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.
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.

