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The Mariners' Museum and Park

Erica Deale

Director of Park Department

Latest from Erica Deale

  • Make Like a Tree and Leaf!

    • Mariners' Park
    • Recreation

    Today is the first day of autumn! We’ve finally made it to the best season! The weather is cooler…or it will be, and the leaves will soon start to show off on the trees! Here in the Park, we have some gorgeous fall colors that you can’t miss. Bu

  • What Makes a Champion Tree?

    • Mariners' Park

    Did you know Mariners’ Park is home to a national big tree? This tree is the biggest of its kind in the NATION! Right here in Newport News!

  • Elk…in the Park?

    • Mariners' Park
    • Wildlife

    For several years, we had a permitted wildlife sanctuary in the Park! Of the projects from the early years of the Park, our wildlife endeavor was the longest, lasting until almost 1950.

  • Great Plants Create a Great Park

    • Mariners' Park

    Providing a beautiful Park full of diversity was a long-standing goal.

  • From Waters to Mariners’, The Making of a Lake

    • Mariners' Park

    Did you know Virginia has only two natural lakes? The rest are man-made, including our very own Mariners’ Lake! It holds the title as the first, and the oldest, project started on the grounds of The Mariners’ Museum Park.

  • A Great Plan Creates Great Plants

  • Science in the Field – Measuring Your Soil Acidity

    • Mariners' Park
    • Science

    One of the coolest things about working at The Mariners’ Museum and Park is seeing how science has been, well, a thing, since the very beginning. The fact that we were doing soil pH measurement as early as the 1930’s is something that deserves a little more discussion.

  • Living the Wild Life

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