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For National Invasive Species Awareness Week, learn about nine species found in Virginia. READ MORE
Interested in becoming a Virginia Master Naturalist? Read why one DCR employee says the training is worth doing. READ MORE
Let your voice be heard in the next Virginia Outdoors Plan READ MORE
Tom Smith, retiring from DCR after 31 years, reflects on leading Virginia’s Natural Heritage Program. READ MORE
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
