Wildlife Refuges, Management Areas

Islands in the Ohio River in West Virginia are a Noah's Ark for wildlife

Wildlife Refuges, Management Areas Amanda Larch Hinchman - July 31, 2024

WILLIAMSTOWN, W.Va. — Hidden in plain sight, the islands in the Ohio River in West Virginia are a Noah's Ark for wildlife that has...

Purchase preserves increased habitat in the Canaan Valley in West Virginia

Wildlife Refuges, Management Areas Amanda Larch Hinchman - May 24, 2024

DAVIS, W.Va. — An almost 2,000-acre property purchased by The Nature Conservancy in West Virginia is preserving habitat adjoining the Canaan Valley National Wildlife...

Elk visitor center and viewing tower are coming to southern W.Va.

Wildlife Refuges, Management Areas Will Reedy - January 12, 2024

LOGAN, W.Va. — The W.Va. Division of Natural Resources is reviewing bids for constructing an elk viewing tower and...

West Virginia to introduce more elk, create new elk visitor center

Wildlife Refuges, Management Areas Will Reedy - January 12, 2024

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The W.Va. Division of Natural Resources will introduce 40 new elk to the Mountain State’s growing...

Mannington, state expand outdoor recreation at Dents Run

Wildlife Refuges, Management Areas Will Reedy - August 8, 2023

MANNINGTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources has entered into a long-term agreement with Mannington, West...

West Virginia seeks public input for statewide river otter project

Wildlife Refuges, Management Areas David Sibray - June 27, 2023

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The W.Va. Division of Natural Resources has launched a citizen science project to identify the...

W.Va. expands wildlife management areas in northwest

Wildlife Refuges, Management Areas David Sibray - October 28, 2021

The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources over the last two years has added more than 31,200 acres to...

Applications being accepted for McClintic waterfowl hunt

Wildlife Refuges, Management Areas Will Reedy - June 24, 2019

Waterfowl hunters who wish to hunt from a shooting station in the controlled waterfowl hunting zone of McClintic Wildlife...

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