Publications and Reports

All publications are in English unless otherwise indicated. Many publications are available in PDF format for Adobe Reader. Older, archived publications can be found on our Archived Publications page.

About VDOF | Ecosystem Services | Fire Protection | Forest Conservation | Forest Economics
Forest Education | Forest Health | Forest Management | Forest Products | Forest Research
Forest Survey | Seedling Nurseries | State Forests and Recreation
Urban and Community Forestry | Water Quality

Forestry Topic Information Sheets | Technical Research Reports | Archived Publications and Reports

About VDOF

Agency Reports

• State of the Forest 2020 – 12/2020 [ PDF format]
  [ State of the Forest Archived Reports ]
• Virginia Department of Forestry 100th Anniversary – 04/2014 [ PDF format ]
• Virginia Department of Forestry – 2011 At A Glance – 01/2012 [ PDF format ]
• Virginia Department of Forestry Mission, Vision, Values and Goals– 04/2019 [ PDF format ]

Agency Services

• New Kent Conference Center – 03/2006 [ PDF format | more info ]
• Services for Landowners – 09/2015 [ PDF format ]
• Virginia Forest Stewardship Plan - Appendix – 06/2017 [ PDF format 18 MB]
  Introduction Pages Only - 3 pages [PDF Format ]

Agency Strategic Planning

• Virginia Department of Forestry Strategic Plan 2019-2022 – 04/2019 [ PDF format ]

Forestry Laws

• Outdoor Fire Laws – 09/2015 [ PDF format ]
• Virginia’s 4PM Burning Law Amended or Orchard and Vineyard Growers – 03/2017 [ PDF format]
• Virginia’s Forestry Laws – 02/2020 [ PDF format | more info ]

Jobs and Careers

• Careers In Forestry – 09/2015 [ PDF format ]

Virginia General Assembly

• For information on legislation and bills, visit the Virginia General Assembly.

For archived publications: [ About VDOF – Archive ]

Ecosystem Services

• Forests: Providers of Ecosystem Services – 01/2009 [ PDF format ]
• Valuing Virginia’s Forests – 03/2006 [ PDF format ]

Fire Protection

Fire Prevention

• Brush Piles for Wildlife – 09/2015 [ PDF format ]
• Firewise Communities for Virginia – 07/2013 [ PDF format | more info ]
• Home Wildfire Safety Checklist – 08/2014 [ PDF format ]
• Mulch Fires – 09/2011 [ PDF format ]
• Outdoor Fire Laws – 09/2015 [ PDF format ]
• Phragmites and Fire – 11/2002 [ PDF format ]
• Safe Debris Burning – 09/2015 [ PDF format ]
• Virginia’s 4PM Burning Law Amended or Orchard and Vineyard Growers – 03/2017 [ PDF format]
• Virginia Reader – 12/2002 [ PDF format ]

Fire Suppression

• Dry Hydrant Manual – 09/1993 (USDA Forest Service Southern Region) [ PDF format ]
• Evidence Protection – 01/2009 [ PDF format ]
• Fighting Wildfire in Virginia – 02/2011 [ PDF format ]
• Become a Wildland Firefighter – 02/2011 [ PDF format ]

Forest Conservation

Conservation Programs and Options

• Virginia Century Forest Program – 06/2019 [ PDF format ]
• Conservation Easements – 05/2012 [ PDF format ]
• Forest Legacy Program – 09/2011 [ PDF format ]
• Landowner Options for Forestland Conservation – 09/2012 [ PDF format ]

Forestland Conservation Review

• Forestland Conservation Review – October 2014 [ PDF format ] [ Forestland Conservation Review Archive Reports ]

For archived publications: [ Forest Conservation – Archive ]

Forest Economics

• Serving 2.0 Veterans in the Urban Forest - Success Stories – 09/2018 [ PDF format ]
• The Economic Impacts of Agriculture and Forest Industries in Virginia – 05/2017 (Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, University of Virginia) [ PDF format ]
• The Value of Virginia’s Forests – 07/2018 [ PDF format ]
• Trees with a Future - Success Stories – 09/2018 [ PDF format ]
• Virginia's Forests – A Reliable Resource – 07/2014 [ PDF format ]
• Virginia's Forests “Our Common Wealth” – 12/2006 [ PDF format ]

For archived publications: [ Forest Economics – Archive ]

Forest Education

Activity Sheets

• Enjoy Nature Near You in Spring – 04/2008 [ PDF format ]
• Enjoy Nature Near You in Summer – 04/2008 [ PDF format ]
• Enjoy Nature Near You in Fall – 04/2008 [ PDF format ]
• Enjoy Nature Near You in Winter – 04/2008 [ PDF format ]
• Let's Learn About TreesColoring Book – 02/2017 [ PDF format ]

