Category: Press Releases

Gov. Justice announces state’s biggest Gold Rush Giveaway

WVDNR will stock 68 lakes and streams with golden rainbow trout April 1–13 SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV — Gov. Jim Justice...

WVDNR stocks 75 waters during week of March 18

Anglers are reminded to purchase a 2024 fishing license and trout stamp SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.VA. — The West Virginia Division of...

West Virginia angler catches record bowfin

WVDNR reports fourth state record catch since December 2023 SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources...

Gov. Justice announces arrival of 23 more elk to West Virginia

State’s elk population has increased by 118 during Justice Administration CHARLESTON, WV — Gov. Jim Justice announced today that the West Virginia Division...

WVDNR releases schedule for annual Archery in the Schools state tournament

Annual event to be held March 30 at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.VA. — The West Virginia Division...

WVDNR releases Big Game Bulletin

Annual publication includes harvest numbers for West Virginia’s big game species SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.VA. — West Virginia’s Big Game Bulletin, which includes...

WVDNR opens registration for Becoming an Outdoors Woman spring workshop

Popular event for outdoor enthusiasts scheduled for May 3–5 at Twin Falls Resort SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.VA. — The West Virginia Division of...

Gov. Justice, WVDNR announce two state record catches on New Creek Lake

Record-breaking redbreast sunfish and tiger trout caught at New Creek Lake in February SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV — Gov. Jim Justice...

West Virginia State Parks installing new tram system at Pipestem Resort

Work on Pipestem Resort tram is scheduled to be completed by fall 2024 PIPESTEM, W.Va. — West Virginia State Parks officials...

Cacapon State Park Foundation Wins 2023 CRT Award for Trail Construction and Design

Morgan County, W.Va. — Governor Jim Justice, along with the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) and Cacapon Resort State...