
Department of Conservation and Recreation

By Guest AuthorPosted February 27, 2024
For National Invasive Species Awareness Week, learn about nine species found in Virginia. READ MOREBy Haley RodgersPosted October 05, 2023
Interested in becoming a Virginia Master Naturalist? Read why one DCR employee says the training is worth doing. READ MOREBy Rebecca JonesPosted July 25, 2022
Let your voice be heard in the next Virginia Outdoors Plan READ MOREBy Julie BuchananPosted December 02, 2021
Tom Smith, retiring from DCR after 31 years, reflects on leading Virginia's Natural Heritage Program. READ MOREBy Guest AuthorPosted April 15, 2020
Unfortunately, Virginia's native environment is threatened by invasive species of plants, animals and insects. Thankfully, the Virginia Department of Conservation's Natural Heritage Program and the Virginia Native Plant Society have been working together to assess the potential risks that come from these non-native interlopers. READ MORE