Outdoors

~ Press release provided by Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation Each year Virginia’s State Parks, managed by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, offer a wide variety of hunting opportunities. Managed deer hunts are key to handling the park’s overall […]

~ Press release provided by Shenandoah National Park LURAY, Sept. 13 — Mop-up efforts are currently underway at the Millers Head fire [near Skyland] in Shenandoah National Park. The approximately two-and-a-half-acre fire in steep and […]

~ Press release provided by Shenandoah National Park LURAY, Sept. 8 — Shenandoah National Park is experiencing high fire danger due to high temperatures and drought conditions. When the fire danger is “high” fires can start easily […]

~ PVN staff report LURAY, Sept. 2 — Search operations for a missing Tennessee man concluded shortly after 1 p.m. on Saturday when he was “successfully” located in the southern part of Shenandoah National Park near […]

~ Press release provided by Shenandoah National Park LURAY, Aug. 31 — Effective immediately, Shenandoah National Park’s streams and rivers are closed to fishing due to low stream flows and high water temperatures. This closure […]

~ Press release provided by National Park Service New report shows visitor spending supports 17,662 jobs in Virginia ATLANTA, Ga., Aug. 21— A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 22,507,067 visitors to national parks in […]