore - Miranda Arreago-Velasquez, "Violet" Nandua Middle School “I was interested in the photo because of the color and the little animals that were in the flower. For me, nature means a beautiful place where there are many little animals. That is why we must always take care of our nature.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1731437444867-741AIA95SKMAG2B5EYXZ/Student_Title_Monroe.jpg Picture the Shore - Alyse Monroe, "Untitled" Northampton High School “I love taking pictures of everything outside. I could show so many but I found this one with the sunset the most beautiful, because it truly just screams Virginia.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1731437457578-9BCD9BTO3QR63US4D99D/Student_Waterview_Ralph+Pierre-Louis.jpg Picture the Shore - Ralph Pierre Louis, "Waterview" Nandua Middle School “My background is very random. I just like to capture things I like and seem good. The main reason I'm interested is because it’s very peaceful to me and relaxing. Nature is a source of many things to me like inspiration and peace.” https://veslt.org/sunset-cruise-2023 daily 0.75 2023-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1687873116497-25EFY81L0J0QRDCZD20R/IMG_2612.jpg Sunset Cruise 2023 Shoes off and all aboard! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1687873116497-25EFY81L0J0QRDCZD20R/IMG_2612.jpg Sunset Cruise 2023 Shoes off and all aboard! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1687873115639-C4LLOOLY48A2A18RS6X2/IMG_2613.jpg Sunset Cruise 2023 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1687874014270-8TRLO8DWOQ2PANTY0IRT/image-asset.jpg Sunset Cruise 2023 David and Anna Brannon, photo courtesy of David https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1687873111549-DWKOKBE75V6N5151DGXS/IMG_8638.jpg Sunset Cruise 2023 Meriwether Payne, Sam and Ben Willis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1687873111597-NTUTTD7KRD495BZZ4OGN/IMG_8634.jpg Sunset Cruise 2023 Cheryl Cochran and Ted Leonard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1687873112920-0Y6S58OWOUIIUACI0OIW/IMG_8628.jpg Sunset Cruise 2023 Judy Balderson and Dave Kledzik https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1687873112529-OGC8SXEAK49P0WDYJQ7G/IMG_8631.jpg Sunset Cruise 2023 David and Anna Brannon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1687873113898-204IPUV1D2L8VEIAIW0H/IMG_2616.jpg Sunset Cruise 2023 Ben and Sam Willis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1687874103560-0LBA1G2071ZPBVMXU4JC/IMG_2615.jpg Sunset Cruise 2023 Susan Harris and Penney Holland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1687873117339-3FZQVCPHW6D25HLFSPGE/IMG_0759.jpg Sunset Cruise 2023 Hali Plourde-Rogers and Cheryl Cochran Leonard, photo courtesy of Ted Leonard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1687873117522-XMV4BD6IW5TNC9FEXJC1/IMG_0741.jpg Sunset Cruise 2023 Cheryl Cochran Leonard, photo courtesy of Ted Leonard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1687874071536-6NM66TWTU0SWK6G195KQ/FullSizeRender.jpg Sunset Cruise 2023 Meriwether Payne and Susan Harris, photo courtesy of Ted Leonard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1687873116653-9NE1VNOKS386OHHJEBJF/IMG_0782.jpg Sunset Cruise 2023 John and Harriet Malbon’s 88’ Hatteras Yacht, photo courtesy of Ted Leonard https://veslt.org/accreditation daily 0.75 2024-06-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1548700045858-PJ1J47YAEEIBAJ2AE066/IMG_2860.jpg Accreditation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1548877136988-XOHM7NU769OZGDPWXYIF/14.jpg Accreditation - it’s official VES Land Trust first became accredited in 2011. The process is rigorous and strengthens land trusts so they can help landowners and communities achieve their goals. https://veslt.org/mission daily 0.75 2023-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1550867385026-103KQLI2T2LI8FKX85JG/Photo+Jan+16%2C+11+32+38+AM.jpg Mission https://veslt.org/our-story daily 0.75 2025-08-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1548874644887-8B1ORFOVS9WA3S1SFDAD/6.jpg Our Story https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1548874249895-8WMVA62ZISALU9E3X4HI/2.jpg Our Story - More than 14,700 acres The VES Land Trust has preserved more than 14,700 acres on the Eastern Shore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1548874434703-WUSB74V3HX7B5AYKPRH2/8.jpg Our Story - 86 easements The VES Land Trust holds 86 donated conservation easements. https://veslt.org/where-we-work daily 0.75 2024-06-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1548708899139-C34P6ONY7XO5W2STY25D/Photo+Oct+14%2C+10+10+33+AM.jpg Where We Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1549657967966-Y74EECZUWY94410JQCMO/Map.jpg Where We Work https://veslt.org/board-and-staff daily 0.75 2021-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1549658668623-AO5WX0SCTXQQGJW0YZRA/File+Sep+13%2C+2+14+41+PM.jpg Board and Staff https://veslt.org/how-it-works daily 0.75 2024-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1550690133077-JO5SUFYUW151OGVACT1L/IMG_2875+Crop.jpg how-it-works https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1548876396830-HIETB27WMWSSMFZEJ8U2/11.jpg how-it-works - Voluntary Conservation easements are completely voluntary and are initiated by landowners who wish to protect and preserve the land they love. