Category: Blog Posts

WV DNR Biologists Monitor Endangered Harperella Plants

With the assistance of private landowners, the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources has been working diligently to monitor harperella...

Fishing in West Virginia — All Fun All Year

Whether you’re seeking secluded wilderness trout fishing or a family vacation, a quality angling experience awaits you in the Mountain...

DNR Staff Studying Channel Catfish on South Branch Potomac River

West Virginia Division of Natural Resources District 2 Fisheries staff are working on a project to better understand channel catfish, their numbers,...

Help WV DNR Protect Loggerhead Shrikes

Loggerhead shrikes, also known as "Butcher Birds", are farm-friendly predatory songbirds with the peculiar habit of impaling prey on thorns or...

Five Day West Virginia Resident Fishing License Available

Spring and summer are the times of year that people spend the most time outdoors, and one of the things...

Field Report: DNR Plants Trees and Shrubs Along Shavers Fork

The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources planted more than 2,500 trees and shrubs along the banks of Shavers Fork...

Salamander Saturday: Learn More About These Gems of West Virginia

West Virginia is home to a variety of salamander species, including two that are only found here in the Mountain...

Field Report: DNR Ecologists Discover Violet Species New to WV

The following field report was submitted by Jim Vanderhorst. A species of violets new to the Mountain State was recently discovered by West...

Field Report: DNR Botanists Monitoring Endangered Clover Plants

The following field report was submitted by PJ Harmon. West Virginia is home to the world's largest population of Running Buffalo...

Spotting Spotted Turtles in West Virginia

Spotted turtles are West Virginia’s smallest and rarest turtle species. Populations of this small turtle are in decline because the...