Events in Virginia State Parks

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.

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።

ይመልከቱ እና በፓርኩ ውስጥ ስላለው የዛፍ ልዩነት ይወቁ!

Foraging can foster a special connection with the surrounding community of plants, fungi, and fellow humans.

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.

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

ኮዮቶች በተፈጥሮ የቨርጂኒያ ተወላጆች እንዳልሆኑ ያውቃሉ?

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

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

Tracks tell a story, but do you know how to read them?

ከእግርዎ በታች ባለው ምን ማድረግ እንደሚችሉ ጠይቀው ያውቃሉ?

ፓርኩ ስለሚያቀርባቸው የተለያዩ ዱካዎች እና እንቅስቃሴዎች ለመስማት እና የፓርኩን ታሪክ ለማወቅ ካምፕዎን ይቀላቀሉ። ይህ ስለ ፓርኩ፣ በአካባቢው ስለሚደረጉ እንቅስቃሴዎች እና ስለወደፊት ክስተቶች በፌሪ ስቶን ስቴት ፓርክ ጥያቄዎችን ለመጠየቅ ጥሩ እድል ነው።

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

ይምጡ ፓርቲውን ይቀላቀሉ!

በፓርኩ ውስጥ ዓሣ ለማጥመድ በጣም ጥሩው ቦታ የት ነው?

It's that time of the year to not only celebrate birds, but our wonderful volunteers, especially Randy Smith who gave a lot of himself to nature, to birds, and to Hungry Mother State Park.  Friday, May 1 at 7:30 p.m. – Owl Prowl Set out on a night time adventure with Hungry Mother interpreters as we explore how owls thrive in the dark.

Set out on a night time adventure with Hungry Mother interpreters as we explore how owls thrive in the dark.

የሙሉ ጨረቃን እይታ ለማየት በሬንጀር የሚመራ የእግር ጉዞ ይቀላቀሉ።

Start your morning with fresh air, feathered friends, and great company.

May the Forest Be With You as part of the Caledon Trail Race Series!

For Clean the Bay Day 2026, park rangers at Widewater State Park will be leading a volunteer shoreline cleanup along the Potomac River!

For Clean the Bay Day 2026, park rangers at Widewater State Park will be leading a volunteer shoreline cleanup from kayaks along the Aquia Creek!  Nitrile gloves and trash grabbers will be supplied by the park, but they are in limited supply.

Fancy a spot of volunteering this Spring?    Saturday, April 25th : Waterway Cleanups Spring Cleanup on the Aquia Creek  Join this Stafford-based non-profit as they help keep Aquia Creek clean of trash and debris via kayaks in their Spring cleanup at the park.

Get knee-deep in the Shenandoah during Fly Fishing 101!  Join us for an introductory fly-fishing program designed to teach you all the basics you need to start catching fish on a fly.

Join Douthat State Park and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation for the 2026 Clean the Bay Day Event.

Twin Lakes State Park በቼሳፒክ ቤይ ዋሻሼድ ውስጥ እንዳለ ያውቃሉ?

የድሮው ኖርፎልክ እና ምዕራባዊ ካቦስ 518517 በሮችን ስንከፍት ይቀላቀሉን።

Enjoy the clean fresh air and beautiful views provided by the park's riverside forest, and help clean it up along the way!

Help us keep our park clean!  Join us for a trash pickup along the Bluebell Trail and the shoreline along the picnic area.

Join Leesylvania State Park Rangers and volunteers to help keep the park and Chesapeake Bay clean.

Help our rangers and volunteers keep our park clean! Westmoreland State Park beaches and waterways are full of marine wildlife, fossils, shells, birds, and more!

Get in the water and help Cedar Creek and the Chesapeake Bay downstream in this multi-part cleanup event.  Team up with park rangers to remove litter and debris from Cedar Creek and its tributaries.

ቺፖክስ ስቴት ፓርክ ከቼሳፔክ ቤይ ፋውንዴሽን ፎር ቤይ ዴይን ንፁህ ጋር በመተባበር ኩራት ይሰማዋል!

