Events in Virginia State Parks

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

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.

Join a Ranger on a rugged trek across the terrain showcasing three of Grayson Highlands State Park's crown jewels!

The Friends of the Southwest Virginia Museum will host a community yard sale on Saturday, April 18 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Attendees can look forward to a diverse selection of unique items for sale!

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

Clinch River State Park will be an exhibitor at the Abingdon Earth Day Event in the town of Abingdon, Virginia.

Spring brings so many types of flowers and other flora that it sometimes seems like too many types to get to know.

Join us for a special collaborative planting event as Sweet Run partners with the Virginia Cooperative Extension and Woodgrove High School.

በዉድሲ ኦውል (1971) ቃላት፣ "ሆት ስጡ፤ አትበክሉ!" በጎ ፈቃደኝነት እና ዛሬ ፕላኔቷን እርዳ።

Love your planet!

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

Join us for the 2nd Annual Earth Day Celebration!

Art in the Park programs explore connections between art and the natural world through a different hands-on project each month.  April's program is Paper Making!

Ready to see the forest wake up after winter? Join Master Naturalist Kim Manion for a short, guided hike focused on the fascinating world of spring tree identification.

ይምጡ እና ግርማ ሞገስ የተላበሱ የአየር ላይ አዳኞችን እና መኖሪያቸውን ያግኙ።  ራሰ በራ ንስሮች፣ ቀይ ትከሻ እና ቀይ ጭራ ጭልፊቶች ዓመቱን በሙሉ እዚህ ቤታቸውን ያደርጋሉ።  ኦስፕሬይ ለመመገብ እና ለመራባት ወደ አካባቢው ይመለሳል.   ሌሎች አዳኝ ወፎችን እናገኛለን እንዲሁም በጫካ ውስጥ እና ወደ ረግረጋማ ቦታ ስንሄድ።

Discover how to identify common trees in our forest while uncovering the hidden strategies they use to compete for sunlight each spring.  As temperatures warm competition heats up for the most important thing in the forest - sunlight!

ልክ እንደ ሁሉም የዱር እንስሳት, ጥቁር ድቦች ለምግብ ተነሳሽነት ናቸው.

As habitat loss reshapes the world around us, the wildlife who have always called it home are facing mounting challenges.

Blink and you might miss them—spring’s wildflowers don’t stick around for long!

Gardens aren't just for show; they are also crucial habitats for pollinators, birds, insects, and small mammals.

ካለፉት አሥርተ ዓመታት ወዲህ የጨረቃ ፈጣሪዎችን ፈለግ ይራመዱ።

Join us for the planting of native tree seedlings from Virginia’s Department of Forestry.

Did you know that Westmoreland is one of the original State Parks in Virginia?

Calling all hikers, bikers, equestrians, and trail enthusiasts! Celebrate Earth Week at Lake Anna State Park by joining our Trail Survey Team. Volunteer Trail Surveyors will mark damaged signs, fallen trees, and other potential hazards on the Avenza free navigation app to help guide our maintenance projects for the upcoming season.   Volunteers will check in at the Visitor Center by 10:30AM.

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

እንቁራሪቶች የት ይኖራሉ?

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

Do you know what critters are crawling in your backyard?

Have you ever wondered how civilians experienced the Civil War?

Join us for our new series "Tales and Trails" with Samuels Public Library.

Celebrate Earth Day by discovering the magic of vernal pools!

ሞዴላቸው ሮኬቶች ወደላይ፣ ወደላይ እና ወደ ላይ ሲወጡ የሰሜን ቨርጂኒያ የሮኬትሪ ማህበር (NOVAAR) ክለብን ይቀላቀሉ።

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

Happy spring!

Our animal ambassadors Hisstopher and Harrold want to meet you!