shenandoah national park

Shenandoah National Park plans to use biocontrols to manage non-native hemlock woolly adelgid pest

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Shenandoah National Park officials plan to release a predatory beetle, within the boundaries of the Park, to help control the spread of hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA). HWA is an invasive insect that has devastated hemlock forests throughout the eastern United States. In Shenandoah, roughly 95% of hemlocks have been killed by this destructive pest.

steve landes

House Education Chairman Steve Landes, UVA and Hunt Institute host House Education Committee Summit

Chris Graham

Chairman of the House Education Committee, Del. Steve Landes, R-Weyers Cave, will convene the second annual House Education Committee Summit, where members of the Virginia House of Delegates will focus on issues that will help ensure the Commonwealth has a strong public education system that produces quality, high-skilled, and well-educated students capable of succeeding in tomorrow’s economy, Nov. 9-10.

Letter: Voter defends record of Augusta County sheriff candidate Donald Smith

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In a few days, a new sheriff will be elected, the people will have spoken and the world of Augusta County will carry on as usual. But what will not be forgotten are all of the scars left by the slander, the ruthless name calling and the humiliating comments about all of the candidates that cannot be taken back.

university of virginia uva

UVA creates award honoring former student who shaped post-WW2 world

Chris Graham

The University of Virginia has announced the creation of a major new award for global leadership to recognize the 70th anniversary of the United Nations and UVA’s commitment to international leadership and discourse. It honors an alumnus and former rector who was one of the forces in post-World War II diplomacy.