Events in Virginia State Parks

የደቡብ ምዕራብ ቨርጂኒያ ሙዚየም ታሪካዊ ግዛት ፓርክ አሁን ለ"ስቲች ኢን ታይም" Quilt Show ግቤቶችን እየተቀበለ ነው።

ወደ ጊዜ ይመለሱ እና የአሜሪካ የእርስ በርስ ጦርነት ወታደር በሃይ ብሪጅ ትሬል ስቴት ፓርክ የዕለት ተዕለት ኑሮውን ይለማመዱ።

This archery session for beginners and provides shooting time for the more experienced. It begins with instruction time on archery equipment, technique, and safety.

ሁላችንም ጣፋጭ ምግብ እንዝናናለን እና እዚህ በጎብኚ ማእከል ውስጥ ለሚኖሩ ነዋሪዎቻችን እባቦች ተመሳሳይ ነው።

ስለ Sweet Run State Park የሚነግሩ ብዙ ታሪኮች አሉ።

"Wisdom from the Wild" is a monthly series that will lead you on wonder-filled journey to recovering your sense of belonging and finding your truest self, rooted in the rhythms and raptures of nature.

ካለፉት አሥርተ ዓመታት ወዲህ የጨረቃ ፈጣሪዎችን ፈለግ ይራመዱ።

Looking to get hooked on a new hobby?

በጎብኚ ማእከል ያቁሙ እና ፀሀይን በቴሌስኮፕ ለማየት እድሉን ያግኙ።

ፀደይ በተፈጥሮ ቱነል ስቴት ፓርክ ሲከፈት፣ የጫካው ወለል እናት ተፈጥሮ በሚያቀርቧቸው ደማቅ ቀለሞች ወደ ህይወት መምጣት ይጀምራል።

ቅጠሎቹ ወደ ዛፎች ከመመለሳቸው በፊት ፀሐይ ወደ ጫካው ወለል ላይ ትደርሳለች የፀደይ መጀመሪያ አበቦች ብቅ እንዲሉ ጉልበት ለመስጠት!

በBack Bay National Wildlife Refuge እና በሐሰት ኬፕ ስቴት ፓርክ በኩል የ 4-ሰዓት የሚመራ ጉብኝት ያድርጉ!

በተፈጥሮ ከተፈጠሩት የድንጋይ መስቀል ቅርጾች በስተጀርባ ያለውን አፈ ታሪክ ይማሩ እና የራስዎን "የተረት ድንጋይ" ለመፈለግ በፓርኩ ውስጥ ወዳለው ልዩ ቦታ ይሂዱ. ምን እንደሚፈልጉ አጭር መግለጫ ካደረግን በኋላ ወደ ጣቢያው እናመራለን።

ይህ ታሪካዊ የግንባታ ጉብኝት በጆንስ-ስታዋርት ሜንሲዮን ግድግዳዎች ውስጥ የወቅቱን ስነ-ህንፃዎች፣ ዲዛይኖች፣ የቤት እቃዎች፣ ልዩ ንክኪዎች፣ ያጌጡ ማስጌጫዎች እና ታሪኮችን ለማጉላት የተነደፈ ነው።

Interested in learning about archery in an adult setting?

Join us for a flexible Stewardship Sunday, offering both self-guided and ranger-led opportunities to lend a hand and give back to Mother Nature.

Step into the past on a guided hike through the park.

ጂኦካቺንግ የአለምአቀፍ አቀማመጥ ስርዓት (ጂፒኤስ) ቴክኖሎጂን ከተፈጥሮ ጋር በማጣመር በአለም ዙሪያ ላሉ ውድ አዳኞች ጀብዱ።

Westmoreland State Park is home to four different ambassador animals: Reba the corn snake, Stevie the king snake, and two red-eared sliders, Venus and Jennika.

Search for salamanders as they quest for vernal pools!

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a bird?

Want to save the bees, butterflies, birds, and more?  Just plant native!  Even the smallest pollinator-friendly patch will make a difference.  At our pollinator garden workshop, you'll learn everything you need to know to get started and receive a planning packet to help create your own pollinator habitat at home.

ለተፈጥሮ፣ ለአካባቢ ጥበቃ ትምህርት እና ለውጥ ለማምጣት ፍላጎት አለህ?

"A small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can indeed change the world." - Margaret Meade, Anthropologist Do you have a passion for teaching and being outdoors?

