Joyful Send-off is a campaign to encourage alternatives to balloon releases at celebrations. Three Efforts to Help Virginia’s Waterways and Aquatic Fauna:News from the Virginia Department of Environmental QualityBy Ann…
VMN volunteers Bill Blair (pointing) & Helmut Walter (far right) help make VIMS public tours possible, like this recent visit to VIMS by the Northern Neck chapter of Virginia Master…
Catch the King Tide Flood Mapping Event Peninsula VMN volunteer Susan Crocket collecting GPS points along the high tide line in Gloucester County during the Catch the King Tide event.…
A no-mow area with interpretive signage at one of Virginia’s State Parks. Photo by VDCR. A sign indicated a no-mow area. Image by VDCR. By Nancy Heltman, Visitor Services Director,…
2017 Virginia Outdoors Survey Windsor Castle Park, Smithfield, VA. Photo by VMN-Historic Southside Chapter. Since the 1970s, the Virginia Outdoors Survey (VOS) has been conducted as a random survey of…
Checking in with Natural Heritage The Virginia Natural Heritage Program with the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation released their annual newsletter last month. The Virginia Natural Heritage Program’s mission…
New Publication on Wildlife Habitat Management The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries has released a new version of the publication “Managing Land in the Piedmont of Virginia for…
Longleaf pine planting in Sussex County. Image by Virginia Department of Forestry Virginia Department of Forestry: Longleaf Pine Ecosystem Restoration By Jim Schroering, VDOF In the 1600’s, longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) covered…
New River Trail State Park. Image by Virginia Master Naturalist volunteer. By Julie Buchanan, Senior Public Relations and Marketing Specialist, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation The Virginia Outdoors Plan…
VMN olunteers planting wildlife habitat in Charlottesville, VA. Photo by Leslie Middleton, VMN-Rivanna Chapter Stewardship Virginia This article was submitted via press release from the Office of the Governor and…