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Stewardship Virginia campaign is looking for volunteers to help with some of the projects in your community!

Stewardship Virginiais a statewide initiative held twice annually (April 1 – May 31 and Sept. 1 – Oct. 31)to help citizens with projects that enhance and conserve Virginia's natural and cultural resources. Its focus is on projects that

  • -enhance water quality
  • -control invasive species
  • -improve recreational resources
  • -preserve historic and cultural resources
  • -conserve natural heritage resources
  • -educate people about recreational, historical, cultural, wildlife, forest and water resources
  • -improve wildlife habitat and tree cover
Visit the website hereand keep reading for more volunteer opportunities.

If you would like to get some ideas about the various stewardship activities, visit the events".

Volunteers for 75th anniversary at Virginia state parks

75th Anniversary Volunteers

A group 8 volunteers helped clean the Caledon beach

A group 8 volunteers helped clean the Caledon beach

Some examples of ways you can get involved:

Water Quality

  • -Adopt a Stream
  • –Adopt a Highway
  • -International Coastal Clean Up
  • -Litter prevention resources
  • -Marine Debris Monitoring Program
  • -Virginia Recycling and Litter Prevention local contacts
Invasive Species

Click herefor a list of species that have invaded Virginia and to learn how to manage them.

Improve Recreational Resources

For information on trail building and maintenance opportunities,Greenways and Trails Toolboxuseful as well.

Preserve Historic and Cultural Resources

The Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) invites volunteers to work with its artifacts. For details, call the chief curator at (804) 367-2323, ext. 134. Also, take part in Virginia Archaeology Month activities and events, which are held throughout the commonwealth, every October.Click herefor details on either of these offerings.

Natural Heritage Resources

Virginians share the Old Dominion with a wide array of native plants and animals. The state ranks eighth in the United States for globally rare animals and 14th for globally rare plants.

Education

Teach others about outdoor and cultural resources. Good stewardship results from creating awareness, understanding and appreciation for our outdoor resources. Teachers, youth leaders, civic organizations, sportsmen's groups and others can help set that stage by exposing children to the outdoors through educational activities and experiences. There are many educational resources and programs that can help. Listed below are just a few. VisitVirginia Naturallyfor more.

Wildlife Habitat

Help build a better outdoors for fish and wildlife by enhancing habitat. It doesn't matter if you have a small backyard or a huge farm; there are many ways to improve wildlife habitat.

Learn about the Va. Dept. of Game and Inland FisheriesLandowner Incentive Program(LIP).

Become a Wildlife Mapper– Wildlife mappers are volunteers who submit observations to the state's wildlife database. This joint citizen-scientist team effort helps the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries keep track of the state's wildlife resources. To become a mapper, you must attend a half-day workshop. Wildlife mapping is a fun for children, citizens, community groups, and other city, county and state organizations.Click herefor more information and a schedule of workshops.

For more information on how to participate in or contribute to Stewardship Virginia, call 1-877-42-WATER. Visit the website for more information here.

Virginia State Parks invites you to out to get involved, and as the old saying goes "Many hands make light work!" Together we can all make a difference!

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