Let's see who flies during these cold nights.

It's that time of year to go birding as a citizen scientist.

Participants of the Great Backyard Bird Count are welcome to join the Holston Rivers Chapter of Virginia Master Naturalists for a light breakfast.

Have you ever wondered why birds like certain trees?

Look up, look down, listen very closely and add another bird to the international Great Backyard Bird Count.

If your heart belongs to your four-legged best friend, give them a promise to go on more trail adventures in 2022!

Look up, look down, listen very closely and add another bird to the international Great Backyard Bird Count.

Join us in celebrating Earth Day by stopping by the park office anytime from April 17th through April 24th between the hours of 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. to pick up a cleanup kit.

To commemorate Earth Day, Natural Tunnel State Park is inviting school groups, scout troops, and local civic organizations out to assist rangers with various projects at the park.

Help celebrate Earth Day by helping your park in removing trash on our trails.

To celebrate Earth Day guests are encouraged to take a self-guided hike on the Tutelo Birding Trail.

Westmoreland State Park is honoring Earth Day this year by hosting a special volunteer event...a beach clean up kayak paddle! Rain or shine.

Many wonderful plants from around the world can enhance home gardens if they are kept under control, but if they invade a natural area the results can be devastating to the native plants and the animals who depend on them.

Help celebrate Earth Day by volunteering to help clean up our pollinator garden. Meet a park ranger at the park office to receive your free parking pass. Supplies will be provided.

In honor of Earth Day, a ranger will be leading a wildlife observation hike. There is plenty to see in nature when you're in the company of a trained eye.

The theme for the 2022 Earth Day is "Invest in our Planet".

Art in the Park is a fun program where visitors are asked to create art based on a particular theme.

Celebrate Spring and Earth Day with programs and special events sure to appeal to your green thumb, including an annual plant sale fundraiser for the Friends of the Southwest Virginia Museum, butterfly garden workshop, and flower show.

Celebrate Earth Day by giving back to our public lands.

Let's Celebrate Earth Day by planting wildflowers at Mason Neck State Park.

Are you looking to do some good this Earth Day?

Join us outside to enjoy the fresh air and learn about conservation by traveling through our Exploration Stations where you can collect beads to build your very own Earth Day key chain!

Bring the whole family to celebrate Earth Day with the Virginia Master Naturalists by helping grow our butterfly garden at the Bright Hope Horse Complex.

Come celebrate Earth Day at Caledon State Park by participating in a trash collection on the beach, followed by an arts and crafts workshop in which you use the debris to make lovely pieces of art!

Earth Day is a wonderful time to for everyone to take time away from their busy schedules to become a steward of nature.

Have you ever seen a snake eat?

On this Earth Day, celebrate safely and invest in your planet by joining rangers for a special Earth Day-themed hike.

Join a park ranger as we celebrate the beauty that surrounds us at Powhatan State Park.

Youth can make a big impact by reducing, reusing and recycling.

Natural Bridge State Park will have several recurring activities throughout the day including:  -Guided Flower Walk with Master Naturalist Jan Smith.

Looking for a fun service project this Earth Day?  Join park rangers as we plant native trees and clean our flower beds at the Visitor Center.  Come prepared to get your hands dirty, bring gardening gloves and wear appropriate clothing.  All ages are welcomed!  .

Are you looking to do some good on Earth Day?

First Landing will celebrate Earth Day by offering a backyard habitat workshop designed to inspire visitors to take action in environmental stewardship and conservation.

Help us get our pollinator garden ready for spring pollinators.

Join us for a fun service day project.

Powerful Pollinators - 10 a.m. to Noon  Meet at the Visitor Center to help us attract more pollinators to the area.

Take care of your mother Earth by joining the more than one billion people worldwide who celebrate Earth Day annually.

In commemoration of Earth Day, this year park staff will be seeking assistance from volunteers to help us expand and redesign our Pollinator Garden by introducing native plants. This garden is located directly behind the visitor center.

Did you know Twin Lakes State Park is in the Chesapeake Bay watershed?

This Earth Day lets repurpose some of the undesired wastes and invasive species found throughout the park into something useful.

Calling all hopeful Junior Rangers!  Learn about the leave-no-trace skills, complete a scavenger hunt, learn to measure specimens found in nature, and more as you hike with a ranger!   Bring your Junior Ranger Handbook, as we will be filling it out on the way.

BPA, HDPE, PET....What do they mean?  What difference can I make with climate change?

From fishing line to bottles and cans, our lake can often get mucked up with peoples' trash.

Earth Day is a day to celebrate our natural world.

Celebrate Earth Day!  Join a Master Naturalist to learn what plants draw what type of butterflies.  Plant your own milkweed plant to take home so you can attract Monarch butterflies in your own backyard.

Celebrate Earth Day!  Join a Master Naturalist to learn what plants draw what type of butterflies.  Plant your own milkweed plant to take home so you can attract Monarch butterflies in your own backyard.

Have you ever wondered how you can tell how healthy a river is?

Come and learn about some of our native owl species while you dissect a great horned owl pellet.  Hoot have thought reconstructing skeletons could be so cool?   Please pay in advance at the Visitor Center.

Celebrate Earth Day!  Join a Master Naturalist to learn what plants draw what type of butterflies.  Plant your own milkweed plant to take home so you can attract Monarch butterflies in your own backyard.

Earth Day is the perfect time to discover the diversity in our park.

What better way to appreciate Earth Day than a moonlit owl prowl! A moonlit night can be a great time to hear and spot some native owl species of the area.

