Links to Resources
Many environmental organizations and government agencies provide extensive online information. The Virginia Eastern Shorekeeper has made every effort to verify each Web site. As with any online source of information, content may be dated or contain inaccuracies. Users should verify information with multiple sources or published material from regulatory agencies or academia.
Additionally, at the bottom of page we have listed local phone numbers for various Government agencies.
Environmental Organizations
- Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
- Assateague Coastal Trust
- Center for Watershed Protection
- Chesapeake Bay Foundation
- Chesapeake Bay Program
- Citizens for a Better Eastern Shore
- Low Impact Development Center
- Virginia Conservation Network
- Waterkeeper Alliance
- Wetlands Watch
- Wildlife center of Virginia
Educational Institutions / Facilities
- Virginia Institute of Marine Science
- Virginia Tech Agricultural Experiment Station - Eastern Shore
- Virginia Marine Science Museum
Regulatory Offices and Government Agencies
Federal
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Environmental Protection Agency - Chesapeake Bay Program
- Environmental Protection Agency - Americas Wetlands
- Farm Service Agency
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- National Marine Fisheries Service
- Natural Resources Conservation Service
- NOAA - Coasts Resource Pages
- Norfolk District Army Corps of Engineers
State
- Chesapeake Bay Commission
- Eastern Shore Soil and Water Conservation District
- Virginia Coastal Program
- Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
- Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
- Virginia Department of Forestry
- Virginia Department of Health
- Virginia Marine Resources Commission
County
Addresses and Phone Numbers
Eastern Shore Soil and Water Conservation
District
22545 Center Parkway
Accomac, VA 23301-1330
Division of Natural Heritage
Eastern Shore Region Office
40 Atlantic Avenue
P.O. Box 81
Wachapreague, VA 23480
757-787-5576
Accomack County Health Department (Headquarters
Office)
23191 Front Street
PO Box 177
Accomac, VA 23301-0177
757-787-5880
Northampton County Health Department
7114 Lankford Highway
P.O. Box 248
Nassawadox, VA 23413
757-442-6228
Virginia Department of Health
Shellfish Sanitation Division
Accomac Field Office
23177 Front Street, PO Box 88
Accomac VA 23301
757-787-5864
Office of Drinking Water
Virginia Department of Health
Southeast Virginia Field Office #3
830 Southampton Avenue, Room 2058
Norfolk, VA 23510
757-683-2000
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Eastern Shore Field Office
23334 Front Street
Accomac VA 23301
757-787-3133
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Virginia Field Office
6669 Short Lane; P.O. Box 99
Gloucester, VA 23061
(804) 693-6694
NRCS
USDA Service Center
22545 Center Pkwy
Accomac, VA 23301-1330
(757) 787-0918
FSA Service Center
Accomack County Farm Service Agency
22545 Center Pkwy
Accomac, VA 23301-1330
(757) 787-3581
Virginia Department of Forestry
Eastern Shore Office
22213 Edgar Thomas Road
Accomac, Virginia 23301-1112
757-787-5812
Virginia Marine Resources Commission
Engineering / Surveying Department
15237 Arthurs Court
Colonial Square
Belle Haven, VA 23306
Virginia Marine Resources Commission
Law Enforcement Division
Eastern Shore Office
15237 Arthurs Court
Colonial Square
Belle Haven, VA 23306
757-414-0713
Mondays & Wednesdays
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