Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
The Virginia Wetlands Catalog (VWC) is an inventory of wetlands and potential wetlands with prioritization summaries for conservation and restoration purposes by parcel, subwatershed, and wetland boundaries. The VWC can…
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
The Virginia Invasive Plant Species List comprises species that are established or may become established in Virginia, cause economic and ecological harm, and present ongoing management issues. To be included on the…
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
Monarch butterfly populations and those of many other helpful pollinators have dramatically declined over the past few years because of habitat loss and a myriad of other factors. Monarchs, which lay eggs on milkweed,…
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
Observing that an organism’s habitat contains the things it needs to survive • Observing the parts of a flower and butterfly and how pollen is transferred. Researching native plants and learning about the benefits of…
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
Welcome to the homepage of the Virginia Natural Heritage Karst Program. Here you will find information about the significance of karst and some of it's special inhabitants, links to other resources on caves and karst,…
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
Invertebrates (animals without backbones) include groups such as insects (e.g. butterflies, bees and dragonflies), millipedes and centipedes, mussels and snails, crayfish, earthworms, and spiders and ticks. As a group,…