
A snake by any other name: Wildlife Center seeks public input
The public’s assistance is requested by the Wildlife Center of Virginia in naming a non-releasable Eastern Ratsnake.

The public’s assistance is requested by the Wildlife Center of Virginia in naming a non-releasable Eastern Ratsnake.
The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation was awarded a $20,000 grant from the Virginia Outdoors Foundation last year to transport summer camp participants in northern Virginia to nearby Virginia State Parks.

The Wildlife Center of Virginia will host three on-camera events with their non-releasable education animals at the center on Wednesdays in August.

A $22.5 million investment in conservation assistance will soon help USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service better respond to the high demand for services from Chesapeake Bay area farmers.

There are more than 500,000 family forest owners in Virginia who are making decisions every day that impact the health and productivity of forested land in the commonwealth.

Fisheries biologists with the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources recently identified gill lice on rainbow trout in a stream in Southwest Virginia.

Spring break is the perfect time to take the family outdoors to relax, unwind and experience nature like never before.

Applications are open for Camp Woods & Wildlife, formerly known as Holiday Lake Forestry Camp.

This is Virginia Tech’s natural history collection, curated and used as a critical learning tool for students and faculty in the College of Natural Resources and Environment.

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, EPA and the federal-state Chesapeake Bay Program today announced $2.4 million in grants for projects that will protect and restore Virginia’s portion of the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
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