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Website. www.wvdnr.gov. The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) is an agency of the government of the U.S. state of West Virginia. While formerly known as the cabinet-level Department of Natural Resources, it is now part of the West Virginia Department of Commerce. [1] The WVDNR is responsible for wildlife management, hunting ...
List of West Virginia state parks. Babcock State Park located along the New River Gorge. There are 37 state parks in the U.S. state of West Virginia as of 2017. [a] The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) Parks and Recreation Section is the governing body for all 37 state parks and directly operates all but one of them.
The West Virginia State Wildlife Center is a zoological park in French Creek, West Virginia. Operated by the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, the Wildlife Center displays many of West Virginia's wildlife, including both native and introduced species. [3] A few of the animals at the Wildlife Center were once found naturally in West ...
West Virginia contains a network of eight state forests that help to protect over 70,000 acres (28,000 ha) of wooded lands in the state. Most of the forests are managed by the West Virginia Division of Forestry, although Kanawha State Forest is managed as a state park by the Division of Natural Resources.
wvstateparks.com /park /moncove-lake-state-park /. Moncove Lake State Park was created in 1990 by setting aside 250 acres (1.0 km 2) of the Moncove Lake Wildlife Management Area [3] to be operated as a state park. (The park has since been expanded to 896 acres (3.63 km 2). [2]) The park is located near Union in Monroe County, West Virginia.
West Virginia Department of Agriculture. West Virginia Department of Commerce. West Virginia Division of Forestry. West Virginia Division of Labor. West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey. West Virginia Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training. West Virginia Water Development Authority.
Established. October 11, 1934 [1] Website. wvstateparks.com /park /babcock-state-park /. Babcock State Park is a state park located along the New River Gorge on 4,127 acres (16.7 km 2) wooded [2] in Fayette County, West Virginia. It is located approximately 20 miles away from the New River Gorge Bridge. Located near the park headquarters, the ...
Wildlife Resources Section, WV Division of Natural Resources. Sleepy Creek Wildlife Management Area is located in Morgan and Berkeley Counties in West Virginia 's Eastern Panhandle. It encompasses 22,928 acres (92.79 km 2 ), mostly covered with mixed oak and pine forest, although about 3,500 acres (14 km 2) are covered with mixed hardwoods. [1]