Would you like to help preserve the Chesapeake Bay for future generations? Join Kiptopeke State Park and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation for the 2026 Clean the Bay Day Event.

በአስደናቂው Chesapeake Bay Watershed ውስጥ በሚገኘው በሆሊዴይ ሐይቅ Clean the Bay Day ላይ በመሳተፍ አብረን ለውጥ እናምጣ።

Join us for Clean the Bay Day and help make a difference in your park and surrounding waterways!

Each year on a bright Saturday morning, thousands of Virginians simultaneously descend on the rivers, streams, and beaches of the Chesapeake Bay watershed to remove harmful litter and debris.

Participate in the annual "Clean the Bay Day" initiative by helping park staff with a roadside cleanup effort on Saturday, May 2nd from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. "Clean the Bay" is sponsored by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation in which volunteers from around the state help clean up trash affecting waterways and tributaries within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed of which Sailor's Creek Battlefield is a part.

First Landing State Park invites you to participate in a Chesapeake Bay tradition by volunteering in Clean the Bay Day, an annual event organized by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) to promote and protect the health of our Bay watershed. Volunteers are invited to help collect litter along our shorelines and to collect data to help CBF promote environmental stewardship of our waterways.  Registration is now full for both park sites, but you can find more cleanups on the CBF website.

The health of the Chesapeake Bay begins right here along the beautiful James River — and we need your help to protect it!

ከዕፅዋት ወዳጆች ጋር ለሚያክስ የጓሮ አትክልት ስራ ጠዋት ይቀላቀሉን።

Join York River Rangers and Volunteers for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's 2026 Clean the Bay Day.

የስሚዝ ማውንቴን ሃይቅ ትሪያትሎን በቨርጂኒያ ግዛት ምዕራባዊ ክፍል የመጀመሪያው ክፍት የውሃ ዋና ትሪያትሎን ነው።

የጽዳት ቤይ ቀን በቼሳፔክ ቤይ ፋውንዴሽን የተደገፈ እና ንጹህ እና ጤናማ የቼሳፒክ ቤይ ለመፍጠር ቀጣይነት ያለው ጥረት ነው።

If you’ve mastered spotting birds by sight, take your skills to the next level by learning their songs.

የቼሳፔክ ቤይ የሀገራችን ህጻንነት መገኛ ነው።

ለህፃናት በታቀዱት ተከታታይ ወቅታዊ የእግር ጉዞዎች ውስጥ ከሁለት የቨርጂኒያ ዋና የተፈጥሮ ተመራማሪዎች ጋር የስፕሪንግ የእግር ጉዞ ያድርጉ።

Do you want to help make a difference?

Take a guided hike to several views of the park’s streams: Sweet Run and Piney Run.

Join a ranger in the Education Room at the Visitors Center at 10 a.m. for information about Belle Isle's wetlands, creeks, river, and watershed and learn the many ways you can decrease pollution in our waterways.

በሞቃታማ የአየር ሁኔታ የፀደይ ወቅት ፈንገሶች ይመጣሉ!

Did you know that the Chesapeake Bay watershed reaches all the way to the Allegheny mountains?

በእያንዳንዱ የሸንዶዋ ወንዝ ሰሜናዊ ሹካ ዙሪያ በእያንዳንዱ "ታጠፈ" ዙሪያ ምን እንዳለ ለማየት ከካያከር እይታ ጋር ተለማመዱ።

Show your love for Lake Anna by volunteering with us for Clean the Bay Day!  Stop by our information booth between 10:00AM and 1:00PM to pick up trash bags, trash grabbers, and gloves, and to learn how you can do your part to keep our local watersheds clean. Please return to the booth before leaving so your trash can be weighed and recorded.   Please dress appropriately for the weather and wear sturdy walking shoes that can get wet. Sunscreen, bug spray, and drinking water are highly recommended.   Pre-registration is not required. Open to volunteers of all ages.

Get ready for a day of discovery!

Meaningful, spontaneous conversations can inspire curiosity and foster deeper engagement with community programs!

