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Dam Safety, Floodplain Management | Land Conservation | Natural Heritage | Planning & Recreation Resources | Soil and Water | State Parks

Dam Safety, Floodplain Management

(Available FREE, unless otherwise noted, on request from the Department of Conservation and Recreation, 600 E. Main St., 24th Floor, Richmond, VA 23219.)

  • Model Floodplain Management Ordinance

Land Conservation

  • Virginia’s Land Preservation Tax Credit

Natural Heritage

  • Virginia's Natural Area Preserve System (access guide)
  • Bats in Virginia
  • Virginia's Precious Heritage - Covers the status of Virginia's natural communities, plant and animals and a plan for preserving them
  • Factsheets about natural communities, animals, plants, native plants and invasive plants
  • Flora of Virginia
  • Virginia Invasive Plant Species list

Planning and Recreation Resources

(Available FREE, unless otherwise noted, on request from the Department of Conservation and Recreation, 600 E. Main St., 24th Floor, Richmond, VA 23219.)

  • Potomac River Trail Guide
  • Virginia Greenways and Trails Toolbox
  • The Virginia Outdoors Plan
  • Historic Oak Hill State Park Feasibility Study
    • Appendices

Soil and Water

(Available FREE unless otherwise noted from the Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Soil and Water Conservation, 600 E. Main St., 24th Floor, Richmond, VA 23219, 804-786-6124.)

  • Soil and Water Conservation Recruitment Flier
  • Watershed map (letter size)

Agriculture

  • Directory of Virginia's Soil and Water Conservation Districts (on the VASWCD website)
  • Overview: Ag BMP Cost-Share Program
  • Conservation Buffer
  • Continuous Cover Crop
  • Continuous No-Till
  • Livestock Stream Exclusion
  • Small Herd Initiative
  • Nutrient Management Plan
  • Resource Management Planning (brochure)
Golf Green Virginia publication

Urban Nutrient Planning

  • Managing Nutrients on Public Lands flier
  • Tips on Keeping Your Lawn Green and the Chesapeake Bay Clean
  • Virginia Gardener Year Round Nutrient Management Guide (booklet)
  • Soil and Water Agreements with Lawncare Companies
  • A Virginian's Year-Round Guide to Yard Care: Tips and Techniques for Healthy Lawns and Gardens
  • Golf Green Virginia: Golf Course Environmental Stewardship (24-page booklet)

State Parks

(Available FREE, on request from the Department of Conservation and Recreation, unless otherwise noted, 600 E. Main St., 24th Floor, Richmond, VA 23219, (804) 786-6124.)

  • Virginia State Parks - 2024 Economic Impact Study
  • State Park booklet coverBooklet about Virginia State Parks and their offerings
  • State Park trail guides/maps (2 pages ea.):
    • Bear Creek Lake State Park
    • Belle Isle State Park
    • Breaks Interstate Park
    • Caledon State Park
    • Chippokes State Park
    • Claytor Lake State Park
    • Clinch River State Park
    • Culpeper Battlefields State Park
    • Douthat State Park
    • Fairy Stone State Park
    • Falling Spring Falls
    • False Cape State Park
    • First Landing State Park
    • Grayson Highlands State Park
    • Green Pastures Recreation Area
    • Hayfields State Park
    • High Bridge Trail State Park
    • Holliday Lake State Park
    • Hungry Mother State Park
    • James River State Park
    • Kiptopeke State Park
    • Lake Anna State Park
    • Leesylvania State Park
    • Machicomoco State Park
    • Mason Neck State Park
    • Natural Bridge State Park
    • Natural Tunnel State Park
    • New River Trail State Park
    • Occoneechee State Park
    • Pocahontas State Park
    • Powhatan State Park
    • Raymond R. "Andy" Guest, Jr. Shenandoah River State Park
    • Sailor's Creek Battlefield State Park
    • Seven Bends State Park
    • Shot Tower State Park
    • Sky Meadows State Park
    • Smith Mountain Lake State Park
    • Southwest Virginia Museum
    • Staunton River Battlefield State Park
    • Staunton River State Park
    • Sweet Run State Park
    • Twin Lakes State Park
    • Westmoreland State Park
    • Widewater State Park
    • Wilderness Road State Park
    • York River State Park
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