W.Va. seeks landowners keen to improve wildlife habitat
Biologists with the W.Va. Division of Natural Resources are reaching out to landowners who are interested in improving wildlife habitat on their property.
In partnership...
Invasive snakehead fish dumped in Berkeley County stream
The W.Va. Division of Natural Resources and U.S. Geological Survey have confirmed that a northern snakehead fish was killed in another body of water...
“Snakes of West Virginia” program coming to Holly River State Park
Holly River State Park will host "Snakes of West Virginia," a family program investigating native West Virginia snakes, at 2 p.m. on July 6,...
State seeks art for 40th edition of West Virginia wildlife calendar
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In West Virginia, nature has provided an unmatched setting for wildlife portraiture. With a plentiful population of critters and dramatic and...
Spring 2014 park specials include cabin discounts
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Birding programs, wildflower walks, and discounted cabin rates are among the spring tonics being proffered in West Virginia state parks...
W.Va. DNR seeks wildlife paintings for 2019 calendar
The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources is requesting original color wildlife paintings for the 2019 edition of the award-winning West Virginia Wildlife Calendar....
Spring peepers in W.Va. break into chorus mid-March
At least by the second week of March, West Virginians are being serenaded by a chorus of spring peepers, a sure sign winter is...
French Creek Freddie predicts early spring for West Virginia
FRENCH CREEK, W.Va. — Get ready for an early spring, West Virginia! French Creek Freddie called for warmer temperatures during his annual Groundhog Day...
2017 spring gobbler season in West Virginia begins April 17
Spring gobbler season in West Virginia opens Monday, April 17, and state officials are predicting a good season boosted by the 2016 cicada emergence.
Hunters may...
W.Va. launches citizen science project to document box turtles
The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources has launched a citizen science project to track the distribution of eastern box turtles and is asking...
State partners with Toyota to promote pollinator conservation
Landowners in the Kanawha Valley had a hands-on opportunity to learn how to create pollinator habitats on their properties through a recent workshop hosted...
Watch for eastern box turtles on West Virginia backroads
Thirteen species of turtle live in West Virginia, though the best known may be the eastern box turtle, which will be on the move...
