The Virginia Department of Forestry is spearheading an effort to restore what was once the most common tree in the uplands of Southeast Virginia, the longleaf pine. The towering trees were nearly ...

SUSSEX COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Longleaf pine trees, a species native to the landscape in southeastern Virginia, are being restored in a nature preserve. As of now, the only pine trees that remain ...

When Theodore Roosevelt wanted to get away from it all, he came to Virginia – and really got away. In 1905, during Roosevelt’s presidency, his wife, Edith Kermit Roosevelt, bought a simple cabin and ...

RUTHER GLEN, Va. - North Carolina-based lumber company Ashton Lewis will invest $11 million to build a southern yellow pine operation in Virginia. Ashton will upgrade the former W.T. Jones & Sons pine ...

The annual holiday tradition of chopping down a Christmas tree from a local farm doesn’t just come with fond memories and green needles stuck everywhere. If you’re a Virginian, choosing to store ...

Wate's golden Virginia pine (Pinus virginiana 'Wate's Golden') is an evergreen tree that has multiple seasons of interest. In the summer, new needles emerge yellow before maturing to light green and, ...

Shawn Brooks photographed a bald eagle taking flight from a perch in a pine tree at First Landing State Park in Virginia Beach. A bald eagle takes flight from its perch in a pine tree at First Landing ...