Plant ES Natives Campaign Partners

The Plant ES Natives campaign was developed and implemented by the following partner organizations to promote the use of these plants on the Eastern Shore for their many social, cultural, and economic benefits, and to increase the availability of these native plants in retail centers throughout the region:

  • Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program - Virginia Department Environmental Quality

  • Virginia Cooperative Extension

  • Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation - Eastern Shore Regional Office

  • Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries

  • Virginia Master Gardeners

  • Virginia Master Naturalists

  • Accomack County

  • Barrier Islands Center

  • Eastern Shore Environmental Education Council

  • Eastern Shore Soil and Water Conservation District

  • Eastern Shore Resource Conservation & Development Council

  • Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge

  • Eastern Shore Watersheds Roundtable Partners

  • Onancock School

  • Onley Medical Center

  • Northampton County

  • The Nature Conservancy - Virginia Coast Reserve Program

  • Town of Cape Charles

  • Town of Chincoteague

  • Town of Wachapreague

  • Town of Willis Wharf

  • Southeast Expeditions

  • University of Virginia Anheuser Busch Coastal Research Center 

Plant Virginia Natives is a collaborative initiative engaging organizations, across Virginia’s coastal zone, piedmont and mountain regions, in state-wide and regional marketing strategies to increase the use and availability of native plants.

Questions, suggestions or comments about the initiative and this website?  
Please contact Virginia Witmer, Plant Virginia Natives Initiative Coordinator, at virginia.witmer@deq.virginia.gov .