The Bayview Butterfly Garden, the half-acre maze of pathways through a burgeoning array of plantings near the western shore of the island, is always one of the most popular destinations for visitors […]

Three new informational and educational banners that highlight and explain the history of Eastern Neck Island before and after the establishment of the National Wildlife Refuge are now on display at […]

The installation of 20 fishing rod holders at the Eastern Neck Narrows bridge on April 22 was a project of the Friends of Eastern Neck, aided by Boy Scout Troop 130 […]

The Lodge at the Refuge will be featured on the Museums of Kent County driving tour for the second consecutive year. Friends of Eastern Neck volunteers will be on hand […]

Up next: March 4, 2023 What do you need to know? For Questions email: easternneckwalks@gmail.com or call Melissa Baile at 410-639-7160 These walks are supported by: U.S. Fish & Wildlife […]

Haven Harbor Marina volunteers help the refuge Thanks to Haven Harbor for showing up in force on December 22nd. Forty people from Haven Harbor were scattered across the refuge in […]

‘Way back’ in the early and mid-1900s, when there were few restrictions on hunting ducks and geese, many Bay-area farmers, watermen and their peers depended on the take from waterfowl […]

On the south side of the visitor center lodge sits a long, narrow cedar-sided shed. It holds a reminder of a once-thriving (though illegal) occupation in the Chesapeake Bay area […]

In the spring of 2020 asparagus shoots appeared in the plot tended by Beth Lynch in the Butterfly Garden. It is not entirely unusual for asparagus to appear on Eastern […]

Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge hosts monthly bird walks from November through March, where enthusiastic birders are led on guided walks while collecting data on the number of species present. […]