Our Mission


The Virginia Eastern Shore Land Trust seeks to conserve rural lands which will best preserve the farms, forests, fisheries and heritage of Virginia’s Eastern Shore for the benefit of future generations.
Small Farm Tour for Beginning and Aspiring Farmers
May 6, 2014
12:30-4:30 p.m.

Join the Virginia Eastern Shore Land Trust on May 6th for an afternoon tour of Copper Cricket Farms and Mattawoman Creek Farms. More
Clean the Bay Day
Saturday, June 7, 2014
9 a.m.- Noon
Morley's Wharf, Exmore, Va.

We are looking for volunteers to help remove litter and debris from Morley's Wharf on Occohannock Creek. We are participating in the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's annual Clean the Bay Day. CTBD is an annual stream and shoreline cleanup. Each year volunteers all over the state clean the waterways leading to the Bay. If you would like to volunteer with us, please visit CTBD registration page and select "Eastern Shore: Exmore Area."
Bayside Hike
Saturday, April 12, 2014
10 am - 12:30 pm

Fight spring fever with the VES Land Trust! Get outside and hike through the woods and on the beach! For more information see our events page.
Fall 2013 Newsletter (PDF)
   Youth Nature Walks
   Stream and Buffer Walks
   Habitat Workshops
   Virginia Land Preservation Tax Credit
   Save the Date: 2014 Oyster Roast