በዙሪያዎ ስላሉት እና ስለሚያበቅሉ ነገሮች በመማር በተፈጥሮ ተመራማሪዎች የሚመራ የእግር ጉዞ ይደሰቱ።  ይህ ቀላል የእግር ጉዞ ጎብኚዎችን በወንዙ ዳር በሚገኙት ረግረጋማ ጫካዎች በኩል ጎብኚዎችን የሚወስድ ሲሆን ይህም በፕላኔታችን ላይ ካሉት እጅግ ብዝሃ ህይወት ውስጥ ከሚገኙት የአዲሱ ወንዝ ተወላጆች የዱር አበባዎችን እና ዛፎችን ለማየት እድል ይሰጣል! እባኮትን ምቹ የእግር ጫማ ያድርጉ፣ የአየር ሁኔታን ይለብሱ እና ብዙ ውሃ እና መክሰስ ይዘው ይምጡ።

Have you seen the Blue Bird Boxes at Mason Neck and wondered who lives there, and why they are necessary? This program is perfect for bird lovers, nature enthusiasts, and anyone curious about the small but important conservation efforts happening right here in the park. After the discussion, we will go for a short walk to view some of the boxes. Meet interpreters at the Visitor Center. .

Join the Friends of Twin Lakes for a fun gardening workshop. The Friends have a variety of seeds to choose from and some seedlings.

This is a “casting” call for miniatures enthusiasts and historic craft fans!

From the role of ‘good fire’ in restoring forests to the many ways we thoughtfully steward wildlife and habitats, this talk, presented by Mel Perry, highlights how Virginia State Parks keep nature in balance.

በበረሃው መንገድ ብሎክ ሃውስ ያቁሙ እና በድንበር ላይ የህይወት ገጽታዎችን ለመለማመድ ወደ ጊዜ ይመለሱ።

ጊዜ የማይሽረው የጥድ መርፌ ቅርጫት ሽመና ጥበብን ያግኙ እና በዚህ በእጅ ላይ በሚውል አውደ ጥናት ፈጠራዎን ይክፈቱ።

Do you think you know some of the animals that reside here?

ሐይቃችን ዛሬ ባለበት ቦታ በአንድ ወቅት የበለፀገች "ቡም ከተማ" እንደነበረ ያውቃሉ?

አንድ ዛፍ በጫካ ውስጥ ሲወድቅ, ቀጥሎ ምን ይሆናል?

April showers bring May flowers.  For the month of April, homeschoolers will learn about the water cycle, water pollution, and how it affects us and the environment.

Enjoy maximum bluff and shoreline views on this ranger guided hike.  The hike is just about a mile and includes a portion of the new Hognose Trail.  We will explore the popular Fossil Beach and the secluded Pete's Overlook.  .

This FREE two-night (April 13 & 14) Boating Safety Course will enable participants to obtain their Boater Safety certification/card which is required in Virginia for all PWC operators age 14 and older and all operators (regardless of age) of motorboats with a 10 hp or greater engine.  Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult and pre-registration for all participants is required. Register online here.

Want to make a difference at Douthat State Park?

ጥቂት ሰዎች እድል በሚያገኙበት መንገድ አዲሱን ወንዝ መሄጃ ፓርክን ማግኘት ይፈልጋሉ?

This FREE two-night (April 13 & 14) Boating Safety Course will enable participants to obtain their Boater Safety certification/card which is required in Virginia for all PWC operators age 14 and older and all operators (regardless of age) of motorboats with a 10 hp or greater engine.  Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult and pre-registration for all participants is required. Register online here.

Sip, Snack & Create: Paint-N-Snack Night at the Museum.

Come join the monthly meeting of the Widewater State Park Friend's Group!

ወደ ፏፏቴው እና ወደ ኋላ በሶስት ማይል የእግር ጉዞ ላይ የፓርኩ ጠባቂን ይቀላቀሉ።

ለሚሸልመው የበጎ ፈቃደኝነት የአትክልት ስራ ቀን የሜሰን አንገት እና የፌርፋክስ ዋና የተፈጥሮ ተመራማሪዎችን ጓደኞች ይቀላቀሉ!

April showers bring May flowers.  For the month of April, homeschoolers will learn about the water cycle, water pollution, and how it affects us and the environment.

Come explore nature's amazing spring happenings through the Powhatan Library's new educational series: Nature Days!

"Beavers:  Nature's Engineers" examines the characteristics and habits of North America's largest rodent.  Learn about how beavers alter the environment more than any other creature except humans.  Find out how beavers contributed to the westward expansion as settlers arrived in the New World.  .

አስደናቂው የነጭ ጭራ አጋዘን ሚስጥሮችን ለማግኘት የእኛን ጠባቂዎች ይቀላቀሉ።

Join the Mecklenburg County YMCA for the 2026 Tracks and Trails Hiking Series with Steph Bowen at Occoneechee State Park!

