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News releases


Media inquiries: Please contact Dave Neudeck, dave.neudeck@dcr.virginia.gov, 804-786-5053.

  • Official state lands database debuts online (December 16, 2003)
  • Holiday gift-giving made easier by Virginia State Parks (December 12, 2003)
  • Governor Warner and Virginia Outdoors Foundation celebrate conservation milestone
    230,000 acres now held in permanent conservation easements
    (November 20, 2003)
  • Bond Projects Underway in State Parks and Natural Areas
    Seventeen projects represent more than $54 million in activity
    (November 03, 2003)
  • Fall landscape preparation brings springtime benefits (October 01, 2003)
  • State kicks off Stewardship Virginia: New volunteer campaign to help state's natural resources (September 16, 2003)
  • Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation offers hunting opportunities statewide (September 11, 2003)
  • Virginia State Parks hosts nature photography workshops (September 09, 2003)
  • Grayson Highlands State Park Hosts 27th Annual Fall Festival (September 04, 2003)
  • Name is a clue: Fertilize cool-season grasses Sept. - Oct. (August 19, 2003)
  • Special lottery deer hunts to be held at False Cape, Kiptopeke State Parks, Savage Neck Natural Area Preserve-September 5 deadline for False Cape Lottery (August 14, 2003)
  • Virginia's New River Trail Challenge registration underway (August 04, 2003)
  • Improving soil key to productive gardens, landscapes (July 16, 2003)
  • 28th Annual Pork, Peanut, and Pine Festival Held July 19-20 (July 11, 2003)
  • Even without drought, water care needed (June 24, 2003)
  • Advisory council adopts portions of the James River (June 06, 2003)
  • Virginia State Parks summer season begins Memorial Day weekend (May 20, 2003)
  • Natural Tunnel State Park volunteer receives award (May 13, 2003)
  • Sky Meadows State Park to host annual Delaplane Strawberry Festival, May 24-25 (May 08, 2003)
  • Virginia State Parks offers two new vacation guides (April 23, 2003)
  • Proper tilling preserves soil, keeps it from streams (April 16, 2003)
  • Strike gold April 19 in Lake Anna State Park (April 03, 2003)
  • ** EDITORS' NOTE: this is a re-write of a news release sent originally Jan. 30, 2003**

    Invest tax refund for your enjoyment
    (April 01, 2003)
  • Four state parks to reopen to full operations (March 27, 2003)
  • Westmoreland State Park hosts photography workshop April 18-20 (March 25, 2003)
  • Virginia State Parks seek Youth Conservation Corps volunteers (March 19, 2003)
  • State, poultry companies pay farmers to use poultry manureState, poultry companies pay farmers to use poultry manure (March 18, 2003)
  • Soil loss adds to gardening, yard chores this spring (March 12, 2003)
  • Special hunt at Dameron Marsh Natural Area Preserve (March 10, 2003)
  • Virginia State Parks campgrounds open March 1 (February 27, 2003)
  • State discontinues public recreation at natural area preserve (February 19, 2003)
  • Protect open space, bay's health with tax dollars (January 30, 2003)
  • Fertilizer lessons/lessens for new year (January 16, 2003)
  • 10 farmers honored by state for improving water quality (January 14, 2003)
  • Governor Warner Announces NASCAR Driver Ward Burton to Appear in Virginia State Park Spots (January 06, 2003)

 

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