Events in Virginia State Parks

True Art Showcase is named in the honor of the Museum’s first curator James True the Museum's first curator.

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

The story of a man wrapped in legend, contradiction, and unanswered questions, this program invites visitors to explore the puzzling personality of Richard Anderson Ewell, a commander whose reputation has shifted, stretched, and sparked debate for more than a century.

Support our park’s food chain by helping us remove invasive weeds from our pollinator garden! Our pollinator garden is a recent addition to our park that refuels resident and migratory pollinators that are tired from flying across the river.

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

ስለ Sweet Run State Park የሚነግሩ ብዙ ታሪኮች አሉ።

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

Did you know Raccoons can remember solutions to tasks and have “hands” like ours?

Come join our Rangers in celebrating the Highland Maple Festival!

Walk through history by touring Sky Meadows' historic Mount Bleak House.

Vernal pools are shallow, temporary pools that typically form in early spring.

በፓርኩ ውስጥ ስለሚገኙ የተለያዩ ወፎች፣ እፅዋት እና ስነ-ምህዳሮች የበለጠ ለማወቅ በተመራ የእግር ጉዞ ላይ ጠባቂን ይቀላቀሉ።

ሴንት ለማክበር ምን የተሻለ መንገድ

Humans aren't the only ones who build amazing structures.  Insects, birds, and mammals are among the many animals who create complex homes for themselves.  Let's take a look into the world of these master builders of the animal kingdom.

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።

በዚህ አሳዳጊ አደን ላይ በጊዜ ተጓዝ።

Early spring is a time of subtle but exciting change, and this guided hike invites visitors to look closely for the first signs of the season waking up the forest and fields.

Ever heard of a seed bomb?

Interested in learning about archery in an adult setting?

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.

አስደናቂው የነጭ ጭራ አጋዘን ሚስጥሮችን ለማግኘት የእኛን ጠባቂዎች ይቀላቀሉ።

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

We all know that hiker who likes to stop every few steps to point out some cool fungi, or stop to examine a freshly fallen feather.

ለተፈጥሮ፣ ለአካባቢ ጥበቃ ትምህርት እና ለውጥ ለማምጣት ፍላጎት አለህ?

 በጫካ ውስጥ በጣም ጥሩው የአምፊቢያን ማፈግፈግ - vernal ገንዳዎች አሉ።  እነዚህ ልዩ ገንዳዎች በየክረምቱ ይሞላሉ ለስላሜንደር ፣ ጥፍር ክላም ፣ ተረት ሽሪምፕ እና ሌሎችም ደህንነቱ የተጠበቀ መኖሪያ ለማቅረብ!

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

Come join our Rangers in celebrating the Highland Maple Festival!

ለአሳ ማጥመድ አዲስ ነዎት እና መሰረታዊ ነገሮችን መማር ይፈልጋሉ?

ጠባቂዎች ስለ ህንጻው እና አካባቢው ታሪክ መረጃ ሲሰጡ የአንደርሰን ብሎክ ሃውስ ቅጂን ይጎብኙ።

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

Did you know Westmoreland State Park has a beach where you can find fossils?

የስሚዝ ማውንቴን ሌክ ስቴት ፓርክ ጓደኞች ፓርኩን በንቃት የሚደግፉ ፍላጎት ያላቸው ዜጎች የበጎ ፈቃደኝነት ድርጅት ነው። ቡድኑ ፓርኩን ወክሎ የሚሰራው በየእለቱ ፕሮግራሞች፣ ልዩ ዝግጅቶች፣ የገንዘብ ማሰባሰብያ እና የህዝብ ትምህርት በመርዳት ነው። ሽርክናው የግል ዜጎችን እና የንግድ ድርጅቶችን ክህሎት፣ እውቂያዎች እና ሀብቶች በመጠቀም ላይገኙ የሚችሉ አገልግሎቶችን ለማሻሻል የሚያስችል ዘዴ ይሰጣል።

የታላላቅ የሰማያዊ ሽመላዎች የመራቢያ ቅኝ ግዛት ጀማሪ ሳይሆን ጀግንነት ነው (ይህንን ቃል አላወጣንም)።

Spring brings about lots of change in our natural world.

The Spring 2026 installment of the Staunton River Star Party will be sponsored by CHAOS (Chapel Hill Astronomical and Observational Society) and hosted at Staunton River State Park.