Forest Facts

• Forestry in Virginia – 10/2011 [ PDF format ]; Puzzle Sheet [ PDF format ]
• How A Tree Grows – 03/2011 [ PDF format ]; Puzzle Sheet [ PDF format ]
• Identifying Trees – 03/2011 [ PDF format ]; Puzzle Sheet [ PDF format ]
• Trees and Wildlife – 10/2014 [ PDF format ]; Puzzle Sheet [ PDF format ]
• Trees Protect Water – 03/2011 [ PDF format ]; Puzzle Sheet [ PDF format ]
• Virginia in the Fall – 09/2011 [ PDF format ]; Puzzle Sheet [ PDF format ]
• Virginia’s Alien Invaders – 04/2013 [ PDF format ]; Puzzle Sheet [ PDF format ]
• Why We Need Trees – 03/2011 [ PDF format ]; Puzzle Sheet [ PDF format ]

Camp Woods & Wildlife (formerly Holiday Lake Forestry Camp)

• Camp Woods & Wildlife 2019 Annual Report – 02/2020 [ PDF format | more info ] [ HLFC Archive Reports ]
• Camp Woods & Wildlife Postcard Advertising Camp – 01/2019 [ PDF format ]

Identification of Trees, Shrubs and Woody Vines

• Common Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of Virginia Identification Guide Book – 08/2016
  • Download For Free: [ single page format (120 pp): PDF format | 2-page format (61 pp): PDF format ]
  • Purchase to be Shipped: Order on-line from our Web Store
  • Purchase In Person: Visit one of our Sale Locations [ more info]
  • Tax-exempt Orders: (*must submit tax exemption form with order)
    
• Common Native Trees of Virginia Identification Guide Book – 03/2020
  • Download For Free: [ single page format (140 pp): PDF format | 2-page format (71 pp): PDF format ]
  • Purchase to be Shipped: Order on-line from our Web Store
  • Purchase In Person: Visit one of our Sale Locations [ more info]
  • Tax-exempt Orders: (*must submit tax exemption form with order)

Posters

• Virginia’s Least Wanted – Emerald Ash Borer – 10/2013 [ PDF format ]
• Virginia’s Least Wanted – Invasive Plants – 10/2013 [ PDF format ]
• Virginia’s Least Wanted – Thousand Cankers Disease – 10/2013 [ PDF format ]

For archived publications: [ Forest Education – Archive ]

Forest Health

Forest Health Review

• Forest Health Review – January 2021 – [ PDF format ] [ Forest Health Review Archive Reports ]

Insect and Disease Management

• Ash Tree Management – 07/2018 [ PDF format ]
• Don't Move Firewood – 09/2015 [ PDF format ]
• Don't Move Firewood Flyer – 04/2009 [ PDF format ]
• Forest Insect and Disease Leaflets Forest Health Topic Directory – (USDA Forest Service) [ Web format ]
• Tree and Forest Health Guide Book – 09/2020 [152 pages: PDF format | 2-page format 77 pages: PDF format ]
• Invasive Plants – 01/2007 [ PDF format ]
• No Transporte Leña – 08/2007 [Spanish/Espanol PDF format]
• Protect Your Pine Forest – 01/2007 [ PDF format ]
• For additional information: USDA Forest Service Forest Health Protection Office
• Spotted Lanternfly Logger Self-Inspection Checklist - Slow the Spread!!! – 03/2021 [ PDF format ]

Cost-Share Programs

• Emerald Ash Borer Cost-Share Program – 03/2021 [ PDF format ]
• Logger Pine Thinning Cost-Share Program – 02/2020 [ PDF format ]

Invasive Species

• Control and Utilization of Tree-of-Heaven (Ailanthus altissima) – 03/2019 [ PDF format ]
• Non-Native Invasive Plant Species Control Treatments – 10/2018 [ PDF format ]

For archived publications: [ Forest Health – Archive ] [ Additional Technical Research Reports ]

Forest Management

Financial Assistance

• Environmental Quality Incentives Program (USDA) – 06/2018 [ PDF format ]
• Forestry Quail Habitat Recovery Cost-Share Program – 07/2016 [ PDF format ]
• Reforestation of Timberlands Program – 04/2018 [ PDF format ]
• Riparian Buffers Tax Credit – 02/2011 [ PDF format ]
• Tax Tips for Forest Landowners for the 2018 Tax Year – (USDA Forest Service) 10/2018 [ PDF format ]

