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WANTED: CREEK WATCHERS. The number of people who are monitoring what's happening on local waterways has grown, but we need more. See if your creek is listed and sign up on our Creek Watchers page.

Be informed about Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL). Read Dave Burden's informative blog entry about the current situation, about objections to the current EPA mandate, and about our recent newspaper ad.Visit our TMDL page for informative links.

Read the Shorekeeper's view of proposals to expand poultry farming on the Eastern Shore. What we say...

Also, read Director Dr. Mike Peirson's insightful article on chicken waste (litter) issues.

VES Director Dr. Mike Peirson, an expert on aquaculture, writes here about how shellfish aquaculture benefits our waterways.

BLOBS! What are those strange objects that wash ashore after storms? They're actually potato sponges. Click here to read a VIMS article about them and where they come from.

Help save terrapins! Give the terrapins a break and equip your crab pot with TEDs; they let crabs into the pot while keeping turtles out, thus protecting them from drowning. We have them and they are now also available at local merchants. Read about it...

TMDL Info - We have a number of links to web sites with information about the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) issue and related matters.

Concerned about menhaden - a/k/a "the most important fish in the sea"? So is the Shorekeeper Director Ken Schultz. The Mid-Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission recently responded to public comments. Click here to go to the agency's website and then read Draft Addendum V. Click here to read Director Ken Schultz's letter to the MASMFC.

We partner with several parties to promote eelgrass restoration for the health of Eastern Shore waters. Read Director Ken Schultz's article about this project and volunteer efforts in what has become the world's largest seagrass restoration project.

The Shorekeeper recently assisted the Virginia Marine Aquarium's Stranding Response Team with live turtle releases in the Cape Charles area. We also assisted the team in studying a dead harp seal found on Metompkin Island. Read about that and learn how to report a stranding.

Read Vic Schmidt's insightful article on the Public Trust Doctrine - the foundation for our rights to clean water.

Become part of the Shorekeeper's Creek Watcher program and help us monitor local waters. We can't be everywhere on our own, but we can if you help.

Join the Virginia Eastern Shorekeeper organization.

Public Outreach at the Onancock Harborfest, Sept. 10, 2011

Shorekeeper Dave Burden mans our booth at the Watershed Walk area of the annual Onancock Harborfest, where

a number of conservation organizations talk to the public and especially provide information to youngsters

The Virginia Eastern Shorekeeper

4th Annual Clamboree at Chatham Vineyards

It was a great Clamboree at Chatham Vineyards! Better than ever with great food, super prizes, and a sold-out crowd. Thanks to attendees, and to sponsors Grayson Chesser, George & Barbara Reiger, Southeast Expeditions, Cherrystone Aqua Farms, Blue Crab Bay Co., Chincoteague Oyster Farms, and Sewansecott Clams & Oysters. See event photos on the Clamboree page.

Trash Bash Cleanup Scenes

Help us promote our objective of preserving, protecting, and enhancing the waters of the Eastern Shore of Virginia.

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