የላይሪድስ ሜትሮ ሻወር አማካኝ ሻወር ነው፣ አብዛኛውን ጊዜ በሰዓት 20 በሚተዮርስ በከፍተኛው ላይ ያመርታል።

ከሬንጀር ጋር ይተዋወቁ እና በሐይቅ ሾር መሄጃ (0.81mi. ) የተመራ የእግር ጉዞ ያድርጉ።

ልክ አባጨጓሬዎች እንደሚያድጉ እና እንደሚለወጡ፣የእኛ አባጨጓሬ ክለብ ፕሮግራሞቻችን ትንሹ ልጅዎ እንዲያድግ እና እንዲለወጥ ለመርዳት የተነደፉ ናቸው።

የተደበቀውን የዋሽ ዉድስ መንደር ያስሱ እና የተለያዩ የሐሰት ኬፕ የባህር ዳርቻ መኖሪያዎችን ይመልከቱ።

Dead phone battery while wandering the wood?

Did you know that opossums roamed the earth with the dinosaurs and have “hands” like ours, but on their hind legs? Wonder what other secrets these critters hold? Join us to discover little known facts about these amazing animals and how they benefit humans.

Cape Henry is known for over 400 years of history, starting with the first landing of the Jamestown settlers, to the Village of Cape Henry and the creation of Fort Story.  Learn about the creation of the lighthouse and its experience throughout major events in the country’s history.  This program offers a detailed overview of the Cape Henry area starting in 1607 and continuing to the present.

ስለ ፌይሪ ስቶን ስቴት ፓርክ ጥቁር ድቦች “የድብ እውነታዎች” በእኛ ራንገር በሚመራው ፕሮግራማችን ያግኙ። ስለ ባህሪያቸው፣ ልማዶቻቸው፣ ግጭቶችን እንዴት ማስወገድ እንደሚችሉ እና ብዙ ተጨማሪ ይወቁ።

Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park is thrilled to announce the spring semester of the WiseJAMS Music Program!

What better way to celebrate International Dark Sky Week than "shooting stars" through the Natural Bridge?

Are you curious about the birds around us?

Come celebrate our planet with First Landing Rangers during Earth Week!

Celebrate Earth Week 2026 at False Cape State Park all week long by supporting healthy and happy beaches.

ከሬንጀር ጋር ይገናኙ እና በኦክ ሂኮሪ መንገድ ላይ ባለ አንድ ማይል የሚመራ የእግር ጉዞ ይሂዱ፣ እንደ መጠነኛ የእግር ጉዞ ደረጃ የተሰጠው።

ከመሳበም በላይ የሆነ ትንሽ አሳሽ አለህ፣ ነገር ግን ከመዋዕለ ሕፃናት ወንድሞችና እህቶች ጋር በእግር ለመጓዝ ዝግጁ አይደለህም?  የታይክ ሂክ ለትንሽ እግሮች ተስማሚ ነው።  የእግር ጉዞዎቹ ከአንድ ማይል ያነሱ እና በአብዛኛው ለጋሪ ምቹ ናቸው።  ጠባቂው በዚህ የአንድ ሰዓት ጀብዱ ውስጥ ትንሹ ልጅዎ በተፈጥሮ ውስጥ ንጹህ ነገሮችን እንዲያገኝ ያግዘዋል።

From the small eastern screech owl to the great horned owl, eight species of owls call Virginia home part or all of the year.   Get a glimpse into the mysterious world of our elusive nocturnal raptors.

በBack Bay National Wildlife Refuge እና በሐሰት ኬፕ ስቴት ፓርክ በኩል የ 4-ሰዓት የሚመራ ጉብኝት ያድርጉ!

በተፈጥሮ ከተፈጠሩት የድንጋይ መስቀል ቅርጾች በስተጀርባ ያለውን አፈ ታሪክ ይማሩ እና የራስዎን "የተረት ድንጋይ" ለመፈለግ በፓርኩ ውስጥ ወዳለው ልዩ ቦታ ይሂዱ. ምን እንደሚፈልጉ አጭር መግለጫ ካደረግን በኋላ ወደ ጣቢያው እናመራለን።

ይህ ታሪካዊ የግንባታ ጉብኝት በጆንስ-ስታዋርት ሜንሲዮን ግድግዳዎች ውስጥ የወቅቱን ስነ-ህንፃዎች፣ ዲዛይኖች፣ የቤት እቃዎች፣ ልዩ ንክኪዎች፣ ያጌጡ ማስጌጫዎች እና ታሪኮችን ለማጉላት የተነደፈ ነው።

ወደ ቤት ለመውሰድ በእጅ የተሰራ, በተፈጥሮ-አነሳሽነት ያለው ማስታወሻ ይፍጠሩ.

Let your creativity flow at our Creation Station, where you can create your favorite animal mask, opossum puppet, turkey, butterfly, or batteau craft.

Invasive plants like garlic mustard spread aggressively and cause significant damage to our native plants and animals.

ሐይቃችን ዛሬ ባለበት ቦታ በአንድ ወቅት የበለፀገች "ቡም ከተማ" እንደነበረ ያውቃሉ?

