Tag: Forestry
Glenville Plans 50th Anniversary of Forest Tech Program
The Department of Land Resources at Glenville State College is planning the 50th Anniversary of the Forest Technology program. The celebration will be held...
Forest Service Chief’s Priorities
Forest Service Chief Tony Tooke recently released his top five priorities for the agency. Among these is a priority to be “good neighbors and...
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...
Proposed Listing of Candy Darter
The Fish and Wildlife Service proposed threatened species status for the Candy Darter in the Gauley and New River watersheds in WV: https://gallery.mailchimp.com/b0487eddc2490b5b25f83f69d/files/01674b5c-a375-4e28-81fa-3defed9ac1c1/Proposed_Threatened_Species_Status_for_the_Candy_Darter.pdf
Certified Tree Farmer Fee Deferred
Policy: AFF has decided to defer implementation of the Certified Tree Farmer Fee.
Background: AFF remains committed to ensuring ATFS has value and that those...
Red Oak Exports Rise, Market Tightens
Despite having roughly the same amount of log exports for the first three-quarters of the year as last year, exports of red oak have...
DOF Regional Offices
In an effort to be more responsive, the WV Division of Forestry has re-established six geographic regional offices, with a Regional Forester leading each...
Elk from KY
Gov. Jim Justice has announced that the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources has reached an agreement with the United States Department of Agriculture,...
China Bypassing Sawmills
from Woodworking Network
Chinese buyers are buying more logs directly from log exporters, bypassing the U.S. sawmills.
According to Gerald Storey, Storey Sawmill & Lumber Co.,...
WV Poll on Black Bears
The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources is conducting a study of state residents’ opinions on and attitudes toward black bears and black bear...