Callery Pear Control Best Management Practices – Controlling the Invasive Pyrus Calleryana
March 14, 2024 - Forestry topic information sheet provides best management practices for controlling the invasive Callery pear (Pyrus calleryana).
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Methods for Treating Invasive Plants with Chemicals
March 12, 2024 - In this video, we explain and demonstrate four common methods for treating invasive plants with chemicals. Remember to always wear the correct PPE and to read and follow the instructions on a chemical’s label for safe and effective applications.
Forest Legacy Program Application – Property Proposal – Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Funding Supplement
March 6, 2024 - Application Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Funding Supplement is to be submitted as a part of the submission package when applying to be considered for the Forest Legacy Program during IRA funding application cycles.
Silvicultural Best Management Practices Implementation – 2023
March 6, 2024 - Annual report on the implementation of BMP monitoring in Virginia, including the audit methods and results of audits over the course of a year.
Throwing Shade VA Program Grows to 13 Retail Nursery Locations
March 5, 2024 - You asked, we listened: Discounted native plants are now available at more retail nursery locations across Virginia. Following a successful pilot program last spring, the Virginia Department of Forestry (DOF) is expanding the Throwing Shade Virginia program to partner with more nurseries this year.
Applications Now Open for the 76th Camp Woods and Wildlife
February 23, 2024 - Applications are now open for the 76th annual Camp Woods and Wildlife to be held June 17-21 at the Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center near Appomattox. Hosted by the Virginia Department of Forestry (DOF), the camp offers an action-packed week in the woods for approximately 60 youth campers.
Community Forest Revitalization Program – Creating and Supporting Community Forestry Projects
February 15, 2024 - Forestry topic information sheet provides information about Department of Forestry’s Community Forest Revitalization Program available to help create and support forestry projects in underserved communities.
Virginia Enters Spring Fire Season
February 13, 2024 - The Virginia Department of Forestry (DOF) joins fire departments across Virginia to announce spring fire season and raise awareness of the statewide burning law, in effect from Feb. 15 through April 30. The law prohibits outdoor burning before 4 p.m. when the fire is within 300 feet of the woods or dry grass.
New Multi-Use Trail Opens at Charlotte State Forest
February 6, 2024 - The Virginia Department of Forestry (DOF) has opened the Charlotte Multi-Use Recreational Trail at Charlotte State Forest in Charlotte County. Featuring both northern and southern loops, the trail showcases 8.5 miles of beautiful forests and wetlands in a rough “figure 8” shape path. The trail is suitable for hiking, wildlife observation, mountain biking and horseback riding.
State of the Forest – 2023
January 18, 2024 - Annual report provides an assessment of the challenges and opportunities faced in forestry, as well as agency highlights and accomplishments over the past fiscal year.