The Batten School & VIMS campus will be closed on Monday, March 15 due to the National Weather Service prediction for severe weather including periods of rain, damaging winds and the potential for tornadoes.

- About
- With 500+ faculty, staff and students and three campus locations, the Batten School & VIMS are equipped to tackle pressing challenges through research, education and advisory service.
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- Research & Advisory
- Purple marsh crabs are significantly disrupting carbon cycling in salt marshes along the East Coast of the U.S., according to a study led by Batten School & VIMS scientists.
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- Batten School
- The R. Todd Stravitz Scholars Program will provide full tuition support for students pursuing the new bachelor’s degree in coastal & marine sciences at the Batten School & VIMS.
  
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- Engage
- Popular, free camps enable rising third through eighth graders to learn about the Chesapeake Bay, coastal ecosystems and environmental stewardship.
  
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- News & Events
- National TRAP Program funds large-scale cleanup of discarded fishing gear, first round of subawards totaling more than $1.4M supports 11 projects focused on removing derelict fishing gear from coastal waters in nine U.S. states and Palau.
  
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- Giving
- As an expression of parental pride in their daughter, Taylor Spencer ‘83 and Martha Spencer recently established an undergraduate field research endowment at the Batten School & VIMS.
  
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Chesapeake Bay NERR in Virginia

Erin Reilly

Restoration and Conservation Coordinator

Email: [[v|emreilly]]
Phone: (804) 684-7555
Office: Wilson House 201
Unit: CBNERR-VA

Erin is the Conservation and Restoration Coordinator for the Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Virginia at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science. She's been working in Coastal Systems for the last 18 years and been involved with many restoration projects from Non Tidal to Tidal habitats. Her current focus is on planning and coordinating restoration projects at the CBNERR-VA Reserves. Erin's work focuses on long term monitoring, restoration implementation, and volunteer science. Erin has a B.S. in Marine Science and Biology from the University of Miami and a M.S. in Sustainable Environmental Resource Management from the University of Malta.