Fish Habitat
VDGIF Boater Safety Course
Room: Rooker Hall Auditorium
Materials and instruction are free of charge.
Please bring a pencil and a highlighter.
This is a 2-night class and attendance is required both evenings.
Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult.
Only registered participants are allowed in the classroom.
VDGIF Boater Safety Course
Room: Rooker Hall Auditorium
Materials and instruction are free of charge.
Please bring a pencil and a highlighter.
This is a 2-night class and attendance is required both evenings.
Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult.
Only registered participants are allowed in the classroom.
Boater Safety Course
This course is recommended for students 12 years of age or older.
Instruction and materials are free of charge.
Please bring a pencil, a highlighter, and your lunch.
Only registered participants are allowed in the classroom.
You must cancel your registration before Saturday, March 14, 2020, at 8:00am EST.
VDGIF Boater Safety Class
Boat Virginia is presented by US Power Squadrons certified instructors. Subjects will include proper vessel outfitting and operation, personal safety for skipper & crew, rules of the road, legal requirements, and courteous & safe boating activities.
All materials will be available at the class. There are NO FEES for this course. Successful completion will result in obtaining the Virginia Boater Education Card as required for boat operation.
There will be a one hour break for lunch. Lunch is not provided but local options are available. Additionally if desired, Chick-fil-A lunches can be ordered at the beginning of the class and will be delivered at lunchtime.
You must cancel your registration before Saturday, February 29, 2020, at 9:00am EST.
2020 Christmas for the Fishes
Over 30 volunteers converged on the Claytor Lake State Park to help the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries’ John Copeland in the annual Christmas For the Fishes Program. Support from The Friends of Claytor Lake, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, and Appalachian Power helped build new fish habitat from an amazing 455 donated Christmas Trees. All the created habitat was distributed in areas of the lake surround the Claytor Lake State Park.
Want to help for next year? Donate your Christmas tree and come on out to help everyone put them in place.
Special Thanks to John Copeland for organizing this yearly event and to Ryan Stubblebine and Brody Havens for all the tree collection and preparation work involved. Thanks to the boat Captains for keeping your passengers safe: Jeff Arnold, Brody Havens, Bill Kittrell, George Palmer, and Jeff Williams. Thanks to Laura Walters for preparing the lunch chili and goodies. Thanks to Laura Bullard for setting up the lunch for us. Thanks to Steve Gregory for coordinating the DGIF Complementary Workforce volunteers. Thanks to the New River Valley Master Naturalist volunteers who came out as well!
Christmas for the Fishes
The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, along with Claytor Lake State Park and The Friends of Claytor Lake will be doing our annual Christmas for the Fishes to build more habitat on Claytor Lake. In case of inclement weather, and alternate date of Tuesday, January 28th has been set.