Press releases
Media inquiries: Please contact Dave Neudeck, dave.neudeck@dcr.virginia.gov, 804-786-5053.
- Set your sights on a healthy 2020 with a Jan. 1 hike in a Virginia State Park (December 17, 2019)
- Ten Virginia farms awarded for efforts to improve water quality (December 16, 2019)
- Virginia State Parks accepting applicants for AmeriCorps volunteers (December 11, 2019)
- Virginia State Parks seeks Youth Conservation Corps crew leaders (December 06, 2019)
- Virginia State Parks offer holiday shopping ideas for outdoor enthusiasts (November 25, 2019)
- Grant to help fund animal-waste storage facilities in Upper and Middle James watersheds (November 21, 2019)
- Opt Outside at a Virginia State Park Thanksgiving weekend (November 19, 2019)
- Virginia to offer nutrient management training in December (November 06, 2019)
- Grants available for dam safety and floodplain projects (November 01, 2019)
- New River Trail State Park master plan to be discussed Oct. 29 in Austinville (October 22, 2019)
- Conservation agency, Southern States partner on nutrient management effort (October 15, 2019)
- Virginia dam safety and flood prevention grant awards announced (September 20, 2019)
- Virginia State Parks to mark National Public Lands Day with free parking Sept. 28 (September 18, 2019)
- Retiring Virginia State Parks director receives national recognition (September 17, 2019)
- Smith Mountain Lake State Park master plan to be presented Sept. 30 (September 10, 2019)
- False Cape State Park master plan to be presented Sept. 25 (September 10, 2019)
- Garden Club of Virginia receives national award for work with Virginia State Parks (September 05, 2019)
- Chippokes Plantation State Park master plan to be presented Sept. 19 (August 28, 2019)
- Virginia State Parks Round Up program pays big dividends (August 13, 2019)
- Second Anchor Property Acquired for Future Clinch River State Park (August 12, 2019)
- DCR Protects More Than 1,000 Acres in Six Months (July 18, 2019)
- Proposals are being accepted for Virginia Recreational Trails Program grants (June 13, 2019)
- Virginia to offer nutrient management training in July (June 04, 2019)
- Virginia Cave Week - In the Bootsteps of Captain Karst (May 28, 2019)
- Celebrate National Trails Day and Clean the Bay Day, June 1 in Virginia State Parks (May 28, 2019)
- Virginia State Parks Receives Three Virginia Green Travel Awards (May 20, 2019)
- Summer jobs and more in Virginia State Parks (May 16, 2019)
- Proposals are being accepted for Land and Water Conservation Fund grants (May 13, 2019)
- Virginians are urged to know flood risk, get flood insurance in time for hurricane season (May 02, 2019)
- Virginia State Parks Recognizes the Service of AmeriCorps Members (March 28, 2019)
- Leesylvania State Park master plan to be discussed April 11 (March 21, 2019)
- James River State Park named an International Dark Sky Park (March 19, 2019)
- Virginia State Parks to host annual Virginia State Park Gift Show March 19 - 20 (March 05, 2019)
- Virginia releases comprehensive plan for outdoor recreation, land conservation (February 12, 2019)
- Virginia Tech Report: Virginia State Parks Stimulated More Than $249 Million in Visitor Spending in 2018 (January 31, 2019)
- Virginia State Parks Joins National Movement to Get People Outdoors (January 23, 2019)
- Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail Interpretive Center in Scott County is now open (January 10, 2019)
- Informational sessions for Dam Safety, Flood Prevention and Protection Assistance Fund scheduled for February (January 07, 2019)
- Grants available for dam safety and floodplain projects (January 02, 2019)
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