Division of Forestry

Governor Joe Manchin III
Cabinet Secretary, WV Department of Commerce Kelley Goes
Director/State Forester Randy Dye

State Headquarters Regional Offices

PUBLIC INFORMATION

FORESTRY TODAY

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.

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

2010 NEWS RELEASES (in .pdf format)

Sept. 7, 2010 - Public Tour at Cabwaylingo State Forest Scheduled for Sept. 11

Sept. 3, 2010 - Outdoor Burning Banned in Eastern Panhandle

Aug. 27, 2010 - Outdoor Burning Discouraged in Eastern Panhandle

Aug. 25, 2010 - Ginseng Digging Season Starts Sept. 1

July 6, 2010 - State Forester Announces Staff Changes

April 26, 2010 - Governor Rescinds Statewide Burning Ban

April 9, 2010 - OUTDOOR BURNING BANNED IN WEST VIRGINIA

April 7, 2010 - Hardy County fire contained, Division of Forestry says

April 5, 2010 - Arbor Day Artwork Winners Announced

March 25, 2010 - Governor Proclaims April as “Arbor Month”

Governor's Proclamation

March 18, 2010 - Safety Tips for Burning Debris

March 2, 2010 - Ginseng Roots Must Be Weight Receipted by March 31

Feb. 24, 2010 - Spring Forest Fire Season Starts Monday, March 1, 2010

Feb. 18, 2010 - Suspended logger pleads guilty to logging code violations

Feb. 8, 2010 - Agriculture and Forestry Day at the Legislature is Tuesday, Feb. 9

Feb. 8, 2010 - 2009 Loggers of Excellence Recognized

Jan. 28, 2010 - Mountaineer Treeways Program Accepting Applications

Jan. 4, 2010 - Forest Legacy Program Accepting Applications

Forestry Publications
(.pdf format)

Community Tree 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

2009 NEWS RELEASES (in .pdf format)

Nov. 24, 2009 - "Call Before You Cut" Program Helps Landowners Develop Plans and Find Expert Help

Nov. 2, 2009 - Ginseng Digging Season Ends Nov. 30

Oct. 29, 2009 - This Weekend Offers Last of the Best Fall Foliage

Oct. 22, 2009 - Plenty of Opportunities This Week to See Fall Colors

Oct. 15, 2009 - Fall Foliage: Catch It While You Can

Oct. 8, 2009 - Public Tour at Camp Creek State Forest Scheduled for Oct. 17

Oct. 8, 2009 - Higher Elevations Continue to Have Best Fall Color

Oct. 1, 2009 - Near-peak Color Reported at Higher Elevations of Preston and Tucker Counties

Sept. 22, 2009 - Public Tour at Calvin Price State Forest Scheduled for Oct. 3

Sept. 22, 2009 - Outdoor Burning Restrictions Start Oct. 1

Sept. 16, 2009 - WOMAN ENTERS PLEA AGREEMENT IN CONNECTION TO WILDFIRE

August 25, 2009 - Wild Land Firefighter Training Scheduled for Sept. 14-18

August 10, 2009 - Ginseng Digging Season Starts Sept. 1

July 16, 2009 - Public Tour at Coopers Rock State Forest Scheduled for July 25

July 8, 2009 - Division of Forestry Schedules Saturday BMP Classes

June 22, 2009 - West Virginia Division of Forestry Celebrates 100 Years
of Protecting and Nurturing State's Forests

June 22, 2009 - West Virginia's Logging Sediment Control Act
ensures clean water to more than 1.8 million residents

June 22, 2009 - A century-long dedication
Division of Forestry keeps West Virginia's forestland safe from fire

June 22, 2009 - Division of Forestry Provides Landowner Assistance

April 23, 2009 - Poster Contest Winners Announced

April 20, 2009 - Landowners Need Exemptions to Harvest Timber on Their Properties

April 1, 2009 - Project CommuniTree Plans Arbor Day Celebration for May 2

March 30, 2009 - Governor Encourages West Virginians to Plant Trees during "Arbor Month"

March 20, 2009 - All Ginseng Roots Must Be Weighed and Certified by March 31

March 13, 2009 - $3.67 Million in Forest Legacy Funding to Conserve West Virginia Forestland

March 5, 2009 - Delegate Wants Your Help to Find the Eastern Panhandle's Largest Tree

Feb. 23, 2009 - Outdoor burning restrictions start March 1

Feb. 5, 2009 - CommuniTree Meeting Scheduled for Feb. 26

Feb. 3, 2009 - Division of Forestry Announces 2008 Loggers of Excellence

Feb. 2, 2009 - Forest Legacy Program Accepting Applications

Jan. 12, 2009 - West Virginia's first Forest Legacy property purchased

Jan. 6, 2009 - American tree farm system certifies local forestland

2008 NEWS RELEASES (in .pdf format)

Nov. 10, 2008 - Public Tour at Kumbrabow State Forest Scheduled for Nov. 15

Oct. 31, 2008 - Clay County Man Convicted of Intimidation of Public Officer

Oct. 30, 2008 - Last Weekend to Catch Fall Color

Oct. 23, 2008 - Fall color plentiful across West Virginia

Oct. 16, 2008 - Leaves peak in the Eastern Panhandle

Oct. 15, 2008 - Public Tour at Greenbrier State Forest Scheduled for Oct. 25

Oct. 9, 2008 - Foresters Report Great Fall Color in Many Areas of West Virginia

Oct. 2, 2008 - Leaves Changing Quickly in West Virginia?s High Country

Oct. 2, 2008 - Arbor Day Poster Contest Underway

Sept. 26, 2008 - Fall forest fire season begins October 1

Sept. 25, 2008 - State Forester anticipates colorful fall foliage season - Fall foliage report #1

Sept. 11, 2008 - State Tree Nursery Holding Annual Seed Purchase

Sept. 11, 2008 - State Tree Nursery Now Accepting Orders

Aug. 7, 2008 - Ginseng Digging Season Starts Sept. 1

July 17, 2008 - Region 1 Forestry Headquarters Relocating to Farmington

June 11, 2008 - Greenbrier State Forest to Host Tour on Saturday, June 14

May 7, 2008 - WV State Conservation Camp accepting applications for campers

April 1, 2008 - Governor Encourages West Virginians to Plant Trees during "Arbor Month"

March 27, 2008 - March 31 is Deadline to Weigh and Certify Ginseng Roots

March 19, 2008 - Forestry to hold public meeting at Coopers Rock State Forest

March 19, 2008 - Logan County Man Arrested on Arson Charges

Feb. 29, 2008 - American Tree Farm System Certifies Local Forestland

Feb. 25, 2008 - Spring Forest Fire Season Begins March 1

Feb. 14, 2008 - Lois June Bailes Named West Virginia Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year

Feb. 4, 2008 - Order trees early for the spring planting season

Jan. 18, 2008 - Forestry relocates personnel from Berkeley Springs to Inwood

Jan. 15, 2008 - Division of Forestry Acknowledges "Loggers of Excellence"

Jan. 14, 2008 - Arrest Made in Webster County Sycamore Fire

Jan. 3, 2008 - Forest Legacy Program Accepting Applications

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