Habitat
Not Dead Yet!
Resist the urge to remove dead flowers and stalks as winter approaches; often small insects will hibernate within the stalks. Read more…
Grow Fall Fruits to Fuel Migrating Birds
For many songbirds, one of the most important food sources during their annual fall migrations are native fruits. Read more…
Bring Me a Shrubbery!
No matter the size of your back yard, you can use shrubs and native plants to create nesting habitat for birds. Read more…
Making a Difference for the Big Sandy Crayfish
Habitat work and a propagation project are ways DWR staff and partners are seeking to support populations of the endangered Big Sandy crayfish. Read more…
Let The Rivers Flow
Removing dams from Virginia's waterways restores them to healthy habitat for aquatic wildlife and makes water systems safer for recreation. Read more…
This Year’s Funded Restore the Wild Projects
Restore the Wild donations and membership fees are supporting habitat projects on three WMAs throughout the state for 2023 projects. Read more…
The Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Returns
A red-cockaded woodpecker identified as a maturing fledging from 2022’s clutch of two hatched eggs in Big Woods WMA one of the first from this location. Read more…
DWR’s Efforts to Restore the Wild Attract a Rare Bird to Lake Shenandoah
The habitat created and maintained at Lake Shenandoah attracted a rare avian visitor known as the MacGillivray's Warbler Read more…
Habitat Work on WMAs Explained: Mechanical Techniques Make Big Changes
DWR Lands and Access staff have a variety of mechanical strategies they use to maintain wildlife habitat on Wildlife Management Areas. Read more…