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In museum collections, big problems can come in small crawling packages- sometimes as small as the tip of a pencil- in the form of heritage destroying pests. As humans, many of us tend to instinctively fear big creepy-crawlies with long legs and hairy bodies. But in a museum setting, large insects and arachnids such as […] The post Teeny Tiny Trouble Makers: Small and Microscopic Pests in the…
Welcome back to the WILD Wednesdays series! This week, we will discuss one way our team approaches teaching local students about the impact of invasive species on our Park and local watershed. We are Amy Nicholson and Haleigh Bird, both Science Educators in the Education Department at The Mariners’ Museum and Park. Our job as […] The post WILD Wednesdays: Why Gamify? A Unique Approach to…
Yaupon holly, or Ilex vomitoria, is a shrub the Mariners’ Park Team will be using to replant Chesapeake WILD sites in Mariners’ Park. Chesapeake WILD, or Watershed Investments for Landscape Defense, is a grant program administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that supports projects to conserve, steward, and enhance fish and wildlife habitats […] The post American Buzz: Yaupon Holly in…
Mariners’ Park has been a birding hotspot for decades, as far back as the original wildlife research done by George Mason in the late 1920s and early 1930s. While Mason only recorded 106 species on the original Museum grounds, our enthusiastic birding community has logged over 200 species in the last 20 years. These range […] The post WILD About Birds! appeared first on The Mariners' Museum and…
Captain John Worden would expand his leadership skills during the early days of his command of the Passaic-class ironclad USS Montauk. Shortly after Montauk arrived in Port Royal Sound, South Carolina, Rear Admiral Samuel Francis du Pont then sent Worden and his ironclad to bombard Fort McAllister on the Ogeechee River near Savannah, Georgia. Du […] The post Worden and USS Montauk: The Sinking of…
Welcome to the next installment in our WILD Wednesday series. Today, we’ll discuss invasive plant species in Mariners’ Park. I’m Sav Allen, the Horticulture Crew Lead on our Landscape Team. My job is to maintain the health and appearance of the cultivated garden areas around the Museum, as well as wild herbaceous plants and shrubs […] The post WILD Wednesdays: Invasive Plants and Their Native…
Are you wild about wildlife? Do you love Mariners’ Park and want to learn more about our exciting WILD grant? Then this blog is the right place for you! Welcome… to WILD Wednesday! (cue the Jurassic Park theme music). In this monthly WILD Wednesday blog series, readers will unearth news and highlights about The Mariners’ […] The post Welcome to WILD Wednesdays! appeared first on The Mariners'…
During the time John Frye spent on Virginia’s Eastern Shore, he actively collected stories and images of the fishing industry on the Chesapeake Bay. One of those stories has a connection with Newport News Shipbuilding. Harry A. Bulifant started his career at Newport News Shipbuilding in 1916, working in the Mold Loft. The shipyard trained […] The post Remembering Harry Bulifant: A Visionary Naval…
If you have ever walked past, or even driven past, the Mariners’ Museum and Park during the spring or summer months, you have surely seen the crapemyrtle trees that line Avenue of the Arts, bursting with colorful flowers. In fact, you can see them driving around most of the Hampton Roads area, lining the interstate, […] The post Crapemyrtles in Mariners’ Park appeared first on The Mariners' Museum…
Welcome to the first edition of Mariners’ Park Field Notes! As the seasons change, our dedicated Park teams have been hard at work enhancing trails, protecting our forest, caring for our beautiful Lake, and beautifying the grounds. From award-winning landscaping to exciting community partnerships, read on to discover what’s been happening in your park! Forestry […] The post Mariners’ Park Field…
