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DWR Wildlife Biologist Ruth Boettcher is 2022 William T. Hesselton Memorial Award Recipient
While Ruth has realized many tremendous accomplishments during her tenure at DWR, perhaps her most recognized is her work to relocate Virginia’s largest seabird colony, displaced from its decades-old nesting site by the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Expansion Project. Read more…
Can National History and Natural History Co-Exist?
This past spring, thousands of sea birds built nests on Fort Wool – a property owned by the state. Visible from the staging site for the Hampton Bridge and Tunnel Project's staging site, you can... Read more…
Exploring the Wild from Gloucester Point Park
Find a day full of history and great fishing when exploring the wild from the boat landing at Gloucester Point Beach Park. Read more…
Large Seabird Colony Calls Decommissioned Civil War-Era Military Installation on HRBT’s South Island Home
The DWR's partners at the Virginia Tech Shorebird Program are optimistic that 2022 may set a new record for the number of gull-billed pairs nesting on the newly provided habitat. Read more…