Press releases
Media inquiries: Please contact Dave Neudeck, dave.neudeck@dcr.virginia.gov, 804-786-5053.
- New Brocks Gap Natural Area Preserve protects rare forest (December 19, 2025)
- Buffalo Mountain Natural Area Preserve nearly doubled (December 18, 2025)
- Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Virginia Grand Basin Clean Water Farm Award Winners (December 17, 2025)
- $5 million in matching grants now available to Virginia dam owners (December 15, 2025)
- Virginia to offer nutrient management training in January 2026 (December 04, 2025)
- Virginia establishes new natural area preserve in Montgomery County (November 03, 2025)
- Virginia announces $10 million in funds available through the Resilient Virginia Revolving Loan Fund (October 29, 2025)
- Caledon State Park acquires Lake Caledon property (October 28, 2025)
- Virginia to offer urban nutrient management training in November (October 20, 2025)
- Virginia announces $110 million in flood preparedness funding (October 16, 2025)
- Innovation Award bestowed to Virginia State Parks’ Business Revenue and Administrative Team (October 07, 2025)
- Twelve projects selected for Recreational Trails Program grants (September 17, 2025)
- Multi-use trails for public, ecological restoration planned at new state conservation area and natural area preserve (September 04, 2025)
- Crow’s Nest Natural Area Preserve trail extended (August 04, 2025)
- Watershed education grants awarded (July 02, 2025)
- Virginia announces record $223 million for soil and water conservation (June 26, 2025)
- More than $4 million in state grants awarded for dam safety and flood protection (June 17, 2025)
- Virginia Land Conservation Foundation opens record $15.3 million grant round (June 03, 2025)
- Virginia invites applications for parks, outdoor recreation grants (June 02, 2025)
- The Nature Conservancy transfers 184 acres to Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, expanding Clinch River State Park (June 02, 2025)
- Governor Youngkin declares May 31 Dam Safety Awareness Day in Virginia (May 22, 2025)
- Virginia to offer nutrient management training in June and July 2025 (May 01, 2025)
- High Bridge Station opens at High Bridge Trail State Park (April 10, 2025)
- 2025 Recreational Trails Program grant round open (March 11, 2025)
- Virginians urged to check flood risk, obtain flood insurance during Flood Awareness Week (March 05, 2025)
- Claytor Lake debris removal complete, state park resumes normal operation (March 03, 2025)
- Public information meetings for Sweet Run State Park to be held in March (February 25, 2025)
- Virginia State Parks volunteer numbers increase (February 12, 2025)
- Donors to Open Space Recreation and Conservation Fund support accessible trails, biodiversity (January 27, 2025)
- 2025 Chesapeake Bay watershed education grants open (January 21, 2025)
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Governor's News Releases
- Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces $15.5 Million in Land Conservation Grants (November 10, 2025)
Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced $15.5 million in Virginia Land Conservation Foundation (VLCF) funding to conserve 8,606 acres around the Commonwealth.
- Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Opening of Hayfields State Park (October 20, 2025)
Governor Glenn Youngkin announced the official opening of Hayfields State Park, the Commonwealth’s 44th state park.
- Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces $67 Million in Flood Preparedness Awards (July 1, 2025)
$67 million in grants and loans from the Virginia Community Flood Preparedness Fund (CFPF)
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Governor Glenn Youngkin Releases New Virginia Outdoors Plan (January 23, 2025)
Virginia’s new comprehensive, statewide plan for enhancing outdoor recreation, the Virginia Outdoors Plan.
- Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces $14.4 Million in Land Conservation Grants (November 27, 2024)
$14.4 million in Virginia Land Conservation Foundation funding to conserve 11,220 acres around the Commonwealth.
- Governor Glenn Youngkin Dedicates Culpeper Battlefields State Park (June 12, 2024)
Virginia’s newest state park, Culpeper Battlefields State Park, is the 43rd Virginia State Park.
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