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PUBLIC INFORMATION
2009 NEWS RELEASES (in .pdf format)
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The interim legislative committee will meet to review the following topics. Note: meeting topics are subject to change. - Dec. 2008 - The West Virginia Timber Inventory
- Jan. 2009 - Taxation and West Virginia's Forestland
- Feb. 2009 - West Virginia's Primary Forest Industry
- March 2009 - West Virginia's Secondary Forest Industry
- April 2009 - West Virginia's Forest Ecology
- May 2009 - Threats to West Virginia's Forest
- June 2009 - Reclamation of Damaged Lands
- July 2009 - Urban Forestry
- Aug. 2009 - Regeneration of West Virginia's Forest
- Sept. 2009 - Silvicultural Guidelines for Managing West Virginia's Forest
- Oct. 2009 - Forest Management and Wildlife
- Nov. 2009 - Tree Marking Guides for West Virginia Hardwoods
- Dec. 2009 - Strategic Plan for the Sustainability of West Virginia's Forest
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Join us on the Library Commission Network for this month's episode, "Forestry Education and Research". - Mondays at 4:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 4:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.
- Tuesdays at 4:30 a.m.
- Saturdays at 10:30 a.m.
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Forestry Publications
(.pdf format)
Nursery will accept seedling orders starting Oct. 1
To help keep professional loggers up-to-date on recommended Best Management Practices (BMP) to control soil erosion and sedimentation, and to keep our streams and waters clean, the Division of Forestry introduces the revised West Virginia Silvicultural Best Management Practices for Controlling Soil Erosion and Sedimentation from Logging Operations manual.
Choosing and Planting Trees
for Cities and Communities
Need help picking the right trees for your city or town? Download this booklet to find out which species will perform well in West Virginia and will be "the right tree in the right place."
Community Tree Brochure
Program helps communities plant
the "right tree in the right place"
Large trees and utility lines don't mix. The Municipal Tree Restoration Program (MTRP) works with communities across the state to address issues between trees and utility lines. To find out more, download the MTRP brochure.
MTRP brochure
2009 Smokey Bear Calendar
Christmas Tree Growers Catalog
Seedling Catalog
Tree Order Form
MTRP brochure
Community Tree Brochure
2007 Loggers of Excellence
Smokey Bear's Mountain State Adventures 2008 Calendar
Fire in the Mountain State - The West Virginia Wildfire Protection Program
2008 Forestry Annual Report
2007 Forestry Annual Report
2006 Forestry Annual Report
West Virginia's Forests - A Growing Resource for our Future
WVU Economic Impact Study: West Virginia's Forests, Growing West Virginia's Future
The West Virginia Logging Sediment Control Act: One of the Nation's Toughest Forestry Laws
50-yard Rifle Target
Arson Reward Poster
2008 NEWS RELEASES (in .pdf format)
TREE IDENTIFICATION
Want to learn more about the trees of West Virginia? DOF Forester Steve McAnarney, in cooperation with the Tyler County FFA, created the following presentation to train FFA groups, Envirothon teams and anyone else wanting to learn more about tree identification. The document is in.pdf format and can be downloaded with Adobe Acrobat.
Tree Identification Presentation
Links
Disaster Resistance Library
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