Department of Conservation and Recreation

Chesapeake Bay | Dam Safety, Floodplain Mgt. | Natural Heritage | Planning & Recreation Resources | Stormwater Management | State Parks

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Grassroots online (quarterly newsletter)

• Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation - brochure that briefly covers DCR's programs and services
• DCR - An Overview - fact sheet that provides more detail on DCR's various holdings, locations, activities, etc.

Dam Safety, Floodplain Management

(Available FREE, unless otherwise noted, on request from the Department of Conservation and Recreation, 203 Governor St., Suite 210, Richmond, VA 23219.)

• Fact Sheet 4: Effects of Non-compliance with the National Flood Insurance Program

Planning and Recreation Resources

(Available FREE, unless otherwise noted, on request from the Department of Conservation and Recreation, 203 Governor St., Suite 326, Richmond, VA 23219.)

• Potomac River Trail Guide
• Schools & Parks Developing Partnerships, May 1993
• Virginia Greenways and Trails Toolbox
• Virginia Outdoors Fund Acquisition Procedures
• Virginia Outdoors Fund Development Procedures
• Virginia Outdoors Fund Fiscal Procedures
• Virginia Outdoors Fund Grants Program
• Virginia Outdoors Fund Loan Manual
• Virginia Recreational Trails Fund Program Manual
• The Virginia Outdoors Plan. Click here instead to download an order form for the VOP. There is a fee for the hard copy and CD version.
• 2011 Virginia Outdoors Survey Executive Summary

Stormwater Management

(Available FREE unless otherwise noted from the Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Soil and Water Conservation, 203 Governor Street, Suite 302, Richmond, VA 23219-2094, (804) 786-1712.)

• Amazing Stuff - a fact sheet about water
• A Virginian's Year-Round Guide to Yard Care: Tips and Techniques for Healthy Lawns and Gardens
• Aquatic Resources and Nonpoint Source Pollution, approx. $3 shipping and handling
• BMPs for Virginia Agriculture (brochure)
• Dairy BMPs
• Directory of Virginia's Soil and Water Conservation Districts (on the Virginia Association of SWCD website)
• Erosion and Sediment Control Certification (brochure)
• Golf Green Virginia: Golf Course Environmental Stewardship (24-page booklet)
• H2O IQ - educational quiz about water characteristics, resources
• Local Watershed Management Planning in Virginia (manual)
• Manure Testing (brochure)
• Nonpoint Source (NPS) Pollution and You (brochure)
• NPS Management Program Implementation Report, 1995
• Nutrient Management brochure set and insert (includes Nutrient Management for Pastures, Nutrient Management and Best Management Practices for Swine, Pre-sidedress Nitrate Test, and Nutrient Management Program insert with contact information), 2008
• Nutrient Management for Cash Grain Production
• Nutrient Management Handbook (technical guide), 2002 , 259 pgs., $13
• Nutrient Management Planning (brochure)
• Nutrient Management Program (1990)
• Raindrops Keep Falling on Your Head: Activities for Kids Who Care About the Environment, 2002
• Soil and Water Conservation District Director Manual
• Soil Nutrient Testing
• Stormwater Management Enforcement Manual
• Streamside Livestock Exclusion: A Tool for Increasing Farm Income and Improving Water Quality
• Tips on Keeping Your Lawn Green and the Chesapeake Bay Clean
• Tips on Keeping Your Lawn Green and Virginia's Waters Clean
• Training Notebook - Basic Urban Erosion and Sediment Control in Virginia
• Virginia Agricultural BMP Manual (1998)
• Virginia Clean Water Farm Awards (brochure)
• Virginia Draft Interim Nutrient Cap Strategy for the Shenandoah and Potomac River Basins,
• Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Field Manual, 188 pgs., $25, 1995 (includes tax); click here to download order form
• Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Handbook, 800 pgs., $53, 1992 (includes tax); click here to download order form
• Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Handbook Drawings of Standards and Specifications in AutoCad (on CD), $30, 1992 (includes tax); click here to download order form
• Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Law Regulations and Certification Regulations, 2003
• Virginia Gardener Year Round Nutrient Management Guide (booklet)
• Virginia Nutrient Management Standards and Criteria, Revised November 1995
• Virginia Poultry Litter Application Cost-Share Pilot (2003)
• Virginia Stormwater Management Act and Regulations, 1998
• Virginia Stormwater Management Handbook, Volumes 1 and 2, $78, First Edition, 1999
• The Virginia Stream Restoration and Stabilization Best Management Practices Guide, 2004
• Water Quality Agreements with Lawncare Companies
• Watershed Connections (brochure), 2001
• Watershed bumper stickers (14 versions; vary by river)
• Watershed Connections (video, 10 minutes), 2002
• Watershed map (letter size)

State Parks

(Available FREE, on request from the Department of Conservation and Recreation, unless otherwise noted, 203 Governor St., Suite 213, Richmond, VA 23219, (804) 786-1712.)

• 24-page booklet about Virginia State Parks and their offerings
• Cabin/Campsite Reservation Application. 2 p.
• State Park trail guides/maps (2 pages ea.):
  • Bear Creek Lake
  • Belle Isle
  • Caledon Natural Area
  • Chippokes Plantation
  • Claytor Lake
  • Douthat
  • Fairy Stone
  • False Cape
  • First Landing Trail System
  • George Washington's Grist Mill
  • Grayson Highlands
  • High Bridge Trail
  • Holliday Lake
  • Hungry Mother
  • James River
  • Kiptopeke
  • Lake Anna
  • Leesylvania
  • Mason Neck
  • Natural Tunnel
  • New River Trail South, New River Trail North
  • Occoneechee
  • Pocahontas
  • Sailor's Creek Battlefield
  • Shenandoah River
  • Sky Meadows
  • Smith Mountain Lake
  • Southwest Virginia Museum
  • Staunton River
  • Staunton River Battlefield
  • Twin Lakes
  • Westmoreland
  • Wilderness Road
  • York River
• Leesylvania
• Natural Tunnel
• Potomac Legacy (Leesylvania State Park), 16 p.
• Powell's Creek Nature Trail (Leesylvania)
• Fees and season schedules (Virginia resident and non-resident)
• Trails of Grayson Highlands State Park
• Virginia Adventures: A Guide to Activities in Virginia's State Parks
• Virginia State Parks, annual (general descriptive brochure)
• Virginia State Parks 60th Anniversary Postcards, $0.25
• Wayne's World of Water (Leesylvania)