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Virginia State Government Website Archive

Collected by: Library of Virginia

Archived since: Jun, 2006

Description:

This collection preserves the web sites of Virginia state agencies.

Subject:   Government - US States Blogs & Social Media

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Title: Chesapeake Bay Local Assistance Board, CBLA Intro

URL: http://www.cblad.virginia.gov/

Description: Purpose, Powers and Duties: The board exercises regulatory powers and duties to insure the incorporation of, and adherence to, the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act.

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Subject:   Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) Water quality management - Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) Virginia. Chesapeake Bay Local Assistance Board.

Title: Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR)

URL: http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/

Description: Purpose, Powers and Duties: To provide public informational and educational services, and administer and enforce the rules and regulations of the board. The Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF) is responsible for the management of inland fisheries, wildlife, and recreational boating for the Commonwealth of Virginia. Effective 1 July 2020, the Virginia General Assembly changed the name of the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF) to Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR).

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Subject:   Fishing - Virginia. Game laws - Virginia. Hunting - Virginia. Wildlife conservation - Virginia. Fisheries - Virginia. Virginia. Dept. of Game and Inland Fisheries. Virginia. Dept. of Wildlife Resources.

Title: Virginia Marine Resources Commission

URL: https://mrc.virginia.gov/

Description: Purpose, Powers and Duties: To manage, regulate, and develop marine fishery resources; and protect and preserve the marine habitat through a project review and permitting system. The Marine Resources Commission manages saltwater fishing and associated habitat, for both recreational and commercial species. Commission staff work to create and maintain sustainable fisheries for the benefit of all anglers and the ecosystem. The Agency also manages water bottoms in public trust for the citizens of the Commonwealth. The Habitat Management Division works with citizens who wish to use water areas for piers or other water dependent projects. All management activity must balance both public and private interests. The Law Enforcement Division, known as the Virginia Marine Police, patrols the waterways to enforce applicable laws and regulations, assists citizens in need, has homeland defense duties at the Ports of Hampton Roads and is part of the State’s emergency preparedness team. Primary statutory authority for the Marine Resources Commission is found in Title 28.2 of the Code of Virginia, entitled Fisheries and Habitat of the Tidal Waters.

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Subject:   Virginia. Marine Resources Commission. Fisheries - Virginia. Fishery law and legislation - Virginia.

Title: Virginia State Parks (VAStateParks) on Twitter, Virginia State Parks (@VAStateParks) | Twitter

URL: https://twitter.com/VAStateParks/

Description: Official Twitter page of Virginia State Parks. DCR manages 36 Virginia State Parks, and there's one within an hour's drive of nearly every Virginian. Parks have modern-day and overnight facilities as well as friendly and professional staff that complement the state’s most beautiful scenery. A visit to a state park enhances guests' appreciation of the outdoors and restores the mind, body and spirit.

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Subject:   Virginia. Dept. of Conservation and Recreation. Parks - Virginia. Recreation and state - Virginia.

Title: Va. Marine Resources (@VaMRC) | Twitter

URL: https://twitter.com/VaMRC/

Description: Twitter feed of the Virginia Marine Resources Commission. The Marine Resources Commission manages saltwater fishing and associated habitat, for both recreational and commercial species. Commission staff work to create and maintain sustainable fisheries for the benefit of all anglers and the ecosystem. The Agency also manages water bottoms in public trust for the citizens of the Commonwealth. The Habitat Management Division works with citizens who wish to use water areas for piers or other water dependent projects. All management activity must balance both public and private interests. The Law Enforcement Division, known as the Virginia Marine Police, patrols the waterways to enforce applicable laws and regulations, assists citizens in need, has homeland defense duties at the Ports of Hampton Roads and is part of the State’s emergency preparedness team. Primary statutory authority for the Marine Resources Commission is found in Title 28.2 of the Code of Virginia, entitled Fisheries and Habitat of the Tidal Waters.

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Subject:   Virginia. Marine Resources Commission. Fisheries - Virginia. Fishery law and legislation - Virginia.

Title: Virginia DEQ (VirginiaDEQ) on Twitter, Virginia DEQ (@VirginiaDEQ) | Twitter

URL: https://twitter.com/VirginiaDEQ/

Description: The official Virginia DEQ Twitter account. Our mission is to protect and improve the environment and the well being of all Virginians. The Department Environmental Quality (DEQ) administers state and federal laws and regulations for air quality, water quality, water supply and land protection. In addition, other programs cover a variety of environmental activities, such as improving the ability of businesses and local governments to protect the environment and prevent pollution. The agency provides technical and financial assistance for air and water quality improvements, coastal zone management and remediation of contaminated land and water. Through its six regional offices, DEQ issues permits, conducts inspections and monitoring, and enforces regulations and permits.

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Subject:   Virginia. Dept. of Environmental Quality. Air - Pollution - Virginia. Water conservation - Virginia. Environmental policy - Virginia. Pollution - environmental aspects - Virginia. Water - Pollution - Virginia.

Title: VDGIF (VDGIF) on Twitter, VDGIF (@VDGIF) | Twitter

URL: https://twitter.com/VirginiaDWR/

Description: Twitter feed of the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. The Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF) is responsible for the management of inland fisheries, wildlife, and recreational boating for the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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Subject:   Virginia. Dept. of Game and Inland Fisheries. Fishing - Virginia. Game laws - Virginia. Hunting - Virginia. Wildlife conservation - Virginia. Fisheries - Virginia.

