virginia laws |
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Seed Trees
Timberland Restoration
Water Quality
Real Property Tax |
virginia regulations
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Best
Management Practices (BMPs)
Reforestation of Timberlands Regulations
Standards for Classification of Real Estate as Devoted to Forest Use Under the Virginia Land Use Assessment Law
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Virginia
Department of Forestry
Home Office
Fontaine
Research Park
900 Natural Resources Drive
Suite 800
Charlottesville, VA, 22903-0758
Phone: 804-977-6555
Fax: 804-296-2369 |
The Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF) is responsible
for: 1. The protection of 15 million acres of forest land from
forest fire, insects and disease; 2. Management of 14 State
Forests and other state lands totaling about 50,000 acres for
timber, recreation, water, research, wildlife and
biodiversity; and 3. Providing professional forestry advice
and technical management assistance for non-industrial private
forest landowners through a variety of programs. |
university resources |
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Virginia Tech -
Department of Forestry
Prof. Harold E. Burkhart, Head
Cheatham Hall
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Phone: 540-231-5483
FAX: 540-231-3698 |
The Department of Forestry is one of three departments in
the College of Natural Resources at Virginia Tech. The
department enrolls approximately 270 undergraduate students
and 50 graduate students. |
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Virginia
Cooperative Extension
Central District - Appomattox
Phone:
804-352-7114
Fax: 804-352-8661
Northeast District - Richmond
Phone:
804-786-5802
Fax: 804-786-5815
Northern District - Warrenton
Phone:
540-341-7961
Fax: 540-347-2534
Northwest District - Luray
Phone: 540-743-2009
Fax: 540-743-2014
Southeast District - Virginia State
University/Petersburg
Phone: 804-524-5252
Fax:
804-524-5452
Southwest District - Abingdon
Phone:
540-469-4030
Fax: 540-469-4032 |
Mission: Virginia Cooperative Extension enables people to
improve their lives through an educational process that uses
scientific knowledge focused on issues and needs (Revised July
1994).
Vision: Building on the strength of our
agriculture, natural resource, family and community heritage,
we enable people to shape their futures through research based
educational programs. Recognizing that knowledge is power, we
serve people where they live and work. Audiences are involved
in designing, implementing and evaluating needs-driven
programs. We are a dynamic organization which stimulates
positive personal and societal change leading to more
productive lives, families, farms, and forests, as well as a
better environment in urban and rural communities. |
organizations |
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500-Year Forest
Foundation
1133 Old Abert Rd.
Lynchburg, VA.
24503 |
The 500-Year Forest Foundation was formed as a supporting
organization to those forest landowners who, first and
foremost through their stewardship, values the perpetuation
and health of the forests on their property. |
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Appalachian Society
of American Foresters, Virginia Division
John R.
Cannon, Chair
507 Magnolia Dr.
Emporia, VA 23847
Phone: 804-634-9236
Fax: 804-848-0010 |
Virginia chapter of the SAF, whose mission is to advance
the science, education, technology, and practice of forestry;
... and, to use the knowledge, skills, and conservation ethic
of the profession to ensure the continued health and use of
forest ecosystems and the present and future availability of
forest resources to benefit society. |
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Healing
Harvest Forest Foundation
Jason Rutledge
8014 Bear
Ridge Road
Copper Hill, VA 24079
Phone: 540-651-6355
Fax: 540-651-3914 |
Healing Harvest Forest Foundation works to develop,
implement and support community-based sustainable forestry
initiatives, through the widespread use of animal-powered
extraction of logs (horse, mule, oxen logging) and "worst
first" selection of individual trees in timber harvesting.
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Appalachian Sustainable
Development
Appalachian Sustainable Development
Anthony Flaccavento, Executive Director
P.O. Box 791
Abingdon, Va 24212
phone: (276) 623-1121
fax: (276) 623-1353
e-mail: asd@eva.org |
Appalachian Sustainable Development is a not-for-profit
organization working in 10 counties of Southwest Virginia and
Northeast Tennessee seeking to improve the quality of forest
practices on private lands and to encourage local processing
of forest resources in order to add value and create jobs.
Their Sustainable Forestry and Wood Products Program provides
outreach, education, and technical assistance for the
conservation and sustainable use of private forests; operates
a solar and wood waste-powered dry kiln; sells Sustainable
Woods (TM) lumber to regional manufacturers; and promotes the
market for sustainably-produced forest products.
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Southern Forest Based
Economic Development Council
Virginia Department of
Forestry
James Garner, State Forester
P.O. Box 3758
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Phone: 804-977-6555
Fax:
804-296-2369 |
The council acts as an information source for landowners,
forest industry, economic developers and other forest
interests. Private landowners...can be informed about
environmentally responsible management to ensure that their
forests will provide benefits for future generations... As the
market expands, we must assure that the abundant natural
resource values, such as wildlife and clean water, are
maintained. |
