Outdoors

~ Press release provided by Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation RICHMOND — As the movement to reduce water-guzzling manicured lawns and nurture more sustainable, native landscaping has gained momentum around the country, a Virginia […]

~ Press release issued by Shenandoah National Park LURAY, Nov. 8 — Shenandoah National Park has closed the Rapidan Camp area near the eastern boundary in the central section of the park due to a […]

~ Press release provided by Shenandoah National Park LURAY, Nov. 7 — Due to exceptionally dry conditions, Shenandoah National Park has implemented a complete fire ban effective as of 8 a.m. on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. […]

~ Press release issued by Shenandoah National Park LURAY, Nov. 4 — Graves Mill Trail and Wilhite Wagon Trail are closed as firefighters continue efforts to suppress the Quaker Run fire, which started Thursday, Oct. […]

~ Provided by the Stanley office of the Virginia Cooperative Extension STANLEY — Get the latest information on Chronic Wasting Disease in white-tailed deer just in time for deer season. Virginia Cooperative Extension will be […]

~ Press release provided by the Virginia Department of Forestry CHARLOTTESVILLE — Each fall, acorns cover Virginia’s forests, yards, parking lots and sidewalks. However, most of these acorns won’t grow into trees. That’s where you […]