Department of Conservation and Recreation
Conserve. Protect. Enjoy.
Department of Conservation and Recreation
results in following insights.
The Virginia Master Naturalist (VMN) program is a statewide corps of volunteers providing education, outreach and service dedicated to the beneficial management of natural resources and natural areas within their communities. The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation has been a sponsor of the program since 2005. READ MORE
Native river cane is making a comeback thanks to volunteer efforts. READ MORE
Interested in becoming a Virginia Master Naturalist? Read why one DCR employee says the training is worth doing. READ MORE
See how Virginia gardeners have introduced native plants to their yards. READ MORE
Eastern Shore Chapter of Virginia Master Naturalists receive new grants to replace invasive plants with native species and install signs. READ MORE
Let your voice be heard in the next Virginia Outdoors Plan READ MORE
A research team of students, faculty and alumni at George Mason University, led by Andrea Weeks, associate professor, associate chair of research, Department of Biology, helped rediscover a population of Ozark milkvetch on Short Mountain in Shenandoah County. READ MORE
To combat an invasive pest that has been decimating eastern hemlock trees in Virginia, researchers enlisted a predatory beetle that feeds on those pests. READ MORE
The Virginia Natural Heritage Program has contributed to a project led by NatureServe to develop a Map of Biodiversity Importance that offers an unprecedented, high-resolution view of where to protect the most imperiled plants and animals. We spoke with Anne Chazal, chief biologist at the Virginia Natural Heritage Program and a co-author of the study. READ MORE
Tom Smith, retiring from DCR after 31 years, reflects on leading Virginia’s Natural Heritage Program. READ MORE