Shenandoah River State Park invites you to celebrate Earth Day 2022 by participating in a BioBlitz, a community-centered day of organism observation.

The Great Global Cleanup is a worldwide campaign to remove billions of pieces of trash from rivers, lakes, parks, and trails.

Earth Day is the perfect time to discover the diversity in our park.

Many wonderful plants from around the world can enhance home gardens if they are kept under control, but if they invade a natural area the results can be devastating to the native plants and the animals who depend on them.

Have you ever wondered what it means to Leave No Trace?

Trash to Treasure - How does the water quality of the James River impact the Chesapeake Bay?

The theme for the 2022 Earth Day is "Invest in our Planet".

This national event celebrates kids and the outdoors.

Share the enjoyment of fishing at Staunton River's National Kids to Parks Day - Learn to Fish Event.

From scavenger hunts to critter crawls, there's something for everyone this National Kids to Parks Day.

Celebrate National Kids to Parks Day with a special fishing tournament at Shenandoah River State Park from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 21.

Celebrate the 12th anniversary of National Kids to Parks Day at Widewater!

For National Kids to Parks Day this year, we will be alternating between two - one hour stations that will help children explore the land and the river.

Celebrate Kids to Parks Day at False Cape!

This year, for "National Kids To Parks" Day the public is invited to partake in a self-guided Junior Ranger Scavenger Hunt.

Join park rangers for some fun hands on activities.  Build your own bird house, learn how to harvest oysters, or create a custom tie dye shirt!

What is wet, muddy, lots of plants, lots of animals, and kind of smells?

Opossums love to scurry around and find things that catch their interest, but you don't need to search high and low for something of interest as Hungry Mother's interpreters have already put together boxes full of activities.

Take a new adventure to Claytor Lake State Park and discover a whole new way to play outside this Kids to Parks Day.

Get ready for an entire day of outdoor fun as we celebrate National Kids to Parks Day. Natural Bridge State Park will be hosting a day in honor of kids as we encourage connection, exploration, and education of the great outdoors and our State and National Parks. Events will take place throughout the entire park from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and will include:  - Kids nature hikes and 'Bluebird Monitoring 101' - Learn how to geocache with a ranger - Kids crafts and bird house workshops  - Become a Junior Steward or Rockbridge Ranger - Self-guided adventure quests, scavenger hunts, and hikes - Enjoy snacks and refreshments or your packed lunch at the Children's Discovery Area - Dark Sky program where you can view the stars after dark with a ranger and learn about light pollution (Dusk-10 p.m.) ...AND MORE!

Celebrate Kids to Parks Day at First Landing!

Join the rangers to get a glimpse into the lives of several different conservation career fields.

Come on out for some family fun in the sun by attending one of three programs offered in honor of National Kids to Parks Day!

Celebrate National Kids to Parks Day at Twin Lakes State Park, where rangers are providing opportunities for kids and adults alike to connect with nature. This year Twin Lakes will be offering the following free programs, which all meet near the concessions area: 10 a.m. - Lake Explorers  The edges of our lakes feature a tiny world that is teeming with life.

For centuries children in what is now Virginia played with corn husk dolls.

This National Kids to Parks Day, join us for fun-filled activities and music at our interactive discovery stations.

National Kids to Parks Day was created to encourage kids and their families to visit one of America's national, state or local parks and promote environmental stewardship and healthy outdoor activity.

Join us for a day of fun outdoor activities that will help kids enjoy the natural world.

Hey, kids: turn off the television, put away the video games, and head over to the park with your family for some real FUN.  11 a.m. to Noon “Follow the Tracks” - Ever wonder what made those footprints you see when hiking a trail?

Explore the 18th century through the eyes of a child.

Take only memories, leave only footprints.

Who doesn't love a mini-fair?

What's a benthic organism and how do they survive in the creek?

Join a certified archery instructor for a lesson in safety and technique, before setting out on the path to proficiency.

Join rangers on an adventure into the park pollinator fields to explore the world of butterflies, bees, and other pollinating insects that help keep our ecosystem going.

Bring your kids to a day filled with fun to spread the joy of being outside!

Celebrate National Kids to Parks Day!

Meet at the Massie Gap parking area for a guided hike of Cabin Creek Trail to search for the critters in the creek and learn about the natural and cultural history of the park both present and past.  The hike will be moderate with some rocky and wet terrain.  Bring water, a snack, and good hiking shoes/boots.

Earthworms are not native to the United States; they were brought over by the Jamestown settlers.

Have you ever witnessed a snake eating? Watch as our ambassador animal, Stevie the eastern kingsnake, devours her meal!

Do you like to get muddy and search for the tiniest critters living in a stream or pond?

With nature as your inspiration, create an artwork with the art supplies provided, to take home with you to remember your visit to Westmoreland State Park or have it displayed permanently inside our Discovery Center.

Become a Junior Ranger!  Collect your Junior Ranger Handbook at the Discovery Center or Visitor Center.

Calling all hopeful Junior Rangers!  Learn about the leave-no-trace policy, complete a scavenger hunt, and learn to measure specimens found in nature as you hike with a ranger!   Bring your Junior Ranger Handbook, as we will be filling it out on the way. .

One fantastic way to learn about birds in your local area is by attracting them to your own backyard!

Westmoreland State Park invites you to design your very own, special and unique, fossilized shark tooth necklace!

There is more to the beach than sand and water, you just need to know what to look for.

Follow our blazes through any of our six trails or blaze your own trail on many of our lakeside scenic open areas this National Trails Day at Claytor Lake State Park.

Calling all hikers to celebrate National Trails Day with us as we host a Leave No Trace trail litter clean-up event.