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Contact Information

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Richmond Headquarters

7870 Villa Park Drive, Suite 400
Henrico, VA 23228
(804) 367-1000; (804) 367-1278 V/TDD

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 90778
Henrico, VA 23228-0778

Boating Registration/License Fees

(804) 367-1000

Note: The Headquarters Office is the only Department location where visitors may title/register a boat. These services are not available at the Regional Offices.

Regional Offices

Region 1

3801 John Tyler Memorial Hwy.
Charles City, VA 23030
(804) 829-6580

Region 2

1132 Thomas Jefferson Road
Forest, VA 24551-9223
(434) 525-7522

Region 3

1796 Highway Sixteen
Marion, VA 24354
(276) 783-4860

Region 4

P.O. Box 996, 517 Lee Highway
Verona, VA 24482
(540) 248-9360

1320 Belman Road
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
(540) 899-4169

Map of Virginia Regions

Additional Contacts

Report Wildlife Violations Only

(800) 237-5712
Email: [email protected]
Text DWRTIP plus your tip to 847411

Boating Registration/License Fees

(804) 367-1000

Trout Stocking

(434) 525-3474

Alabama Bass Reporting

(804) 367-1293

Snakehead Fish Reporting

(804) 367-2925

Potomac River Fisheries Commission

(804) 224-7148
http://prfc.us/

Dept. of Environmental Quality

(800) 592-5482; (804) 698-4000
www.deq.virginia.gov

Virginia Marine Resources Commission: Saltwater Fishing/Regulations

(757) 247-2200; (757) 247-2292 VTDD
www.mrc.virginia.gov

Department of Conservation and Recreation Reservation Center

(800) 933-7275
www.dcr.virginia.gov

Department of Forestry

Headquarters: (434) 977-6555
State Forest: (804) 492-4121
www.dof.virginia.gov/stateforest/recreation/hunting.htm

Shenandoah National Park

(540) 999-3500
www.nps.gov/shen/index.htm

U.S. Forest Service Supervisor George Washington/Jefferson National Forests

(540) 265-5100
www.fs.usda.gov/gwj

Commonwealth of Virginia

Glenn Youngkin, Governor

Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources

Travis Voyles

Department of Wildlife Resources

Ryan J. Brown, Executive Director

Members of the Board

Jon Cooper, Chair, Troutville
George J. Terwilliger III, Vice-Chair, Delaplane
Lynwood D. Broaddus, Milford
John W. Daniel II, Richmond
James Edmunds, Halifax
Michael Formica, McLean
Mamie A. Parker, Ph.D., Dulles
Brian Vincent, Farmville
The Honorable Laura W. Walters, Dublin
Will Wampler, Abingdon
Marley “Woody” Woodall, Jr., Chesapeake

Mission Statement

Conserve and manage wildlife populations and habitat for the benefit of present and future generations. Connect people to Virginia’s outdoors through boating, education, fishing, hunting, trapping, wildlife viewing and other wildlife-related activities. Protect people and property by promoting safe outdoor experiences and managing human-wildlife conflicts.

The Department of Wildlife Resources shall afford to all persons an equal access to Department programs and facilities without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, political affiliation, or persons with disabilities. If you believe that you have been discriminated against in any program, activity, or facility, please write to: Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, Attn: Executive Director’s Office, 7870 Villa Park Dr, Suite 400, P.O. Box 90778, Henrico, VA 23228.