Category: Conservation

WVDNR launches hellbender, mudpuppy citizen science survey

Anglers, members of the public are encouraged to report observations using the Survey123 app. SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. —  In an...

WVDNR seeks landowners interested in improving wildlife habitat

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.VA. — The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation...

WVDNR, NWTF announce Wildlife Manager of the Year Award Recipient 

For Release: Jan. 25, 2022Contact: Andy Malinoski SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A wildlife manager from the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) sixth district has...

WVDNR highlights habitat and stream restoration project in Monongahela Forest

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe4EOBQPEII GLADY, W.VA. — More than 2,000 acres of wildlife habitat in the Monongahela National Forest is being restored thanks...

What you can do to help West Virginia’s official butterfly

The next time you notice a monarch butterfly, with its brilliant orange and black wings rimmed with white dots, take...

WVDNR creates new natural area designations in Canaan Valley

https://youtu.be/nJcblFb0K0M For Release: Oct. 8, 2021 Contact: Andy Malinoski DAVIS, W.VA. — The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources has added Bald...

WVDNR project to restore native brook trout population continues

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuSRl6rbewk Efforts to restore native brook trout in the Mountain State continue and fisheries biologists for the West Virginia Division of...

WVDNR highlights water quality improvements, smallmouth bass fishing in Cheat, Tygart rivers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyI6bMUbU-4 The abundance of smallmouth bass in the Cheat and Tygart rivers has helped make northern West Virginia a go-to fishing destination for...

Bluestone Lake WMA offers hunting, fishing, lake adventures in southern WV

With 18,758 acres of public land and water to hunt, fish and explore, Bluestone Lake Wildlife Management Area has many...

WVDNR partners with Toyota to promote pollinator conservation

Private landowners in the Kanawha Valley had a hands-on opportunity to learn how to create a pollinator habitat on their...