Forest Planning

• Plan Your Forest’s Future – 09/2015 [ PDF format ]
• Services for Landowners – 01/2020 [ PDF format ]
• Timber Sales – 05/2014 [ PDF format ]
• Virginia Forest Stewardship Plan - Appendix – 06/2017 [ PDF format 36 MB]
  Introduction Pages Only - 3 pages [PDF Format ]

Reforestation

• Best Practices for Establishing Eastern White Pine – 08/2014 [ PDF format ]
• Facts About Low-Density Plantings of Loblolly Pine – 12/2008 [ PDF format ]
• Growing Loblolly Pine for Profit – 03/2018 [ PDF format ]
• Preserving Longleaf Pine in Virginia – 09/2007 [ PDF format ]
• Reforesting Cutover Timberland – 11/2011 [ PDF format ]
• The Value of Pine Production – An Analysis of Investment – 06/2014 [ PDF format ]
• Virginia’s Best Genetics in Loblolly Pine – 08/2017 [ PDF format ]

Wildlife Management

• Brush Piles for Wildlife – 09/2015 [ PDF format ]
• Forestry Quail Habitat Recovery Cost-Share Program – 07/2016 [ PDF format ]
• Rabbitat – Brush Piles for Wildlife – (Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources) [ PDF format ]
• Wildlife and Your Forest – 11/2012 [ PDF format ]

Forest Products

Forest Certification

• Forest Certification – 09/2012 [ PDF format ]

Forest Products Marketing

• Forest Products Directory – Forest Products Network Locator
• From Trees to Products – 05/2018 [ PDF format ]
• Potential Value-Added Products from Wildfire Fuel Mitigation Projects in Eastern Virginia – 03/2004 [ PDF format ]
• The Future of Woodworking – Success Stories – 02/2020 [ PDF format ]
• Virginia Grown Forest Products are Nature’s Gift – 05/2012 [ PDF format ]

Timber Industry

• Virginia's Timber Industry – Timber Product Output and Use, 2011. Forest Inventory and Analysis Fact Sheet – 02/2014 [ PDF format ]
• Virginia's Timber Industry – An Assessment of Timber Product Output and Use, 2009 – 07/2011 [ PDF format ]

For archived publications: [ Forest Products – Archive ]

Forest Research

Forest Research Review

• Forest Research Review – August 2013 – [ PDF format ] [ Forest Research Review Archive Reports ]

Native Species Restoration

• From the Brink! The Effort to Restore Virginia’s Native Longleaf Pine – 2014 Status Report – 01/2014 [ PDF format ]

Research Topics

• Best Practices for Establishing Eastern White Pine – 08/2014 [ PDF format ]
• Facts About Low-Density Plantings of Loblolly Pine – 12/2008 [ PDF format ]
• Preserving Longleaf Pine in Virginia – 09/2007 [ PDF format ]
• Virginia’s Best Genetics in Loblolly Pine – 08/2017 [ PDF format ]

Technical Research Reports

Recently Published

• Development of Loblolly Pine Interplanted One Year After Simulated First-Year Mortality; Jerre Creighton (RR-131) – 03/2017 [ PDF format ]

[ Additional Technical Research Reports ]

For archived publications: [ Forest Research – Archive ]

Forest Survey

• Virginia's Forests, 2007 – 07/2009 [ PDF format 11MB ]
• Forest Statistics for Virginia, 1992 – 07/1992 (USDA Forest Service Southeastern Forest Experiment Station) [ PDF format ]
• A Forested Tract-Size Profile of Virginia’s NIPF Landowners – 02/1996 (USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station) [ PDF format ]

For archived publications: [ Forest Research – Archive ]

Seedling Nurseries

Nursery Operations

• Seeking Acorns and Seeds – We Need Your Help! – 08/2011 [ PDF format ]

Planting Trees

• Hardwood Planting Guide – 08/2017 [ PDF format ]
• Pine Planting Guide – 08/2017 [ PDF format ]
• Planting Instructions for Your Loblolly Pine Seedling Plug – 02/2017 [ PDF format ]

Seedling Sales

• Seedling Price Guide 2020-2021 – 09/2020 [ PDF format | Web Store ]
• Virginia’s Best Genetics in Loblolly Pine – 08/2017 [ PDF format ]

State Forests and Recreation

State Forests

• Virginia's State Forests – 09/2012 [ PDF format ]

