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Stepping Up to the Plate Tom Kneipp, Park Ranger at Bear Creek Lake State Park Boy Scout completes Eagle Scout project at Bear Creek Lake State Park.	A Troubled Turtle John Gresham The Diamondback Terrapin is at risk. But, people can help protect them.
Rock & Reel John Gresham Striped Bass (Rockfish) Fall season begins on October 4th in the Chesapeake Bay and it's tributary rivers.	Peregrine Falcon Released at First Landing State Park Brian Morris The Wildlife Center of Virginia released a peregrine falcon into the wild at First Landing State Park.
A Beauty of a Berry John Gresham The American Beauty Berry is coming into full color, look for it at the Native Plant Arboretum at York River State Park!	2012-2013 Hunting Schedule Announced Nancy Heltman Virginia State Parks offer deer hunting opportunities to help manage and control the deer population in our parks.
I'm not a Chickenhawk; I'm a Chicken Turtle! Erik Molleen & J.D. Kleopfer The Elusive Chicken Turtle has been found at First Landing State Park!	Green Getaways from the Green Momster Desiree Di Mauro Blogger and Sky Meadows State Park volunteer Desiree Di Mauro posted about her family's visit to Bear Creek Lake State Park on her blog the Green Momster and generously agreed to let us share it here.
Look up in the sky, it's a bird, it's a plane, it's...a cloud Nancy Heltman Clouds are nature's poetry and all you have to do is look up to appreciate it.	Cownose Ray: An Edible Nuisance John Gresham Cownose Rays feed on oysters. But, humans can feed on them.

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