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Elk in Virginia: Return of a Native Species
Avoid Your Dog Encountering a Bear at Home and While Recreating
Wildlife Viewing
Spring Brings a New Hope for Red-Cockaded Woodpeckers at Big Woods WMA
An annual nest check by DWR employees showed the fourth documented red-cockaded woodpecker nest at Big Woods WMA. Read more…
HRBT April Update: A Tale of Two Islands
As the first seabird arrivals for the 2021 nesting season have start to arrive on Ft. Wool, learn more about how DWR, VDOT, and the HRBT contractor are working together to make sure they settle and nest safely on Ft. Wool. Read more…
March Means Morels!
Morels can make a great addition to your ingredients, so go out foraging! Read more…
Fishing
Researchers at VIMS Looking for Fish Photos to Help Development of Fish Recognition App
VIMS researchers are looking for fish photos to help train artificial intelligence for a fish recognition app they're developing. Read more…
Jerry Hall Takes Over as Fallfish State Record-Holder
An afternoon spent trout fishing resulted in an unexpected state record fallfish for Jerry Hall. Read more…
Four Great Tactics for Spring Crappie Success
Crappies are great fish for family outings, which makes them the perfect choice for someone new to the sport of angling—young or old. Read more…
Hunting
Water That Plot: Using Sprinklers to Salvage Drought-Ravaged Food Plots
With the hot dry summer months that so often devastate the site, having an irrigation system for back-up can be a game-changer for food plots. Read more…
Timing a Prescribed Fire
Every time there is a discussion about prescribed fire in Virginia, questions arise about the reasons why we burn at that specific times of the year. Read more…
Proposed Regulations Include Introduction of Special Elk Hunting License
The wildlife regulation proposals on hunting, trapping, and possession of terrestrial wildlife that are currently open to public comment include the introduction of a special elk hunting license. Read more…
Habitat
Timing a Prescribed Fire
Every time there is a discussion about prescribed fire in Virginia, questions arise about the reasons why we burn at that specific times of the year. Read more…
Good Fire: How DWR Uses Fire to Restore the Wild
We’ve been conditioned to think of fire as solely a destructive force, but for wildlife, forests, and meadows, fire can also be restorative and a force for good. Prescribed fire is #GoodFire. Read more…
HRBT April Update: A Tale of Two Islands
As the first seabird arrivals for the 2021 nesting season have start to arrive on Ft. Wool, learn more about how DWR, VDOT, and the HRBT contractor are working together to make sure they settle and nest safely on Ft. Wool. Read more…
Conservation Police
CPO Wilson Assists with Juvenile Owl
CPO Shane Wilson and the juvenile great horned owl. Read more…
Coal Joins the DWR K9 Conservation Police Force
A new dog has joined the DWR Conservation Police K9 force! Read more…
CPO Spotlight: Meet Senior Officer Beth McGuire
Senior Officer Beth McGuire has known she was destined for a law enforcement career since she was young. Read more…