Staunton’s Bessie Weller among 48 schools recognized for environmental awareness efforts
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Virginia Naturally Schools is the DWR’s official environmental education school recognition program in the Commonwealth.
Search Results for wildlife
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How are amphibians doing in the U.S. and around the world these days?
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How are amphibians doing in the U.S. and around the world these days?
Tick in Virginia targeting cow herds; state vet warns it ‘could be threat’ to humans
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The Asian Longhorned Tick continues to be a nuisance to cattle farmers in the Shenandoah Valley and with the initial infection leading to pregnancy loss, calf loss and cow losses.
Black Bear Management Plan through 2032 to provide direction for future
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The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources is asking the public to review its Black Bear Management plan for the next decade.
‘One of Virginia’s treasures’: Lawmakers work to protect Chesapeake Bay
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U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger has long made clear that agriculture conservation practices are one of the most cost-effective solutions.
Restoration of Chesapeake Bay watershed would accelerate with focus on federal resources
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The Chesapeake Bay Conservation Acceleration Act of 2023 would fast track conservation goals in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
Are the great wild bison herds of today still considered endangered?
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Our forebears decimated the great wild bison herds of the 1800s. Are those remaining today endangered? If so, what are we doing about it?
Study launched in 2013 dishes up surprises in deer behavior, forest impacts
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Who knew that deer salivate about 2 gallons a day or that a fawn has 272–342 spots on its coat? Or that a doe may choose to give birth to fawns near a road so that fewer bears, coyotes and bobcats are around?
Legislation would protect more than 92K acres of scenic land in Shenandoah Valley
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The Shenandoah Mountain Act is legislation to establish a 92,562-acre scenic area in Rockingham, Augusta and Highland counties.
Smith House Galleries exhibit includes clay art by Greer, photography by Somberg
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Highlighting works in clay by Bobbie Greer and photography by Benjamin Somberg, the August exhibition at Smith House Galleries opens on Aug. 4.
