Events in Virginia State Parks

አለም አቀፍ የስነ ፈለክ ቀን በአለም ዙሪያ ለረጅም ጊዜ የቆየ ሳይንስ የስነ ፈለክን አስፈላጊነት ለማክበር የተፈጠረ አመታዊ ክስተት ነው።

Join us in celebrating Earth Day with a special outdoor story time featuring the beloved book The Lorax by Dr.

River Otters are one of many incredible animals that reside here at Staunton River Battlefield State Park.

Celebrate Earth Week by learning the 7 principles of Leave No Trace.

Meet two of our wildlife ambassadors, Henry and Sam, during Turtle Time!

Celebrate Earth Day by discovering the magic of vernal pools!

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

Join us in an Earth Week discussion while making earth crafts. We will gather at the Campfire Circle to express our creativity and our care for the earth. We would love to have you join us, even if you don't want to make a craft.

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

Join us for an engaging lecture that explores the history of Point Lookout, the largest Union prison camp of the American Civil War.

Step into the shoes of a 19th-century farmer and help care for our heritage breed chickens and goats!

Join our rangers as we complete the new 2026 Junior Ranger Activity Booklet to earn a badge and become a certified Junior Ranger!

Celebrate Earth Day by diving into the fascinating world of native fish.

ይምጡ እና የአፈር መሸርሸርን የሚከላከል እና ህይወትን ወደ ወንዙ የሚያመጣ ተለዋዋጭ ምህዳርን ያስሱ።  በሪፕ-ራፕ እና በውሃ ዳርቻ መካከል ያለው ህያው የባህር ዳርቻ አስደናቂ የባህር ዳርቻዎችን እና የባህር ውስጥ ፍጥረታትን እና እፅዋትን ይስባል።  ይወቁ እና ህያው የባህር ዳርቻዎች የውሃ ዳርቻዎቻችንን እንዴት እንደሚያሻሽሉ እና እንደሚከላከሉ ይወቁ።

Come join the fun.

We only have one planet, and it is up to all of us to help care for it, for ourselves as well as future generations.

Observe and capture the natural world of Chippokes State Park with writing and drawing in this introductory session.

Slime መትረፍ ነው።

Join a park ranger and your fellow earth-lovers in removing Japanese honeysuckle vine which will be used for future basket-weaving programs!

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

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.

Discover the hidden world of James River State Park’s grasslands, and the beauty of its riverfront, on a special Earth Day guided hike.

የቺፖክስ ጓደኞች በቺፖክስ ኮንፈረንስ መጠለያ የአትክልት ሻይ ስፖንሰር እየሰሩ ነው። የፓርክ ጎብኝዎች ከበርካታ የሻይ ዓይነቶች ጋር ጣፋጭ እና ጣፋጭ ምግቦችን መዝናናት ይችላሉ።

የካያክ ወቅት እዚህ አለ!

Join costumed interpreters for a demonstration of historical cooking methods in the Jones-Stewart Mansion's original brick kitchen. .

በውስጡ በሚኖሩ እንስሳት በኩል የቼሳፔክ ቤይን ያስሱ!

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።

በዱካ እየተራመዱ ኖረዋል እና “የስጋ ኳስ” ክምር አጋጥመው ያውቃሉ?

ኑ ራስን የማተም ዓለምን ያግኙ!

ለአዝናኝ የዛፍ እደ-ጥበብ ጠባቂዎችን ይቀላቀሉ!

Have you ever thought about what it'd be like with no access to medicine?

 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!

በጨረቃ ብርሃን ላይ የተፈጸሙ ግድያዎች በ 1920እና 30ሰከንድ ውስጥ የፋይርዴል ከተማን አናውጣለች፣ ይህም እየሞተች ያለችውን ከተማ በአንድ ወቅት የበለፀገች ከተማ ካደረጋት ከማእድን ማውጣት ስራዎች ይልቅ በአሳዛኝ ሁኔታ ትታወሳለች። Moonshining (ህገ-ወጥ ውስኪ መስራት) በፌይሪ ስቶን ስቴት ፓርክ አካባቢ እና በ 1900ሰከንድ አካባቢ በጣም ተስፋፍቶ ነበር። ቅናት፣ ስግብግብነት እና ፉክክር ብዙውን ጊዜ ወደ ግጭት፣ ፍጥጫ አልፎ ተርፎም ግድያ አስከትሏል።

Join use for a garden clean-up at Holliday Lake State Park as we work together to support and enhance vital pollinator habitat.

Give trash a second chance.

Ever wondered what stories Douthat State Park holds?

እናት ተፈጥሮ እንዴት ሁለቱንም እንደሚያበረታታ እና ቀጣዩን ድንቅ ስራዎን እንዲፈጥሩ እንደሚረዳዎት ይወቁ።

ይምጡ ብሔራዊ የወፍ ቀንን በዚህ አስደሳች የወፍ ቢንጎ ያክብሩ።

The creek, flora and fauna have a deep-rooted story, can you read it?

