Sacred Places
Port Isobel Island, in partnership with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation
The bench here is why every Nature Sacred bench has a curved back.
WHERE
Tangier, VA
SETTING
Neighborhood
PARTNER INSTITUTION
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Visit
Where it is
Port Isobel Island, Tangier, Virginia
What happens here
The island is one of CBF's education centres, hosting many environmental programs for school-age children.
HOW IT CAME TO BE
The bench that set the pattern.
01
The Need
Port Isobel is a 250-acre island east of Tangier Island, Virginia. Much of it was donated to CBF in the late 1980s.
02
The Vision
A bench already on the island became the inspiration for the hallmark curved back of the Nature Sacred bench. The design of the whole network's signature object came from here.
03
The Transformation
The island is now home to two Nature Sacred benches. One is almost hidden among grasses taller than the bench itself, offering a view of the Chesapeake Bay. The other sits at the end of the dock, where it acts as a portal to the education centre.
WHO TENDS IT
Paul Willey
Firesoul, Port Isobel Island, in partnership with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation
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