New life is springing up all over the park.  Kick off an hour of sights and sounds at the Discovery Room and view nesting herons and osprey.  .

Did you know that April 17th is International Bat Appreciation Day?

የትምህርት አምባሳደሮቻችንን ገርቲ እና ቢርዲ ጋር ይተዋወቁ እና እነዚህን ተወዳጅ critters በሚንከባከቡበት ጊዜ እውቀት ካላቸው ጠባቂዎቻችን ጋር ይገናኙ።

በፓርኩ ውስጥ ከሚገኙ ጥድ እና ሌሎች የተፈጥሮ ንጥረ ነገሮች ጋር ጉጉቶችን ስንፈጥር ጠባቂዎቻችንን ይቀላቀሉ።

ዛፎች ብዙ ጠቃሚ የዕለት ተዕለት ዕቃዎችን እንዲሁም የምንተነፍሰውን ኦክሲጅን ትልቅ ክፍል የሚያቀርቡልን አስማታዊ ባህሪያት አሏቸው።

If you're curious about trees, satisfy your curiosity on this Arbor Adventure!  Join a ranger on Chippoax Trace Trail to identify Chippokes' fauna, specifically trees.  This trail takes visitors from rolling farm fields, into canopied woodlands, and to a worthwhile scenic view of the beautiful salt marshes of Chippokes.

ይህ በሜዳ ላይ የተመሰረተ ጨዋታ የሌሊት ወፎችን አስደናቂ ችሎታዎች እና መኖሪያቸውን የመጠበቅን አስፈላጊነት ለመመርመር አስደሳች እና ደህንነቱ የተጠበቀ መንገድ ነው።

አሜሪካውያን አንድ አስረኛውን ጋዜጦቻቸውን እንደገና ጥቅም ላይ ካዋሉ በዓመት 25 ሚሊዮን ዛፎችን እንደሚታደግ ያውቃሉ?

Ever wondered how a beaver’s fur keeps it warm and dry, or how a white-tailed deer communicates within its herd?

National Audubon Day is celebrated annually on April 26th to honor the birthday of renowned ornithologist, naturalist, and painter John James Audubon.

Slippery, slimy, salamanders are out and about!

Join a ranger for Earth Day on a hike!

It is International Bat Appreciation Day! Join a ranger and learn all about these important night time pollinators and make a craft to take home.

በየቦታው ያሉ የአበባ ብናኞች ቁጥር በየጊዜው እያሽቆለቆለ ነው፣ ነገር ግን ስለ ጉዳዩ የሚሰማው ለምንድን ነው?

Whether you prefer the writings of Henry David Thoreau or the classic rhyme scheme of Dr.

April 17th is International Bat Appreciation Day!

ይምጡ ፓርቲውን ይቀላቀሉ!

በTwin Lakes State Park ለ 'bat-tastic' አዝናኝ ምሽት ይቀላቀሉን!

Start off your weekend off right with s’mores and more!

ቺፖክስ ስቴት ፓርክ ልዩ የጨለማ የምሽት ሰማይን ለማስተዋወቅ እና ለሁሉም የሚዝናናበት የከዋክብት እይታ እድል ለማስተዋወቅ ከBack Bay Amateur Astronomers ክለብ ጋር በመተባበር ኩራት ይሰማዋል። የክበቡ አባላት የሌሊት ጊዜ ሰማይን ከፓርኩ ጎብኝዎች ጋር ለመጋራት ቴሌስኮፖችን ይጠቀማሉ።  ጎብኚዎች በዚህ የህዝብ የእይታ ማቅረቢያ ዝግጅት ወቅት ጥያቄዎችን ለመጠየቅ፣ ለመመልከት እና በቴሌስኮፖች ለማየት ነጻ ይሆናሉ።

ስለ timberdoodle ሰምተህ ታውቃለህ?

Happy International Bat Appreciation Day!

See the stars and explore our night sky with park rangers at this International Dark Sky Park!

Join us for a bird id and photography walk with Samuels Public Library.  We will meet at the Visitor Center to review bird identification and tips for photographing birds.

Want to help the Chesapeake Bay watershed and our planet this weekend before Earth Day?

Join a Ranger to conserve and protect Leesylvania State Park's natural resources.

Looking for a fun service project to celebrate Earth Day?  Help Park Rangers as we preserve the beauty of the Big Water Visitor Center.  We will be cleaning out flower beds, weeding the walkways, and planting native species.  Meet at the Big Water Visitor Center at 9:00 a.m. Come prepared to get your hands dirty, bring gardening gloves and wear appropriate clothing.  All ages are welcome.

Join First Landing Rangers for an Earth Week shoreline cleanup at the Narrows Beach located at the 64th Street entrance.