Outdoors

~ Press release provided by Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources RICHMOND, March 27 — The spring months are a busy time for wildlife, especially black bears as they emerge from their winter dens hungry and in search of an […]

Beach at Lake Arrowhead may never reopen By Dylan Cooper, Outdoor columnist Last summer I wrote about how the Hawksbill Creek isn’t always safe to wade/swim in during the warm months because of bacteria levels, so where […]

~ Press release provided by Shenandoah National Park LURAY, Jan. 30 — Shenandoah National Park will conduct an aerial limestone application to reduce the acidity of Meadow Run, a stream near mile 90 on Skyline […]

Select a snow goose guide with caution; here’s a cautionary tale By Dylan Cooper, Outdoor columnist Imagine lying flat on your back in a frozen February winter wheat field. The temps are in the single […]

Completing journey in spring ’26 will make him the oldest hiker to make the trek; a record he broke once before in 2017 By Grayson Banning LURAY — Dale “Greybeard” Sanders made it a goal […]

~ Press release provided by Shenandoah National Park LURAY, Nov. 18 — National Park Service firefighters and park cooperators are working to suppress the Bear Den Mountain Fire in Shenandoah National Park, which started late […]