Habitat
Small Changes Help Restore the Wild in This Back Yard
A Virginia homeowner has created a wildlife oasis in his back yard in an effort to help Restore the Wild and restore biodiversity in your backyard. Read more…
The Many Benefits of Virginia’s Non-Game Program
Many Virginians may be unaware of how beneficial the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources’ (DWR) non-game program is to all wildlife species. Read more…
Restoring the Wild with a Quail-Friendly Wildlife Corridor
This is a restoration story that all involved hope will inspire its readers—an undertaking that demonstrates what can be done to restore the wild. Read more…
Don’t Feed Wildlife, Provide Habitat for Them
With the continued spread of CWD in white-tailed deer, mange in black bears and other parasites here are some mitigation methods to protect your local wildlife. Read more…
Prescribed Neglect and Creating Yard-Itat. It’s Really Not That Hard!
Creating small areas of wildlife habitat in your own yard, or yard-itat, doesn't actually require much effort! Read more…
Seeking the Super Six Summer Fruits
Summer berry bushes not only provide a great food source and essential habitat for wildlife, but also are fun to harvest for human consumption. Read more…
Run for the Wild is Back!
We invite you to join us to Run for the Wild, a virtual 5K run/walk (3.1 miles) supporting our mission to ensure wildlife has healthy places to live and thrive. 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…
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…