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1548871249442-XLYYZU3RVB7YPMGZX64P/7.jpg how-it-works - Permanent Conservation easements protect the land forever. They are a deeded agreement that stays with the property when sold or transferred. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1548876435060-9MU6H6FZU0WI55YKB734/12.jpg how-it-works - unique Conservation easements are as individual and varied as the lands they protect. While VES Land Trust has basic terms for all easements, there is flexibility for each landowner’s vision. https://veslt.org/donate daily 0.75 2026-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1549571792737-KAVZXA0QTFJM57MTZOUR/IMG_2599+%282%29.jpg Donate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1549572486484-GN6K6EVUF43LLG9VISBV/Photo%2BDec%2B01%252C%2B2%2B44%2B33%2BPM.jpg Donate - volunteer Consider donating your time, skill, and expertise. From event volunteers to leaders for adult and youth nature walks, we’re always looking for a little help. By volunteering, you give back to your community in a meaningful way and help save the farms, forests, wetlands, and waters of the Eastern Shore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/469f6edb-ad46-46de-a20b-0a48be4f3f82/Miller_Dee_Granger+Farm.jpg Donate - Granger FArm Durando “Dee” and Catherine Mapp Miller ensured the next generation will benefit from the farms, forests, and wetlands on Virginia’s Eastern Shore by permanently preserving and bequesting Granger Farm to VES Land Trust. https://veslt.org/contact-us daily 0.75 2024-06-12 https://veslt.org/calendar daily 0.75 2021-03-12 https://veslt.org/land-conservation daily 0.75 2024-07-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1550686457404-PGG72N3V2WUSU4UL0SHA/RIMG1367+%282%29.jpg Land Conservation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1550259105410-DQYCTVSVQM2SYQY75VEO/Bowmans.jpg Land Conservation - Caring for the past, preserving for the future “I’m not comfortable with the concept of ownership. I feel more like a steward, someone who is caring for and taking responsibility for the house and property until the next generation.” – Robin Rinaca, easement donor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1550259224895-MKX5XOC68FT22Y29M6E7/11.jpg Land Conservation - Leaving the world a better place “Growing up on the farm, there was never a time when there was nothing to do. But I loved wandering the woods. I watched the woods grow up, each tree from a seed to maturity and then some inevitably aging as time took its toll. To me, they are family.” – C.D. Fleming, easement donor https://veslt.org/sinnickson daily 0.75 2020-06-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1550260671490-C71TPYW7P7SH33XQNHY2/Leaving-a-better-world_Sinnickson.jpg Sinnickson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1550260728846-6J8GXUNMXRA5F5JOQ9LW/Sinneckson.jpg Sinnickson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1550259886449-7A2Z6HXW9KGZUHWLRT1F/Leaving-a-better-world_Mr-Fleming.jpg Sinnickson “I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about this. I have no direct heirs to inherit the property. Like the woods, I’m aging, and I wanted to ensure the land is taken care of too.” - Mr. Fleming, easement donor https://veslt.org/bowmans-folly daily 0.75 2020-06-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1550260671490-C71TPYW7P7SH33XQNHY2/Leaving-a-better-world_Sinnickson.jpg Bowman's Folly https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1550685763248-H7W94ITI8U27SNH8LWE9/Caring+for+the+past_Bowman%27s.JPG Bowman's Folly https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1550685668945-NV26Q1808ET4JFUCONWF/Caring+for+the+past_Robin+Rinaca+and+daughters.jpg Bowman's Folly “I feel more like a steward, someone who is caring for and taking responsibility for the house and property until the next generation.” - Robin Rinaca, easement donor https://veslt.org/why-conserve-land daily 0.75 2024-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1548705215988-EHSK92WO6FIHFBULDHI9/Photo+Nov+29%2C+1+58+22+PM.jpg Why Conserve Land https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1548872661393-5GRPE7C7I0JFRC9UDZ34/10.jpg Why Conserve Land - access Conservation easements ensure the next generation will have the opportunity to grow and learn in nature. