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By wonderfulwv 03/04/202503/04/2025 March 2025/Preservation/WVDNR

Partnerships to Protect

State and federal agencies work together to protect West Virginia’s threatened and endangered species.

By wonderfulwv 12/16/2024 December 2024/Preservation/Wildlife

Bearing Witness

Black bear numbers in West Virginia are just right, thanks to steady monitoring and careful game management.

By wonderfulwv 12/06/202412/06/2024 December 2024/Preservation/State Parks

Preserving, Protecting, and Enhancing Our Parks

The West Virginia State Parks Foundation provides a platform for supporting park projects.

By wonderfulwv 10/01/202410/18/2024 October 2024/Preservation/Wildlife

The Rebound of Raptors

Programs and rehabilitation centers throughout the state are fighting to keep birds of prey safe—and they need your help.

By wonderfulwv 08/08/2024 August 2024/Preservation/Wildlife

Have You Herd?

West Virginia’s first established elk herd is growing, and now wildlife biologists are helping the animals thrive

By wonderfulwv 07/09/202407/09/2024 Ecology/July 2024/Preservation

Stiltgrass Struggles

Many West Virginians find themselves fighting a wiry invader in their yards—but what exactly is it, and how do you get rid of it for good?

By wonderfulwv 06/12/2024 Ecology/June 2024/Outdoors/Preservation

Diverse and Dedicated

The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Diversity Unit works diligently to converse and protect our lesser-known and more vulnerable species.

By wonderfulwv 10/03/2023 Ecology/Preservation/WVDNR

Poisonous Pastures

How one invasive species arrived and spread like wildfire—and what you can do about it.

By wonderfulwv 04/13/202304/13/2023 August 2018/Preservation/Wildlife

An Appalachian Desert

West Virginia’s shale barrens are home to some of the state’s most interesting ecology.

By wonderfulwv 03/21/202303/21/2023 History/March 2019/Preservation

Romancing the Stone

Unearthing the real story behind West Virginia’s most famous archaeological fraud.

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🥾 Happy National Trails Day! 🌿 West Virginia is h 🥾 Happy National Trails Day! 🌿

West Virginia is home to thousands of miles of trails, but everyone has that one favorite.
Tell us: What's your favorite trail in West Virginia? ⬇️

📸 "Strength of Few" by Cheyenne Wolfe
📍 Dolly Sods Wilderness, WV
Late Mr. Tommy Adkins standing beside his 30-year- Late Mr. Tommy Adkins standing beside his 30-year-old rhododendron in Spring of 2025 in Wyoming County, WV 🌸

📸 Do you have rhododendron photos from around Almost Heaven? We’d love to see them! 

Submit your favorite blooms for a chance to be featured-- click the link in our bio!
“Perfect Beauty hiding by the trail” 🌿✨ 📸 Arina B “Perfect Beauty hiding by the trail” 🌿✨

📸 Arina Beauchamp
📍 Gateway Trail near Cranberry River, Nicholas County, WV

Spotted something beautiful on your West Virginia adventures? Send us your favorite nature photos for a chance to be featured!
This is your sign to finally submit that wildlife This is your sign to finally submit that wildlife photo sitting in your camera roll. 📷

Selected photographers will be featured in the magazine and receive:
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Dinner on the go 🦉🦞 “A Barred Owl takes flight wi Dinner on the go 🦉🦞

“A Barred Owl takes flight with its freshly caught crayfish.”
📸 Jane Gamble
📍 Charles Town, WV
Every year, photographers from across the Mountain Every year, photographers from across the Mountain State help us showcase the beauty of West Virginia wildlife—from tiny tree frogs to soaring bald eagles. Now it’s your turn.🦅🐸

Submit your best wildlife photo for a chance to be featured in Wonderful West Virginia’s August/September Wildlife Photography Issue.

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📸 One submission per applicant
ℹ️ Photos must be high-res, full-color JPGs

Click the link in our bio to submit! We can’t wait to see what you’ve captured.
The red wolf is the most endangered wolf on the pl The red wolf is the most endangered wolf on the planet—and right here in West Virginia, the team at is helping fight to bring it back from the brink. 🐺

With fewer than 30 red wolves left in the wild, conservationists, veterinarians, and zoo staff across the country are working together to protect one of North America’s rarest apex predators. Since 1990, @OglebayGoodZoo has helped raise 25 red wolf pups as part of the national recovery effort.

📖 Click the link in our bio to read more.
📸: MINDI WHITE, OGLEBAY GOOD ZOO, B. BARTEL/USFWS
From black bears and bobcats to salamanders, songb From black bears and bobcats to salamanders, songbirds, and butterflies—we want to see West Virginia through your lens! 🦋🦅🐻

Wonderful West Virginia’s 8th Annual Wildlife Photography Issue is now accepting reader submissions for our August/September issue!

If your photo is selected, you’ll receive:
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From quiet streams to mountain overlooks, we want From quiet streams to mountain overlooks, we want to see West Virginia through your lens!

📸 Donald L. Brookover
📍 Wetzel County, WV

Submit your favorite photos for a chance to be featured: click the link in our bio!
West Virginia sunsets just hit different ✨ 📸 Lei West Virginia sunsets just hit different ✨ 

📸 Leigh Roten
📍 Barboursville Park

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Melinda Barrett caught a little sunshine and a bus Melinda Barrett caught a little sunshine and a busy bee in Hurricane, WV. 🐝🌻

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“Love is in the air during spring by the creek.” — “Love is in the air during spring by the creek.” — 📸 Darian Thompson

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