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This is a list of state parks and reserves in the Virginia state park system. Virginia opened its entire state park system on 15 June 1936 as a six-park system. The six original state parks were Seashore State Park (now First Landing State Park), Westmoreland State Park, Staunton River State Park, Douthat State Park, Fairy Stone State Park, and ...
The Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia), also known as the northern giant hornet, [2] [3] and the Japanese giant hornet, [4] [5] is the world's largest hornet. It is native to temperate and tropical East Asia , South Asia , Mainland Southeast Asia , and parts of the Russian Far East .
Mason Neck State Park is located in Fairfax County, Virginia.The park is on a peninsula formed by Pohick Bay on the north, Belmont Bay on the south and the Potomac River to the east, which was once known as "Dogue Neck" but now as "Mason Neck".
An invasion of Asian giant hornets became the latest 2020 worry — and internet sensation — as the term "murder hornet" began to trend over the weekend. The first spotting of the 2-inch Asian ...
State parks of Virginia — operated by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. Pages in category "State parks of Virginia" The following 49 pages are in this category, out of 49 total.
Cape Charles Natural Area Preserve is a 50-acre (20 ha) Natural Area Preserve located in Northampton County, Virginia on the Chesapeake Bay side of Virginia's Eastern Shore. The small preserve protects coastal beach , dune , and maritime forest habitat, preserving a home for the northeastern beach tiger beetle ( Cicindela dorsalis ), listed as ...
At 33,697 acres (136.37 km 2), it is the largest Wildlife Management Area managed by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. The area comprises two parcels of land bisected by the Maury River ; the lowest terrain is 1,326 feet (404 m) above sea level, while the highest is 3,400 feet (1,000 m).
Occoneechee State Park is a state park near Clarksville, Virginia, located along Buggs Island Lake.Occoneechee State Park is 2,698 acres in size. Its name reflects the Occaneechi Indians, who lived on (and traded from) an island in the Roanoke River near its confluence with the Dan River, which was flooded by the creation of the Kerr Lake reservoir in 1952.