- May 17, 2013
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- National Safe Boating Week, which begins Saturday, May 18, provides a not-to-be-missed opportunity for boaters to get their boating safety certification, said leading online educator BOATERexam.com. To encourage boaters to sign...
Learn More - May 17, 2013
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A state record rainbow trout was recently caught by Tony Corbin of Gerrardstown, W.Va., according to Frank Jezioro, Director of the Division of Natural Resources. Corbin caught the 30.5-inch, 17.31-pound fish from a private pond...
Learn More - May 16, 2013
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Kids to Parks Day is a National Park Trust program to encourage youth to get outdoors. State parks and forests offer plenty of outdoor activities from fishing, hiking and biking to organized activities.
Some events the...
Learn More - May 14, 2013
DAVIS, W.Va. – Although it will be some time before the vegetative area at Blackwater Falls State Park’s iconic falls has regenerated completely, the boardwalk has reopened just before Memorial Day Weekend. The boardwalk had to be closed to...
Learn More - May 13, 2013
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The June 2013 issue of Wonderful West Virginia magazine, now on sale, celebrates its namesake’s 150th anniversary of statehood with a special “Day in the Life” issue featuring nearly 100 photos provided by readers. They were...
Learn More - May 10, 2013
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. – The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources will be stocking more than 10,000 catchable-size channel catfish during the week of May 13, according to Frank Jezioro,...
Learn More - May 10, 2013
Ribbon Cutting set for May 17, 11 a.m.
DAVIS, W.Va. – A new sporting clays five stand clay target field is set to open in West Virginia at Canaan Valley Resort State Park during Memorial Day weekend.
“The...
Learn More - May 10, 2013
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources is asking anglers and boaters to help prevent the movement of Asian carp and other invasive species into West Virginia waters, according to WVDNR Director Frank...
Learn More - May 9, 2013
ANSTED, W.Va. – Airplanes and helicopters will be flying at Hawks Nest State Park, Saturday May 18, but they will be the remote controlled kind. The remote control aircraft event is from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The remote control...
Learn More - May 9, 2013
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. – The weekend of May 17th, the 11th annual Siege of Fort Randolph encampment and re-enactment will take place at Krodel Park in Point Pleasant, W.Va. The fort will host the three-day event revolving around a military siege intended to...
Learn More - May 7, 2013
BECKLEY, W.Va. - West Virginia Division of Forestry officials will conduct a public tour at Cabwaylingo State Forest Saturday, May 18, 2013. This is an informational tour for the public to learn about plans for a proposed timber management project...
Learn More - May 6, 2013
Only NIP application workshop this fiscal year set for June 5
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Development Office (WVDO) will host a workshop to explain how West Virginia nonprofit organizations and their donors can benefit from the Neighborhood...
Learn More - May 6, 2013
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources needs help in locating whip-poor-wills, according to Curtis I. Taylor, Chief of the Division of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Section.
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Learn More - May 6, 2013
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. – May 4-12 is National Travel and Tourism Week, the West Virginia Division of Tourism has announced. The week, designated by the U.S. Travel Association, is designed to highlight the significance that travel and tourism plays in...
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