Department of Conservation and Recreation
Conserve. Protect. Enjoy.
Department of Conservation and Recreation
results in following insights.
Interested in becoming a Virginia Master Naturalist? Read why one DCR employee says the training is worth doing. READ MORE
See how Virginia gardeners have introduced native plants to their yards. READ MORE
Eastern Shore Chapter of Virginia Master Naturalists receive new grants to replace invasive plants with native species and install signs. READ MORE
Virginia State Parks staff use insecticides plus a tiny, non-stinging wasp to treat ash trees under attack by invasive emerald ash borers. READ MORE
Seedlings cultivated from native old-growth pine cones will be planted at Dendron Swamp Natural Area Preserve READ MORE
Rick Myers, who led the state's efforts to restore Virginia longleaf pine ecosystems, has retired as DCR's longtime natural areas stewardship manager. READ MORE
Recent tiny (but mighty) land acquisitions will enhance public access at Clinch River State Park. READ MORE
DCR had numerous accomplishments in 2022. Read more about what has happened. READ MORE
A research team of students, faculty and alumni at George Mason University, led by Andrea Weeks, associate professor, associate chair of research, Department of Biology, helped rediscover a population of Ozark milkvetch on Short Mountain in Shenandoah County. READ MORE
To combat an invasive pest that has been decimating eastern hemlock trees in Virginia, researchers enlisted a predatory beetle that feeds on those pests. READ MORE