Title: VA Museum (@VMNH) | Twitter

URL: https://twitter.com/vmnh/

Description: Twitter feed of the Virginia Museum of Natural History. The mission of the Virginia Museum of Natural History (VMNH) is to interpret Virginia’s natural heritage within a global context in ways that are relevant to all citizens of the Commonwealth. As the state’s museum of natural history, the Virginia Museum of Natural History has award-winning exhibits, ground-breaking scientific research and collections, and innovative educational programs for all ages. With its outreach education and distance learning programs, online resources, and traveling exhibits and displays, the Virginia Museum of Natural History is truly a museum without walls.

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Subject:   Virginia Museum of Natural History. Natural history museums - Virginia.

Title: VAOutdoorsFoundation (@vofonline) | Twitter

URL: https://twitter.com/vofonline/

Description: Twitter feed of the Virginia Outdoors Foundation. The Virginia Outdoors Foundation (VOF) is Virginia’s leader in land conservation, protecting more than 750,000 acres in 106 counties and independent cities. VOF is a public organization, created by the Virginia General Assembly in 1966 under Virginia Code § 10.1-1800. Today, we receive both public and private support for our work.

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Subject:   Virginia Outdoors Foundation. Land use - Virginia. Open spaces - Virginia.

Title: [Virginia] Department of Conservation and Recreation

URL: https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/

Description: Purpose, Powers and Duties: To conserve, protect, enhance, and advocate the wise use of the Commonwealth's unique natural, historic, recreational, scenic, and cultural resources. The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation works to conserve, protect, enhance and advocate wise use of the commonwealth’s unique natural, historical, recreational, scenic and cultural resources. Citizens’ livelihood, quality of life and future depend on how wisely we manage our natural resources. That’s why DCR strives to give individuals, businesses, communities and all levels of government tools and the information needed to make wise decisions in conserving natural and recreational resources. The agency does so through planning, funding, education and, in a few cases, regulation. DCR’s work falls into several broad categories ranging from protecting rare plants, animals and natural communities to ensuring the smart use of soil and water resources. Perhaps most visibly, the agency manages, protects and provides access to numerous state parks throughout the commonwealth. About 9 million visitors a year enjoy breathtaking beauty and modern facilities in Virginia’s award-winning state parks.

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Subject:   Conservation of natural resources - Virginia. Recreation and state - Virginia. Virginia. Dept. of Conservation and Recreation.

Title: [Virginia Department of Environmental Quality], Virginia DEQ - The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

URL: https://www.deq.virginia.gov/

Description: Purpose, Powers and Duties: Implement Virginia's air, water, waste management, and other environmental laws. Enhance, preserve, and protect Virginia's natural, scenic, and historic environment for the people of the Commonwealth; reduce the levels of pollutants in Virginia's environment; ensure timeliness, consistency, and quality in all permitting; improve public understanding of and participation in all environmental issues and decision-making; perform comprehensive natural resource planning, policy analysis, and coordination; and ensure the effective and efficient development and use of agency resources.

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Subject:   Air - Pollution - Virginia. Water conservation - Virginia. Environmental policy - Virginia. Pollution - environmental aspects - Virginia. Water - Pollution - Virginia. Virginia. Dept. of Environmental Quality

Title: DHR – Virginia Department of Historic Resources

URL: https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/

Description: Purpose, Powers and Duties: To encourage, stimulate, and support the identification, evaluation, protection, preservation, and rehabilitation of the Commonwealth's significant historic, architectural, archaeological, and cultural resources. The Department of Historic Resources is the Commonwealth’s official historic preservation agency, and its director is designated as the State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO). Department staff administers both federal and state mandated activities. Specific programs and services of DHR include the following: Survey and Inventory; the National Register of Historic Places and Virginia Landmarks Register; State and Federal Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credits; Certified Local Governments; State and Federal Government Project Review; Threatened Sites Archaeological Research; Historic Preservation Easements; Historical Highway Markers, and a wide range of Technical Assistance on the above and other preservation topics. Additionally, the department maintains an open-to-the-public research center with both paper and electronic archives for its inventory of more than 247,000 historic properties (including more than 40,000 archaeological sites) and library for students, researchers, scholars, consultants, or anyone interested in the archaeological and architectural history of Virginia. The department curates more than six million objects in the Commonwealth’s archaeological collections and makes these collections available to researchers and to the public through loans to museums across the state. Educational programs include Virginia Archaeology Month, Teaching with Historic Places, an Archaeology Resource Kit, tours of the department’s curation and conservation center, and other changing programs for adults, children, and educators. The department also produces several reference publications, most available for downloading from its website.

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Subject:   Archaeology - Virginia. Virginia. Dept. of Historic Resources. Historic preservation - Virginia. Historic buildings - Conservation and restoration - Virginia. Historical markers - Virginia.

Title: Virginia Museum of Natural History, Home | Virginia Museum of Natural History

URL: https://www.vmnh.net/

Description: Purpose, Powers and Duties: To investigate, preserve, and exhibit elements of the natural history of Virginia, the United States, and the world; foster an understanding of how man and the earth have evolved; encourage the study of and research in natural history; establish a state museum where specimens can be properly housed, cared for, catalogued, and studied; and coordinate an efficient network to facilitate use of the material of the museum, its branches, Virginia's institutions of higher education, and other museums.

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Subject:   Natural history museums - Virginia. Virginia Museum of Natural History.

Title: Virginia Outdoors Foundation: Preserving Virginia's Open Space, Virginia Outdoors Foundation | Virginia's leader in land conservation

URL: https://www.vof.org/

Description: Purpose, Powers and Duties: To promote the preservation of open-space lands and to encourage private gifts of money, securities, land or other property to preserve the natural, scenic, historic, scientific, open-space, and recreational areas of the Commonwealth.

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Subject:   Land use - Virginia. Virginia Outdoors Foundation. Open spaces - Virginia.

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