VA: Public Lands/Wilderness
Online tool creates wildlife-vehicle collision database
An online tool is connecting Virginians with information on wildlife-vehicle collisions. The Habitat Connectivity Hub is the brainchild of Wild …
Wetlands forming on VA surface mines, impacts uncertain
A recent report found wetlands forming on surface mines in Virginia can benefit the state. The wetlands form because surface mining flattens land…
VA group looks at carbon-offset market to help reforest former mines
A Virginia group is working out ways to reforest former mines across Appalachia. The state has several hundred thousand acres of mine land, which …
Draft Legislation Would Create Chesapeake National Recreation Area
Newly drafted legislation would combine swaths of land in Virginia and Maryland to create the Chesapeake National Recreation Area. Although it's …
NOAA Brings Focus to Middle Peninsula
Virginia has some of the fastest-eroding coastline in the U.S, so an effort at one federal agency is bringing new focus to the region. Inside the …
VA Groups Urge Feds to Protect Old-Growth Forests
The George Washington and Jefferson national forests cover 1.8 million acres of land across several states, including Virginia. Now, advocates are …
SCOTUS Hears Challenge to Atlantic Coast Gas Pipeline
RICHMOND, Va. -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday suggested it is unlikely to block the Atlantic Coast natural gas pipeline from running under a …
Feds Could Make Life Tougher for Feathered Friends
RICHMOND, Va. - Conservation groups say they'll fight the Trump administration's move to revise the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. The Interior …
Virginia Warns of Dangerous Wildfires with Smokey Bear Awareness Month
RICHMOND, Va. – August is Smokey Bear Awareness Month in Virginia, as the nation celebrates the 75th anniversary of the icon's wildfire …
VA National Park Sites Wait for Funding to Make Repairs
WINCHESTER, Va. - The aging national parks are in need of repairs and maintenance, and a bill to fund that work is being discussed today in the U.S…
Clean Water Act Changes Could Impact Chesapeake Bay, VA Economy
RICHMOND, Va. – The Trump Administration is trying to narrow the scope of the Clean Water Act, a change that would exclude about half the …
Congress Reviews Trump National Monument Cutbacks
RICHMOND, Va. – The U.S. House Natural Resources Committee has a hearing today on the Trump administration's moves to shrink national monuments …