Tag: Forestry
What’s Happening at the WV Agriculture & Forestry Hall of Fame?
The West Virginia Agriculture and Forestry Hall of Fame (WVAFHF) is proud to announce their 2024 inductees and will honor them with a banquet...
The WVU Research Forest: Where Theory and Practice Meet Students!
The WVU Division of Forestry & Natural Resources Research Forest staff manages over 8,500 acres of forest land in West Virginia with the mission...
USDA Forest Service Timber Sale Program Accomplishments
The Monongahela National Forest continues to achieve restoration goals in the Land and Resource Management Plan (also known as the Forest Plan) using timber...
Tom Cover’s Path Rooted in Love for West Virginia’s Forests
As he prepares for retirement, West Virginia Division of Forestry Director Tom Cover recalls a meeting of emergency officials last year. Cover says the...
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...
West Virginia Changes All State and Congressional Election Districts
West Virginia in 2022 elections will have completely new electoral district configurations for all the House of Delegates, State Senate, and Congressional seats. This...
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...