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1548872452090-0PB1FNLH5S2EQ6CNY5AG/5.jpg Why Conserve Land - longevity Natural lands are more resilient. They protect communities and give wildlife and natural systems a chance to adapt to the changes around them. Conservation easements protect natural lands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1548873006671-5RWLDUU478CXAN57AX3V/9.jpg Why Conserve Land - clean water By protecting and restoring our waters, conservation lands support the important aquaculture, fishery, and tourism industries on the Eastern Shore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1550693773524-DYHDI2VKIHBNUAUUHMXN/2.jpg Why Conserve Land - habitat Conservation easements protect important wildlife habitat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1550693853702-UM70MGVYRN6ZAX5X6IGR/13.jpg Why Conserve Land - working lands Traditional land uses like agriculture and forestry are compatible with conservation. https://veslt.org/donor-information daily 0.75 2026-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1550688741349-H8WIRQUXPPPZKIK5BOEK/1.jpg Donor Information https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1550689665469-ZM2CL0TVXDQZNBQJH2ND/1.jpg Donor Information - donor forms Steps for Landowners Conservation Easement Terms Conservation Standards Consent Form Stewardship and Defense Fund Policy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1550689946728-F8UQX82M8XZOL9KLG963/boats.jpg Donor Information - donor forms Stewardship and Defense Fund Pledge Form Tax Benefits VESLT Appraisal Policy Conservation Easement Template https://veslt.org/sign-up-for-free-events daily 0.75 2025-08-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1718994356910-RKYEHV303C9FF48E1YM2/VES+FINAL+new+logo+June+2024.png Sign Up for Free Events - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://veslt.org/community-outreach daily 0.75 2024-02-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1551114284544-HNK0SMGUT6N7OMREJ4SY/Photo+Nov+16%2C+9+51+34+AM.jpg Community Outreach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1634672174503-URNKWVB593GWEUQY4X0D/IMG_2449.JPG Community Outreach - Art and conservation Connecting artists, photographers, and community to conserved lands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1551113551022-M7U6GKOJTLS07L7BX7XU/10.jpg Community Outreach - Foster a Love for Nature Each moment on the trail was a chance to learn. The students watched a turkey vulture glide above the trees. Lauren reflected later, “On the vulture’s back, the feathers are big, and on its stomach they are short. I learned that a turkey vulture can fly without its wings flapping.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1585938750339-4IPXN4LWBQBE4YFUSQDU/IMG_2669.jpg Community Outreach - Nature Journal Nature journaling is about developing and sharpening observation and curiosity. It’s an opportunity to connect with the world around you through looking closely, listening, recording, and asking questions. It connects science and the arts and provides a platform for self-expression and creativity. https://veslt.org/rose-cottage daily 0.75 2020-06-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1591120370164-9REBDXQXOCNYD8VFPUFH/File+Sep+13%2C+2+14+41+PM.jpg Rose Cottage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1591119945762-EKCBOT7FZN9DV25OEWLJ/Rose-Cottage-1500.jpg Rose Cottage Rose Cottage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1591118308121-4T7GIOTQ5KPSDFFQYYAO/Payne_Jack+Rose+Cottage.jpg Rose Cottage - Ensuring natural spaces for future generations “Our children have watched the snow geese crowd the sky in the winter and experienced the osprey return with the spring; they’ve crabbed and fished from the same pier and lost shoes wading in the same sucking mud.” - Ben and Emarie Payne, easement donor https://veslt.org/seaview-farm daily 0.75 2023-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1591120370164-9REBDXQXOCNYD8VFPUFH/File+Sep+13%2C+2+14+41+PM.jpg Seaview Farm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1591129613606-I1M9VYZX36GVA6K0SD2H/Seaview-Pond.jpg Seaview Farm Seaview Pond https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1591129881179-CRJYAFF5ZV5NVJ7QL7T1/Meriwether-Payne2.jpg Seaview Farm - Seaview Farm is more than home “In my dreams I see it as a happy place for all the wildlife that makes it home or migrates through.” - Meriwether Payne, easement donor and board member https://veslt.org/bearskin daily 0.75 2020-06-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1591120370164-9REBDXQXOCNYD8VFPUFH/File+Sep+13%2C+2+14+41+PM.jpg Bearskin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1591131660795-0FG52I07GCJI8IRXT1BH/Bearskin.jpg Bearskin Sunset over Bearskin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1591131606523-YYZ69GIHCN3YFR36B39G/Acra-Family2.jpg Bearskin - it feels right “Knowing this property will maintain its natural beauty for many generations to follow is truly extraordinary.” - Madison Acra https://veslt.org/walker-farm daily 0.75 2020-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1597669136013-I3O63K1YYYCQC1SNZ91P/Walker-Farm-pond.jpg Walker Farm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1597669078878-I8GWE1VG0FYCF3C3B3EE/Walker-Aerial.jpg Walker Farm Aerial view of Nassawadox Creek. Walker Farm is to the northeast in this photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1597669490814-J5S7R6EMJGVFQG3CTHNO/Jeff-Walker.jpg Walker Farm - peace of mind “It gives me great peace of mind to look out over the farm and know that it’ll be there forever as open space.” - Jeff Walker, easement donor and board member https://veslt.org/holden-creek-farm daily 0.75 2022-06-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1591120370164-9REBDXQXOCNYD8VFPUFH/File+Sep+13%2C+2+14+41+PM.jpg Holden Creek Farm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/807239fa-a1cb-458d-a9db-d9d6679e62a6/Holdens-Creek-farm.jpg Holden Creek Farm Sunset over Bearskin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/dc1cc5bc-3316-498f-a82c-8286d899aa71/Grayson+Chesser.jpg Holden Creek Farm - land steward “It meant something to me that the land had been in the family for generations. I’m glad to see when I’m dead and gone it’s better than it was when I got it. It’s taken care of us for hundreds of years and I want to take care of it.” - Grayson Chesser https://veslt.org/overview daily 0.75 2022-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1665513259503-A6F0RZZMF1GEBH6DUVBC/Nickawampus.jpg Overview https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/8281708d-6f14-4ee8-b005-e12278c76f22/Winter+flock_David+Turner.jpg Overview - Changes to Property This section covers changes in ownership, addition of structures, and other additions including pools or recreational courts. Realtors listing a conserved property for sale will also find this section helpful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/6bd2d438-85a2-4849-a08a-cf1dc0acfaa7/Ingleside_Wheat.jpg Overview - Land Management and Stewardship This section covers land management and stewardship including farmland, forest, shoreline, wildlife habitat, and invasive species. Those actively managing the land will find professional resources, research, and articles here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/f568852b-c652-4498-9d69-07274def0667/ker.jpg Overview - Historic and Architecture This section highlights partners and resources for historic and architectural properties. If you have a more specific question, please contact us as we may have additional resources to suggest. https://veslt.org/changes-to-property daily 0.75 2025-11-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/4acffd89-5fb4-45ae-820d-175a8f83c9d2/Winter+flock_David+Turner.jpg Changes to Property https://veslt.org/land-management-and-stewardship daily 0.75 2025-07-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1669150150453-LYTCDU0SN2HA5D1VELEV/Ingleside_Wheat.jpg Land Management and Stewardship https://veslt.org/historic-architecture daily 0.75 2022-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1669065481245-GUFRT2ZZZV030LQPWVCU/ker.jpg Historic/Architecture https://veslt.org/elder-farm daily 0.75 2023-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1550260671490-C71TPYW7P7SH33XQNHY2/Leaving-a-better-world_Sinnickson.jpg Elder Farm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/f162523a-387d-49e5-9d1b-aa30192fa52e/Elder+Farm.jpg Elder Farm Elder Farm has nearly two miles of shoreline along Craddock Creek. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/8e5c6473-c9db-4678-985d-8c97fff18552/20221206_104643.jpg Elder Farm “The opportunity to preserve unspoiled land forever comes once in a lifetime, if that. Knowing that the waterfowl and animals will have an undisturbed home forever provides an incomparable degree of satisfaction that is impossible to quantify or value in dollars.” - Hal Lassiter, easement donor https://veslt.org/cedar-grove-farm daily 0.75 2024-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1550260671490-C71TPYW7P7SH33XQNHY2/Leaving-a-better-world_Sinnickson.jpg Cedar Grove Farm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/3adfc823-d1d9-4e20-9585-82d8c617386b/farm.jpg Cedar Grove Farm Cedar Grove Farm is in Pungoteague, Virginia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/e25b8b84-c63f-4a54-917c-6168ac714ffe/Larry+and+Cindy+Custis.jpg Cedar Grove Farm - cedar grove farm Larry and Cindy Custis Pungoteague, Virginia https://veslt.org/wharton-place daily 0.75 2026-01-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1550260671490-C71TPYW7P7SH33XQNHY2/Leaving-a-better-world_Sinnickson.jpg Wharton Place https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/3d7a2c3d-64c8-40a3-ad69-17a48825d6c3/WhartonPlace.jpg Wharton Place Passion for historic preservation leads to permanent land protection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/4c67aec0-ca38-4340-9edf-2f3857e9fd37/JohnGraham.jpg Wharton Place - labor-of-love “It’s good to know that the property will be protected and preserved in perpetuity, but with enough flexibility to allow future generations to make some predetermined additions and alterations.” - John Graham, Wharton Place easement donor https://veslt.org/register daily 0.75 2020-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2b3ff407b402acdbfb1c/1549912633225-E95Q22FLIJW5M8KT53A6/woods.jpg Register