Outdoors

~ Press release issued by U.S. Forest Service • Location: The 308-acre Moreland Gap burn area is located on Short Mountain fourmiles east of Mount Jackson, Virginia. • Date and Time: The Forest Service plans […]

By Dylan Cooper, columnist The data from the 2020 fall hunting season has been accumulated by the VA Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR). Across the state, the 2020-2021 season saw nearly the same deer harvest […]

~ Press release issued by Shenandoah National Park LURAY — Fire managers at Shenandoah National Park plan to burn approximately 50 acres of Big Meadows sometime between March 29 and April 22, 2021, weather permitting. […]

~ Press release issued by Shenandoah National Park LURAY, March 24 — Facilities in Shenandoah National Park are beginning to open and will continue to open throughout the spring. The park’s two visitor centers are […]

This is a monthly column from the Old Rag Master Naturalist chapter that will share things happening in nature each month. It will share places you can go to experience nature, wildlife, plants, insects and […]

By Dylan Cooper, columnist In last month’s column, we looked at 2020 weather data and past climate data. What if we looked back in time even further? Modern weather technology only stretches back a century […]