ካለፉት አሥርተ ዓመታት ወዲህ የጨረቃ ፈጣሪዎችን ፈለግ ይራመዱ።

Practice casting a fishing pole, no hooks required!

በፎስተር ፏፏቴ ታሪካዊ መንደር ውስጥ ወደ ኋላ ተመለስ።

Did you know that Sky Meadows is in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed?

Where does your water go?

ጥርሶቻቸው እና ሌሎች የሰውነት ክፍሎቻቸው ጠቃሚ መሆናቸውን ወይም በእናት ተፈጥሮ የተጫወተውን ጭካኔ የተሞላበት ቀልድ ለማወቅ ቢቨር ስንሰራ ይቀላቀሉን።

የአበባ ብናኞች ባይኖሩ ኖሮ ሰዎች እና ሁሉም የምድር ምድራዊ ሥነ-ምህዳሮች በሕይወት አይተርፉም ነበር።

የምትደነቅም ሆነ ትንሽ የተናደድክ፣ እባቦች ለጤናማ ስነ-ምህዳር ወሳኝ አካል ናቸው፣ እና እነሱ የሚመስሉትን ያህል አስፈሪ አይደሉም።

Join our rangers for a guided tour of Mulberry Hill, the plantation home of Judge Paul Carrington, Virginian and Founding Father. This month we will focus on the American Revolution and its impact throughout Southside Virginia.

Happy spring!

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።

የባቡር ሐዲድ እንዴት ለአንድ ማህበረሰብ ተስፋ ሰጠ እና የፓርኩ መፈጠር ያንን ተስፋ እንዴት ይቀጥላል?

History usually tells us how the battle ended.

Are bees the only pollinator?

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

Make a splash this Clean the Bay Day with a fun, hands-on creek adventure. Families will grab a seine net and wade into the water to catch fascinating macroinvertebrates—tiny critters like mayfly nymphs and crayfish that live in our streams.

Step inside the Discovery Center to learn from a park ranger about local wildlife, the park's history, and the New River! All ages welcome.

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

The health of the Chesapeake Bay starts right here at Seven Bends State Park!

Teens and adults are invited to slow down, step outside, and discover how nature journaling can change the way you notice the world around you.

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.

Do Something Different This Summer!

ከተፈጥሮ ዋሻ ስቴት ፓርክ የዱር አራዊት ጋር በቅርብ እና በግል ተገኝ፣ህያው እንስሳ ሳታይ!

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.

Help park rangers keep the park and the lake clean with this Litter Patrol.

Parents, you spoke, and we listened!  We're excited to introduce our first toddler series: Little Wanderers.

Watershed is the process by which rainfall and lake water at the park finds their way to the Chesapeake Bay.

በእያንዳንዱ የሸንዶዋ ወንዝ ሰሜናዊ ሹካ ዙሪያ በእያንዳንዱ "ታጠፈ" ዙሪያ ምን እንዳለ ለማየት ከካያከር እይታ ጋር ተለማመዱ።

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።

Enjoy a relaxed afternoon walk with HMSP volunteer Mike Evans while we search for birds in a diverse section of the park that includes multiple mini-biomes.

Ever wonder where rainwater goes after it hits the ground?

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

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

Ever wonder where rainwater goes after it hits the ground?

Description: Join a ranger for an eye-opening look at nature’s clean-up crew!

Not all bugs are created equal!

Gather your loved ones, pack your blankets, and immerse yourself in a night of music, food, and wonder under the moonlit skies.

አንድ ዛፍ በጫካ ውስጥ ሲወድቅ, ቀጥሎ ምን ይሆናል?

Get ready for an unforgettable journey into the world of birds of prey and other avian wonders.

Ever wondered what stories Douthat State Park holds?

በዚህ ጊዜ ምን እንጠቀማለን?

Experience the park in a whole new way.

በሌሊት ሰማይ ላይ የተፃፉትን ታሪኮች ሲያካፍሉ የስነ ፈለክ ተመራማሪዎችን ይቀላቀሉ።

ለሁሉም ጁኒየር ሬንጀርስ በመደወል ላይ!