Kiptopeke State Park, Natural Heritage and Chesapeake Bay Foundation teamed together today planting trees and shrubs creating wildlife habitat while conserving natural resources.Native Eastern Shore plants and trees were selected for their benefits to small animals and birds.Chesapeake Bay Foundation and Natural Heritage purchased these plants and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation recruited Virginia Wesleyan College students to help plant them.
Kiptopeke’s on-going reforestation program is part of a multi-agency effort to protect and create habitat suitable for migratory birds and wildlife on the lower Eastern Shore.These efforts not only provide recreational opportunities for you, but also help to protect the Chesapeake Bay.Kiptopeke’s efforts over the past decade have reforested 115 acres of park lands. This spring and fall, bird and wildlife watchers can enjoy the benefits these efforts are producing as they see turkey, deer, fox and birds.