Help stop pests from invading Virginia
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The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services encourages the public to join the effort to stop the threat of invasive plants and pests in Virginia.
Search Results for wildlife
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Northam announces release of Virginia’s draft Chesapeake Bay restoration plan
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Governor Ralph Northam today released for public review and comment a new restoration plan for Virginia’s portion of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries.
Game board passes elk management plan
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The Virginia Board of Game and Inland Fisheries passed the 10-year Virginia Elk Management Plan at its March 21 meeting.
Top 3 places to visit in Georgia
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With lively cities, a relaxing coastline and stunning mountain scenery, Georgia offers one of the most diverse travel experiences in the United States.
Powhatan County family receives Century Forest Recognition
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The Virginia Department of Forestry has recognized the family of Douglas D.R. Palmore as Century Forest Landowners for 120 years of ownership of their Powhatan County property.
Virginia Tech researchers receive NSF grant to study the honey bee gut microbiome
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Researchers from Virginia Tech were part of a collaborative $958,415 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to study the host-microbiome-parasite interactions in the honey bee gut, with $750,000 coming to Virginia Tech.
Meteorology faculty and students anchor weather stations on highest peaks in Virginia, West Virginia
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Load your pack with power tools or a sledgehammer. Hike up Virginia’s highest peak, in Grayson Highlands. Get to work setting up and anchoring a weather monitoring station. Then maybe enjoy the view.
10 Southwest Virginia economic development projects to receive pilot grants
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Gov. Ralph Northam and Congressman Morgan Griffith today announced 10 economic development projects selected for grant approval from the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Pilot program.
Easement protects Halifax County forestland
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Ten miles outside the town of Halifax, more than a thousand acres of land, known as Pleasant Grove, will be protected in perpetuity with an open space easement held by the Virginia Department of Forestry.
Oldest frog relative found in North America
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A team of paleontologists led by Virginia Tech’s Michelle Stocker and Sterling Nesbitt of the Department of Geosciences have identified fossil fragments of what are thought to be the oldest known frogs in North America.