የሚወዱትን ፓርክ ለመደገፍ ያግዙ።

The Friends of Powhatan State Park is a group made up of citizen volunteers from Virginia’s Piedmont region who are passionate about supporting the park’s mission.

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

ኦፖሱሞች ከዳይኖሰር ጋር በምድር ላይ እንደሚንከራተቱ እና ራኮኖች እንደኛ "እጅ" እንዳላቸው ታውቃለህ? እነዚህ ተንኮለኞች ምን ሌሎች ምስጢሮች እንደያዙ ይገረማሉ? ስለእነዚህ አስደናቂ እንስሳት እና ለሰው ልጆች እንዴት እንደሚጠቅሙ ጥቂት የማይታወቁ እውነታዎችን ለማግኘት ይቀላቀሉን።

Meet us at the library in Appomattox where a ranger will read a story about wildlife, and then we will have a snack and do a simple craft together. Everyone is welcome to attend with the understanding that this program is intended for preschool patrons.

Meet us at the library in Appomattox where a ranger will read a story about wildlife, and then we will have a snack and do a simple craft together. Everyone is welcome to attend with the understanding that this program is intended for preschool patrons.

Spring brings about lots of change in our natural world.

"ቢቨርስ: ተፈጥሮ መሐንዲሶች" የሰሜን አሜሪካ ትልቁ አይጥን ባህሪያት እና ልማዶች ይመረምራል.  ከሰዎች በስተቀር ከማንኛውም ፍጡር በበለጠ ቢቨሮች አካባቢን እንዴት እንደሚቀይሩ ይወቁ።  ሰፋሪዎች ወደ አዲስ ዓለም ሲደርሱ ቢቨሮች ወደ ምዕራብ መስፋፋት እንዴት እንዳበረከቱ ይወቁ።  ስለ ቢቨር አጭር ንግግር እና ጥቂት "የአገር ውስጥ ታሪኮች"ን ተከትሎ አንድ ቆንጆ ፊልም የአንድ አመት ጊዜ ውስጥ የአንድ ጥንድ ቢቨር ህይወት ይከተላል።  የቢቨር ቅል፣ ፔልት እና የእንጨት መሰንጠቂያ ምሳሌዎችን ጨምሮ የተለያዩ እቃዎች ይታያሉ።  በፕሮግራሙ ላይ ለሚገኙ ህጻናት ሁሉ ልዩ ስጦታ ይሰጣታል።

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።

The Senior Ranger series is geared towards senior citizens who are interested in learning more about nature, outdoor skills, and history.

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

በምንተኛበት ጊዜ አዲስ የሌሊት እንስሳት ስብስብ "የእለት" ተግባራቸውን ለመጀመር ይወጣሉ.

Discover the amazing world of beavers, some of nature's finest architects and engineers.

ሁሉም እባቦች መርዛማ ናቸው?

አስደናቂው የነጭ ጭራ አጋዘን ሚስጥሮችን ለማግኘት የእኛን ጠባቂዎች ይቀላቀሉ።

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

በሐሰት ኬፕ ስቴት ፓርክ ልዩ የምሽት የእግር ጉዞ ለማድረግ ይቀላቀሉን።

Join the Friends of Twin Lakes for a rewarding day of service!

የመንታ ሐይቆች ስቴት ፓርክ ወዳጆች መንታ ሐይቆች ስቴት ፓርክን የሚደግፍ ሁሉን አቀፍ በጎ ፈቃደኞች ለትርፍ ያልተቋቋመ ነው።

Are you curious about the birds around us?

በሊሲልቫኒያ ስቴት ፓርክ ስለ ሳይንስ፣ ታሪክ እና ተፈጥሮ ለማወቅ ጠባቂን ይቀላቀሉ!

Join us for the first-ever Volunteer Camp-Out at Douthat State Park. This is your chance to enjoy a beautiful lakeside camping experience for free while giving back to the park you love.

Did you know Raccoons can remember solutions to tasks and have “hands” like ours?

ቺፖክስ ስቴት ፓርክ በንብረት ላይ ካሉት ጥንታዊ መኖሪያ ቤቶች አንዱን ለመቃኘት ልዩ በሆነ ታሪካዊ የሕንፃ ጉብኝት ልምድ ላይ ከአስተርጓሚ መመሪያ ጋር አብረው እንዲሄዱ ጎብኚዎችን በደስታ ይቀበላል።

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.

