October 17, 2023 / Last updated : October 17, 2023 Rudy Dieperink Friends of Eastern Neck Friends of Eastern Neck Gift Shop and Bookstore It’s a season of transition at the Friends of Eastern Neck Gift Shop and Bookstore housed in the historic Lodge, as new FOEN Board member Carol Sutera has taken over as manager of this all-important space for our organization.
October 16, 2023 / Last updated : October 18, 2023 Rudy Dieperink Friends of Eastern Neck FOEN Board Member Installs New Purple Martin Houses FOEN Board member David Holyoke supervised the installation of new Purple Martin houses in front of the Lodge this fall.
July 20, 2023 / Last updated : July 23, 2023 Rudy Dieperink Friends of Eastern Neck Garden Renewal 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 […]
July 11, 2023 / Last updated : July 21, 2023 Rudy Dieperink Friends of Eastern Neck Banner Days 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 […]
May 3, 2023 / Last updated : May 3, 2023 Michael Hansen Friends of Eastern Neck Scouts Project 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 […]
March 20, 2023 / Last updated : March 20, 2023 Michael Hansen Friends of Eastern Neck Museums of Kent County 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 […]
November 6, 2022 / Last updated : February 9, 2023 Michael Hansen Friends of Eastern Neck Annual Winter Bird and Refuge Walks 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 […]
December 22, 2021 / Last updated : January 6, 2023 Rudy Dieperink Friends of Eastern Neck Haven Harbor Volunteers 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 […]
August 5, 2020 / Last updated : January 4, 2023 Rudy Dieperink Friends of Eastern Neck The Decoy Collection at Eastern Neck ‘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 […]
July 28, 2020 / Last updated : January 4, 2023 Rudy Dieperink Friends of Eastern Neck Chesapeake Bay Gunning Skiff 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 […]
