It’s getting cooler, but still many things to explore and do outside!

Events will run on October 29 and October 30

From the Virginia Department of Forestry

Caledon and Lake Anna State Park in the top 5

Chief Ranger Jamie Leeuwrik talks about the water (Aquia Creek Potomac River) and trail opportunities at Widewater State Park in Stafford. We talk about the state park system in Virginia and why Widewater should be one of your go-to destinations.

Located off route three west, next to Germanna Community College

Colors starting to pop!

Limit the spread of invasive insects

From the State Forestry Department

Frequent Rappahannock River user Chris Muldrow joins the podcast on the river for a wide-ranging discussion about recreation on the river.

Tree Fredericksburg volunteers–including City School Superintendent Dr. Marci Catlett–planted 51 trees Saturday morning at Hugh Mercer Elementary School. The trees were native, mainly oak.

Anne Little of Tree Fredericksburg says birds depend on them. And about those leaves on your yard in the fall, she says leave the leaves.

Packaged as bare-root seedlings, trees can be picked up from the Augusta Nursery or delivered between Feb. 22 and April 26, 2023.

Leading source of wildfires in Virginia: Burning yard debris

From Virginia State Parks

From the Virginia Department of Forestry

The leaves are beginning to turn

Join us as we talk to a local hiker, Katie Jones, as she provides us her favorite ways to explore local trails.

In the annual Fall Foliage Report you’ll find information about leaf color changes that participating parks share each week in October.

Free parking, special programs and volunteer events planned