ሚኒ-ፕሮግራም ያለው የዝውውር ጠባቂን ይጠብቁ እና አዲስ ነገር ይማሩ።

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።

Let your Friday afternoons be filled with natural  and historical wonders.  Join us for a closer look at some of the interesting things about our ecosystem and region.

አስደናቂው የነጭ ጭራ አጋዘን ሚስጥሮችን ለማግኘት የእኛን ጠባቂዎች ይቀላቀሉ።

Would you like a sneak peak at the new trail?

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

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

In early spring, Virginia's tiny delicate woodland wildflowers make their appearance!

ቤትዎን ለማብራት ጸደይ-ተኮር ጸሀይ ቀዳጆችን ለመሳል ሬንጀርን ይቀላቀሉ።

ይምጡ ፓርቲውን ይቀላቀሉ!

Spring is officially here!

As spring draws near, frogs and toads come out at dusk to fill the forest with their songs! Local herpetology expert, Ty Smith, will reveal their fascinating adaptations, life cycles, and identification through sound. The program will include an educational talk and a brief walk into the woods after sunset to stand and listen near a vernal pool, where frogs and toads are sure to be calling.  What to expect: Picnic tables for sitting are available at Shelter #1.

Start off your weekend off right with s’mores and more! Join our rangers in a welcome campfire at the Outdoor Classroom behind the Discovery Center each Friday this month, where you can learn more about the wildlife and fossils that we have here in our park. Whether you want to learn more about Westmoreland, or you just want to hang out and eat s’mores, you know where to find us! Dress appropriately for the weather on the day of the event and bring water. .

በስፕሪንግ ስታውንተን ሪቨር ስታር ፓርቲ ለህዝብ እይታ ምሽት ይቀላቀሉን።

ለPollinator Dash የCaledon Trail Race Seriesን ይቀላቀሉ!

The story of a man who built himself into a leader through sheer discipline, sharp intellect, and a refusal to do anything halfway, this program follows Andrew Humphreys from his early years as a driven young engineer to his rise as one of the most respected officers in the Union Army.

ለ FrogWatch USA የተራበ እናት ምዕራፍ አባል፣ ፈቃደኛ እና ዜጋ ሳይንቲስት ይሁኑ።

Start your weekend with fresh air, beautiful scenery, camaraderie, and a feeling of accomplishment.

Discover the fundamentals of bird watching as you build practical skills and confidence in the field.

We welcome you to Widewater's inaugural Spring Jubilee where visitors are encouraged to Step into Spring this year by exploring the outdoors, restoring the environment through volunteer activities, and protecting native flora and fauna through education and responsible recreation.

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.  .

ለዶግጎን እንቁላል-ስትራቫጋንዛ መዳፎችዎን ወደ ካሌዶን ያምጡ!

ቆዳቸውን እና የራስ ቅላቸውን በማየት ስለ እንስሳት መላመድ ብዙ መናገር እንችላለን።

Join us in discovering the hidden wonders of these temporary seasonal wetlands.

Join us for a guided Discovery Hike along the Buck Lick Trail and experience March—a month of transformation.

Celebrate International Day of Forests with a native tree planting.

የእንቁራሪት እና የሳላማዎች ገጽታ የፀደይ ወቅት ምልክት ነው.

March 21st is International Day of Forests!

Come join our Rangers in celebrating the Highland Maple Festival!

Join us for a craft as we celebrate the International Day of Forests.

It is International Day of Forests so let's take "Advice from a Tree" (Ilan Shamir) and start Spring 2026 celebrating nature's beauty.

Walk through history by touring Sky Meadows' historic Mount Bleak House.

This event is more than a festival - it is a shared message to our community: Insects matter, all of them, and our planet depends on them.

Hoot have thought reconstructing skeletons could be so cool?!

Celebrate International Day of the Forest and the Spring Equinox while exploring the trees of Mason Neck State Park.

This guided hike will take you to one of the highest points in the park to enjoy the view from Purchase Ridge Overlook.

The wildlife on our trails always changing. Join our rangers in exploring the ecosystems and wildlife along our nearby trails.

ጥቁር ድቦች በዱሃት ስቴት ፓርክ ውስጥ ከሚኖሩ ብዙ አስደናቂ አጥቢ እንስሳት አንዱ ነው።

Come explore the historic town of Fries! A park ranger will share stories of local history and show what remains of the once thriving textile industry.