Outreach and Involvement

To learn more about our Community Programming, please visit coastaleducation.virginia.edu.

We support teachers through full immersion science professional development

Research Experience for Teachers (RET) program

Art-science collaborations bring the changing coast to life

Ghosts of the Coast – a collaboration between LTER scientist and Eastern Shore artists

A collaboration between VCR-LTER and VES Land Trust reveals how outdoor experiences shape student perceptions of coastal environments.

Second grade drawings of coastal wetlands before (above) and after (below) a nature walk with VESLT.

This report summarizes how 2nd Grade student drawings of a saltmarsh changed before and after their guided walk through Brownsville Preserve (TNC) with Land Trust volunteers.

An overview of the benefits of coastal conservation, presented by our partners:

https://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/CoastalZoneManagement/ReportsPublications/2018VirginiaCoastalPartnersWorkshop.aspx