Nature's Calling in Tidewater

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Nature's Calling in Tidewater

Specializing in environmental education with over 20 years experience. Nature’s Calling is environmental education based programs.

Time to re-connect and embrace the natural world around us by engaging our community in ways that benefit the environment. Emphasizing the need to protect our natural environment through education and understanding. Environmental education in the classroom or outdoors.

11/21/2024

Kayaking season is over, however, hiking with an emphasis on environmental education & history tours are not over. Contact me for your personal experience on one of our hikes. Book now for 2025 Kayaking experiences.

09/17/2024

Come celebrate the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge 50 year anniversary this Saturday September 21st!

Many activities for the whole family, including live wildlife, bus tours, bike tours and much more.

The festivities run from 10am to 3pm. Pre-registration is required for all guided tours.

09/15/2024

What perfect weather we had today. Had the pleasure of taking these lady on a guided hike of Washington Ditch in the Great Dismal Swamp. Plenty of amphibians out today. I do love talking about our herps.
Thank you Briana for choosing Nature’s Calling for the City Girls Hike.

05/11/2024

Spending a brisk morning at the Suffolk Farmers Market. If you are
in the area, come say hello!

I will be happily sharing information on kayak, bus, and hiking tours through

04/22/2024

HAPPY EARTH DAY!!

Today we celebrate our mother, the one who gives us life, sustains us, and provides for us. Go out touch the ground feel her heartbeat, reconnect with our mother Earth. She protects us and we must take steps to protect her and all her inhabitants.

04/04/2024

Decided to head south for a private group today spend time at the Dismal Swamp State Park in NC. Truly a peaceful time bird watching, salamander searching and finding morels!

The blue-gray gnatcatchers were an abundance , found a little redback salamander that was too quick for a picture. However, the morels were easier to get a picture of. We did not consume the morels, left for the wildlife.

03/08/2024

Wednesday was a rainy day but well worth the trip. I so enjoy taking groups out to the Great Dismal Swamp.

The otter were out, enjoying the rain. And the beaver has been quite busy over the winter time. The pictures below are two beaver lodges (homes), the second one is fairly new.
The area it is in is a burn scar for 2008 peat fire., which burned approximately 4000 acres.
The area once had a dense canopy, and with the beaver’s help, this is slowly turning into a wetlands type habitat.

For the big picture, come and join one of the bus, tours, nature, walk, or kayak trip.
March schedule
Bus tours: 9:30-12:30
March 27
March 30
Washington Ditch walk: 10:00-11:30
March 9
March 24.
Save the date and reserve your spot with Suffolk Tourism- (757)514-4130
and as always, you can reach out to me for private tours.

02/09/2024

As we enter Black History Month and the start of the 2024 tour season. Come join Nature’s Calling and Suffolk Tourism into the Great Dismal Swamp and learn the history of enslaved people who fled to the swamp searching for freedom and how the Great Dismal Swamp became an intricate part of the underground.

Learn about people that helped along the way, taught them to use plants as medicine and had to access food.
Tour dates for February please call Suffolk Tourism to reserve your spot for the following dates.
Friday, February 9
Saturday, February 10
Friday, February 16

Nature/history hike
Sunday, February 11
Guided bus tour into the Great Dismal Swamp,
Wednesday, February 21

As always, I am available for private tours into the Great Dismal Swamp

11/24/2023

The season is drawing to a close, always a delight to meet people on Suffolk Dismal Swamp safaris!

There are still some remaining bus tours this year, please check out the link in my bio to book!

11/12/2023

There is absolutely nothing more peaceful than kayaking on the dismal swamp canal in autumn! Today was a bit chilly but calm. Had two amazing ladies on the trip today enjoying the peaceful sounds of nature and fall color.

10/16/2023

It was a rainy weekend and even on a rainy nature hike you can find beauty.. Beautyberry. Beautyberry has many medicinal uses. The leaves can be used as a natural insect repellent, while the berries and roots can be eaten.
***Please be mindful that many edible plants have to be processed a certain way before consuming.
Listening to the sound of the rain falling on the trees only added to the tranquility of the Great Dismal Swamp.

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Virginia Beach, VA

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http://www.naturescalling.org/

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