ሁልጊዜ ስለማናያቸው፣ እንስሳቱ በሚተዉት ዱካ እና ዱካዎች እንዳሉ እናውቃለን።

በውሃ አካባቢ ውስጥ ብክለት እንዴት እንደሚሰራጭ ይወቁ እና የባህር ዳርቻችንን በማጽዳት እራሳችንን እና የዱር አራዊታችንን እንድንጠብቅ ይረዱን።

As the sun dips low and the night draws near, we humans usually turn in for the night...but this is show-time for bats!

የራስ ቅሉን ከወለሉ ጋር ማመሳሰል ይችላሉ?

From a vantage point above the Appomattox River’s floodplain, visitors can explore the cosmos from High Bridge with our local Crewe Astronomy Club.

A nearly century-long tradition continues as the Natural Bridge is bathed in light the last Saturday night of every month (plus holiday weekends), April through October.  Experience the 200-foot-tall arch as it is lit from above and below by dozens of lights, with the only sound being the murmuring of Cedar Creek running below.

በሌሊት ሰማይ ላይ የተፃፉትን ታሪኮች ሲያካፍሉ የስነ ፈለክ ተመራማሪዎችን ይቀላቀሉ።

Celebrate Earth week by getting close up with frogs and toads under the Natural Bridge during the Illumination.  Late spring is the perfect time to check the creek for frogs and toads, and as evening falls they are more common on the trail.

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

Celebrate Earth Week by giving back to your park and making a positive impact on the environment!

Experience the healing benefits of nature!

የብረት ኢንዱስትሪው ከአካባቢው ርቆ ከሄደ በኋላ የፋይየርዳሌ ነዋሪዎች ከማዕድን ቁፋሮ ወደ 'ማብራት' ሄዱ።

Stop being another brick in the wall and make one instead.

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

During Earth Week, you are invited to see, smell, and taste the many ways the earth nourishes and provides for us! Foraging can foster a special connection with the land as well as with fellow foragers.

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

ስለ Sweet Run State Park የሚነግሩ ብዙ ታሪኮች አሉ።

Commemorate the 419th anniversary of the 1607 landing when 3 English ships arrived at Cape Henry, today’s First Landing State Park!

As the weather warms to spring, travel the park's trails to explore what is in bloom with Shenandoah Chapter Virginia Master Naturalist Paul Guay.

ስለ ቨርጂኒያ ተወላጅ እባቦች ለማወቅ ይፈልጋሉ?

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

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

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

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።

Join us for an engaging lecture that explores the history of Point Lookout, the largest Union prison camp of the American Civil War.

Interested in learning about archery in an adult setting?

The Dogwood Garden Club of Big Stone Gap, Va., will host “Bee” Power for Our Planet Exhibit in observance for Earth Week.

Explore the evolution of the park with your B.A.R.K.

ይህ ፓርክ ለምን ሁለት ሀይቆች እንዳሉት ጠይቀህ ታውቃለህ?

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.

With the park's miles of woodland trails and grassy expanses, you’re sure to see some of the mushrooms that are native to this part of the east coast year-round.  Join us for a basic introduction to fungi in our Visitors Center Discovery Room, then come with us on a short hike to see what fungi we can discover.

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.

Did you know that if it were not for hunting, there would far fewer deer in Virginia?

መንገዶቻችንን እንዲያምር እርዳን።

What do you think of when you hear the word raptor?

እንቁራሪቶች፣ ተሳቢዎች እና ልጆች - ወይኔ!

የተፈጥሮ ጆርናል የጥበብ፣ የሳይንስ እና የማወቅ ጉጉት መገናኛ ነው።

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

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

Venom?

Interested in volunteering at Westmoreland State Park? Join us as we celebrate our current volunteers and learn how you can get involved and give back to your local park and community!   We will have pizza, snacks and drinks provided for free!

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

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.

Join us for a special hike at False Cape State Park!

The Friends of York River State Park is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to support the mission of the park: We champion the unique natural, historical, and cultural resources of York River State Park's estuarine environment.

በአንድ መናፈሻ ውስጥ በምሽት ምን እንደሚደረግ አስበህ ታውቃለህ?

ወደ ፏፏቴው እና ወደ ኋላ በሶስት ማይል የእግር ጉዞ ላይ የፓርኩ ጠባቂን 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.

"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።

Do you love First Landing State Park and want to make a difference?

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።

ከሊሲልቫኒያ ስቴት ፓርክ የመጡ ሬንጀርስ ልጆቻችሁን በንባብ፣ በጨዋታዎች እና በእደ ጥበባት በተፈጥሮ ጀብዱ ላይ ይወስዳሉ።

The little known Village of Cape Henry was a bustling resort town in the early 1900’s.  Accessed by an electric rail line and equipped with a casino, church, ice cream parlor, cottages and hotels.  It was the place to be along the oceanfront.  See what life was like, who lived here and what eventually would cause the creation of Fort Story and the end of the village during this program.

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

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

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