Master Naturalist Kelly Roach encourages you to embrace winter on the trail, challenging you to look for color along the way. Learn what evergreen plants to look for, what marcescence is, colorful birds you may see and why the sky is bluer in winter.

Hungry Mother and Fairy Stone state parks can help you get rid of your live Christmas tree after the holidays and help the fish!

When you think of Natural Bridge State Park, the first thing that comes to mind is probably the 200-foot-tall Natural Bridge. This iconic Virginia landmark is truly awe-inspiring, but if you haven't explored the rest of the park, you're missing out.

Sailor's Creek Battlefield State Park offers so much more than just a history lesson. This location is perfect for enjoying plants, flowers and viewing birds and wildlife as well as taking in the many programs and events offered throughout the year.

In our annual Fall Foliage Report you'll find information about leaf color changes that participating parks share each week in October.

We are proud to be the first location in Virginia to offer the EnChroma colorblind viewfinder. It's equipped with special lenses from EnChroma designed to help those with red-green Color Vision Deficiency (CVD) experience colors.

Do you know what a vernal pool is and what animals live there? Vernal pools are important for some species survival. I highly recommend checking out a Vernal Pool Program at a Virginia State Park to learn more about these pools first-hand.

Two parks just a short drive from the Williamsburg area, offering hours of family fun, outside.

Explore the unique beauty of the smallest Virginia State Park.

Come out for the bloom of the Bluebells. This event of nature can only be seen for a couple of weeks.

With 41 Virginia State Parks it may be hard to decide which park to choose to see the fall foliage. Here are four favorite parks for fall foliage that aren't too far if you live in Tidewater Virginia.

There is no place like Virginia in the fall. If you love leaves, you'll want to check out my favorite leaf peeping road trip that even includes a spectacular waterfall and stops at some unique historic sites.

Everyone loves the change in seasons, and we can't get enough of it at Virginia State Parks.

Have you ever seen a patch of overgrown grass at one of our parks and wondered why? It's efficient for a multitude of reasons.

Native plants are easier to grow and meet the natural needs of the other plants and animals in the area.

Being able to identify the birds makes birding more exciting.

As the weather warms and our lawns become greener, we can't help but notice all the small wildflowers blooming among the blades.

Birds need shelter and we can help provide it.

Look for the pink blooms of the Eastern Redbud that help welcome spring.

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