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Wildlife Viewing
Make a Plan for the Virginia Birding Classic!
What's the Virginia Birding Classic all about? Hear how things went for a team of DWR employees at least year's Birding Classic and get a few tips for this year's event! Read more…
2025 Restore the Wild Artwork Competition’s Atlantic Sturgeon Winners Chosen
“We were thrilled to see how creative artists got in their depictions of the Atlantic sturgeon and their aquatic habitat,” said DWR's Stephen Living of the Restore the Wild Artwork Competition. Read more…
Watch the Shad Cam!
Shad Cam provides viewers with a glimpse under the surface of the James River as fish swim upstream through the fishway. Read more…
Fishing
Watch the Shad Cam!
Shad Cam provides viewers with a glimpse under the surface of the James River as fish swim upstream through the fishway. Read more…
Top Virginia Waters for Trophy Smallmouth Bass in 2024
DWR's Alex McCrickard checks out which are the top five waterbodies rated by total numbers of smallmouth bass citations caught in 2024. Read more…
Public Invited to Comment on the Draft Smallmouth Bass Management Plan
DWR is seeking public review & comment on the draft Smallmouth Bass Management Plan through April 11, 2025. Read more…
Hunting
Virginia’s 2025 Spring Gobbler Forecast
What do the poults-per-hen numbers say about the 2025 Spring Turkey Season? DWR's Upland Game Biologist, Mike Dye, weighs in. Read more…
Create Fawn Cover This Spring
One of the most important acts land managers can undertake is to create more habitat where does can have, hide, and feed their fawns. Read more…
Public Invited to Comment on the Draft Virginia Wild Turkey Management Plan
DWR is seeking public review & comment on the draft 2025–2034 Virginia Wild Turkey Management Plan through April 4, 2025. Read more…
Boating
Some Mistakes to Avoid When Registering Your Boat
Learn how to avoid a few common mistakes boat owners make when registering their watercraft. Read more…
Explore Back Bay’s Rebound from Mill Landing
Putting in at Mill Landing on Back Bay opens up a world of fishing and boating opportunity. Read more…
There’s Lots of Wild to Explore from Windmill Point Landing
Whether you're fishing, wildlife viewing, or simply exploring by boat, the mouth of the Rappahannock has a lot to offer. Read more…
Habitat
2025 Restore the Wild Artwork Competition’s Atlantic Sturgeon Winners Chosen
“We were thrilled to see how creative artists got in their depictions of the Atlantic sturgeon and their aquatic habitat,” said DWR's Stephen Living of the Restore the Wild Artwork Competition. Read more…
Tear Down That Dam: Reconnecting a Piedmont Stream
A unique public/private partnership to remove a dam will restore aquatic habitats and have significant impacts on aquatic wildlife in Rock Island Creek. Read more…
Virginia Master Naturalists Make a Difference for Wildlife
The Virginia Master Naturalists volunteer organization works with DWR and others to benefit Virginia's wildlife and their habitats. Read more…
Conservation Police
The Passion Outweighs the Pronouns for Female CPOs
For the women of DWR’s Conservation Police, the uniforms might fit a bit differently, but the love of the outdoors and the desire to serve are the same. Read more…
True Wildlife Crime: Inside Virginia’s Elite K9 Team
They’re all good dogs! Virginia’s elite K9 Conservation Police teams work hard to track poachers, uncover evidence, and solve wildlife crimes across the Commonwealth. Watch…
NWTF Virginia Supports Wildlife Law Enforcement with New Technology
Thanks to a grant from the Virginia NWTF State Chapter, the DWR Law Enforcement Division acquired cutting-edge equipment that will enhance their capabilities. Read more…