Category: Blog Posts

Always wear a life jacket: 5 water safety tips that can save your life

While West Virginia is a landlocked state, we're fortunate to have more than 2,000 miles of navigable streams and hundreds...

Tips to Help You Identify West Virginia Wildlife

Whether you’re a wildlife enthusiast or an angler or hunter, knowing how to spot animals in the wild is a...

Tips That Will Help You Landscape for Wildlife

Whether you live on a farm, a quarter-acre suburban lot or in a city apartment, you can provide habitat for...

WVDNR’s guide to public river, stream and lake access sites

For anglers, waterfowl hunters and those who enjoy boating, access to West Virginia’s streams, rivers and lakes is vital to...

The do’s and don’ts of feeding wildlife

One of the best ways to protect West Virginia’s abundant wildlife is keeping it wild. That means we all need...

Tips for Observing West Virginia Wildlife

Observing wildlife in their habitat is one of the best ways to enjoy the outdoors and learn about West Virginia’s...

Snakes Alive!

Snakes are one of the most misunderstood animals in West Virginia. Did you know these colorful and fascinating reptiles play...

Birds in West Virginia

West Virginia is a great state to live and visit, if you love watching birds and tracking them as they...

Warm weather, migration patterns create optimal conditions for hybrid striped bass fishing

With temperatures warming up across West Virginia, anglers targeting hybrid striped bass have more than favorable spring weather to look...

Sleepy Creek WMA provides hunting, fishing and outdoor adventures in WV’s eastern panhandle

With nearly 23,000 acres of rugged terrain, Sleepy Creek Wildlife Management Area in West Virginia’s eastern panhandle is a haven...