Virginia Wildlife
Start a Nature Journal
Journaling has a history of teaching a person to really see what’s around them. Why not give it a try? Read more…
Virginia’s Most Mysterious Birds
You might be surprised to discover the variety of owls that make Virginia home. And whoooo doesn’t love owls? Read more…
Special Regulation Trout: Something for Everyone
A look at five of the numerous rivers and streams designated as “special regulation” which offer high quality trout fisheries for all. Read more…
Fishing Season is Almost Here!
Before you know it, birds will be singing, trees will be blooming and the fish will be biting. Yep, fishing season is right around the corner. Will you be ready? Read more…
Get Started Photographing Birds!
Birds are delightful subjects, offering many creative challenges to the photographer. By starting in your own backyard, you too can enjoy photographing them! Read more…
How Sweet Sweet Sweet It Is!
With support from the Ward Burton Wildlife Foundation, volunteers, and business partners, a citizen science project aims to help a magnificent songbird in the Roanoke River basin. Read more…
What’s Going On With The Butcher Bird?
Impaling its prey is the signature behavior of the loggerhead shrike, aptly nicknamed the “butcher bird.” Why this intriguing bird has experienced a dramatic decline is the question challenging DGIF biologist Sergio Harding and his colleagues. Read more…
Snakes in the Grass
They were called “frankenfish” and “fishzilla,” as if they were created in the laboratory of a mad scientist. They even morphed into a mythological creature that could walk across dry land and survive out of water for days. Read more…