Plant ES Natives Media Room

Media Releases and Advisories:

• Community Leaders Pick-Up Their Spades for Plant ES Natives Campaign - April 2011
• Kiptopeke State Park Expansion Becomes Songbird Habitat - May 2010
• New Guide Showcases the Beauty and Variety of Eastern Shore Native Plants  - March 2010
• Youth Working For Wildlife Conservation Help Plant Natives on Virginia's Eastern Shore - August 6, 2009
• New Native Plant Campaign Launches on Eastern Shore - April 17, 2009

Backgrounders/Articles:

• Campaign Report - Plant ES Natives Campaign Overview
• Backgrounder - Plant ES Natives Campaign
• Backgrounder - New Guide Showcases the Beauty and Variety of Eastern Shore Native Plants  
• Article - Eastern Shore Native Plant Campaign Launched - April 2009

For more information about the campaign and assistance in arranging interviews with campaign partners and "Community Leaders" interviews, or if reprinting an article, please contact Virginia Witmer, (804) 698-4320; virginia.witmer@deq.virginia.gov.

Fact Sheets:

• Plant ES Natives Campaign Fact Sheet (pdf)
• Eastern Shore Native Plant Benefits Fact Sheet (pdf)
• ES Native Plant List (pdf)

Campaign featured in the following publications:

• Shoreline - February 2017 (published by Citizens for a Better Eastern Shore) - "Native Plants Highlighted" by Sarah Morgan

• Mosaic - Summer 2010 - "Native Plants come to Virginia Gardens", by Carol Vaughn

• Shoreline - September 2010 (published by Citizens for a Better Eastern Shore) - "Going Native: An Increasingly Attractive, Healthy Choice to Make", by Sarah Morgan

• Shoreline ShoreFacts - October 2010 (published by Citizens for a Better Eastern Shore) - "`Going Native' on the Eastern Shore of Virginia", by Sarah Morgan

Radio Ads:

Plant ES Natives Radio Ads: September - November 2011
WESR 103.3 Radio - 1330 AM
(open radio ads in Windows Media Player)

"Fall is the best time to plant trees and shrubs!" -

• • "American Beautyberry" Spot 1 (mp3)
  • "Fall Planting and Migratory Birds" Spot 2  (mp3)
  • "Sweetbay Magnolia" Spot 3  (mp3)
  • "Coral Honeysuckle" Spot 4 (mp3)

Plant ES Natives Radio Ads: April - May 2011
WESR 103.3 Radio
(open radio ads in Windows Media Player)

• • “ES Native Plants are Shore Beautiful!” Spot 1 (mp3)
  • “ES Native Plants are Shore Beautiful!” Spot 2 (mp3)
  • “What Makes ES Natives Special?” (mp3)
  • “Plant ES Natives for the Birds” (mp3)

Plant ES Native Radio Ads: September - November 2010
WESR 103.3 Radio
(open radio ads in Windows Media Player)

• • "Fall Is the Best Time to Plant Trees, Shrubs and Other Perennials!" - all four ads (mp3 - 4 MB)

Plant ES Native Radio Ads: April - May 2010
WESR 103.3 Radio
(open radio ads in Windows Media Player)

• • “ES Native Plants are Shore Beautiful!” Spot 1 (mp3)
  • “ES Native Plants are Shore Beautiful!” Spot 2 (mp3)
  • “What Makes ES Natives Special?” (mp3)
  • “Plant ES Natives for the Birds” (mp3)

Plant ES Native Radio Ads: September - November 2009
WESR 103.3 Radio
(open radio ads in Windows Media Player)

• • "Fall Is the Best Time to Plant Trees, Shrubs and Other Perennials!" - all four ads (mp3 - 4 MB)

Plant ES Native Radio Ads: April - May 2009
WESR 103.3 Radio
(open radio ads in Windows Media Player)

• • "What Makes Native Plants Special?" (mp3-1.5MB)
  • "Plant Eastern Shore Natives For the Birds!" (mp3-1.5MB)
  • "Eastern Shore Natives Plants Are Shore Beautiful!" (mp3-1.5MB)

Plant ES Natives Campaign Interview    wmv-6MB   mp3-17MB 
WESR 103.3 Radio
"Shore Talk"
April 20, 2009

All 3 radio spots & interview in Zip format. zip-26MB