Tag: Conservation
Increased Demand for Contractors to Complete Conservation Forestry Jobs on West...
West Virginia landowners are looking to hire loggers or contractors for conservation forestry work. The demand is generated through several USDA Natural Resource Conservation...
SFI Establishes Revised Guidelines for 2022
The Sustainable Forestry Initiative has issued the revised 2022 SFI Forest Management Standard.
West Virginia Forestry Association has worked with the SFI State Implementation Committee...
Local Landowner Gets Paid to Improve His Forestland, Says You Can...
Just as parents influence their children, landowners influence how well their woodlands grow. Unlike parents, private landowners can call in West Virginia service foresters...
Deer Creek Project
Monongahela National Forest is in the early stages of developing a project proposal for the Deer Creek Project on approximately 40,000-acres of National Forest...
The Significance of the Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area
The Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area (AFNHA) was designated as a National Heritage Area in March 2019, recognizing the national significance of our forest...
Songs of the Forest
by Kristen Bailey
“Come all you people and listen to me…” sang Maggie Hammons Parker of Pocahontas County, West Virginia. This lyrical call to action...
ATFS Message
Dear Partner,
In 2016, the American Forest Foundation (AFF) set a vision to engage 200,000 woodland owners by 2036 to deliver clean water, wildlife conservation,...
WV Butterfly Summit
Monarch Butterfly population declines have become so pronounced that Monarchs are now being considered for protection under the Endangered Species Act. While there are...
Barberry as Noxious
In December, the Joint Rules Review Committee heard reasons to categorize Barberry as a noxious plant. As a result, the Committee agreed to classify...
ATFS Goals for 2018
As we began 2018, we heard from the new leaders of the American Tree Farm System (ATFS) on the progress of the program and...
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