State Forests - Individual

• Appomattox-Buckingham State Forest – 06/2009 [ PDF format | more info ]
• Appomattox-Buckingham State Forest Recreation and Trails Map – 06/2009 [ PDF format ]
• Channels State Forest – 05/2013 [ PDF format | more info ]
• Conway Robinson State Forest – 05/2011 [ PDF format | more info ]
• Conway Robinson State Forest (Spanish) – 05/2011 [ PDF format ]
• Cumberland State Forest – 06/2009 [ PDF format | more info ]
• Cumberland State Forest Recreation and Trails Map – 08/2019 [ PDF format ]
• Matthews State Forest – 06/2009 [ PDF format | more info ]
• Prince Edward-Gallion State Forest – 06/2008 [ PDF format | more info ]
• Zoar State Forest – 06/2009 [ PDF format | more info ]

Urban and Community Forestry

• Community Forest Storm Mitigation Planning Workbook – 09/2016 [ PDF format ]
  • Community Forest Storm Mitigation Planning Template – 09/2016 | Word format | PDF format ]
• Community Tree Planting During COVID-19 – 01/2021 [ PDF format ]
• The Benefits of Trees Poster – 12/2019 [ PDF format | JPG format ]
• How to Kill a Tree Poster – 12/2019 [ JPG format | PDF format ]
• Urban and Community Forestry Programs – 04/2021 [ PDF format ]

Cooperator Resources

• Tree Planting and Maintenance – Trees Virginia [Web format]
• Urban and Community Forestry – Trees Virginia [Web format]
• Utility-Friendly Trees – Trees Virginia [Web format]
• Other Resources – Trees Virginia [Web format]
• Virginia Cooperative Extension – List of trees, shrubs and ground cover publications [Web format]
• International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) – [Web format]

Water Quality

Rain Gardens

• Rain Gardens – 05/2012 [ PDF format ]
• Rain Gardens Technical Guide – 05/2014 [ PDF format ]

Riparian Forest Buffers

• Forests and Water - Get the Most Out of Your Land – 08/2016 [ PDF format ]
• Riparian Buffers Tax Credit – 02/2011 [ PDF format ]
• Riparian Forest Buffers: Forests on the Water’s Edge – 12/2013 [ PDF format ]
• Riparian Forest Buffer Implementation Plan 2006-2010 – 06/2007 [PDF format ]
• Why Plant Forest Buffers – 09/2011 [ PDF format ]

Timber Harvesting

• Best Management Practices - Brush Matting and Vegetation – 08/2019 [ PDF format ]
• Best Management Practices - Log Landings – 08/2019 [ PDF format ]
• Best Management Practices - Roads and Trails – 08/2019 [ PDF format ]
• Best Management Practices - Stream Crossings – 08/2019 [ PDF format ]
• Best Management Practices - Streamside Management Zones – 08/2019 [ PDF format ]
• Best Management Practices - Water Bars and Rolling Dips – 08/2019 [ PDF format ]
• Clearcutting Facts and Myths – 03/2012 [ PDF format ]
• Logger Notification Log Book/Form 151 Notification of Logging Operation – 05/2014 [ PDF format | Logger Notification ]
• Silvicultural Best Management Practices Implementation Monitoring for Virginia 2019 – 03/2020 [ PDF format ] [ BMP Implementation Monitoring Archive Reports ]
• Tables for Measuring Timber – 04/2002 [ PDF format ]
• Timber Harvest Notification - Required by Law – 03/2016 [ PDF format ]
• Timber Harvesting and Water Quality –01/2020 [ PDF format ]
• Timber Sales – 05/2014 [ PDF format ]
• Virginia’s Forestry Best Management Practices for Water Quality Field Guide –10/2019 [ PDF format ]
• Virginia’s Forestry Best Management Practices for Water Quality Technical Guide – 03/2011 [ PDF format ]

Watersheds

• The Healthy Watersheds Forest Retention Project Phases 1 & 2 Final Report [PDF]

For archived publications: [ Water Quality – Archive ]

Other Publication Sources

• Virginia Cooperative Extension – List of all publications [ Web format ]
• Virginia Cooperative Extension – List of forestry publications [ Web format ]
• Virginia Cooperative Extension – List of 4-H natural resources and environmental education publications [ Web format ]
• Virginia Cooperative Extension – List of trees, shrubs and ground cover publications [ Web format ]
• Forest Insect and Disease Leaflets Forest Health Topic Directory - Forest Health publications (USDA Forest Service) [ Web format ] [ Forest Health Protection Office ]
• Southern Research Station Publication Search (USDA Forest Service) [ Web format ]
• Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources – publications [ Web format ]
• International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) – publications [ Web format ]
• Trees Virginia – Tree Planting and Maintenance publications [ Web format ]

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