May 30, 2023 - Forestry topic information sheet provides information about various hardwood management practices that may be used during the establishment, regeneration and tending stages to improve hardwood forests.
May 30, 2023 - Forestry topic information sheet provides information about the benefits of trees and how to make your landscape storm ready and resilient against extreme storms.
May 23, 2023 - This Arbor Day Foundation Tree City USA Bulletin provides information about how trees can save energy. Trees have been called the low-tech solution to energy problems and climate change. Whether you want to reduce the amount of money you spend each month on utility bills or help guide your community toward wiser energy policies, the information in this Bulletin is of special importance.
May 18, 2023 - Virginia DWR information sheet provides information about the endangered northern long-eared bat.
March 9, 2023 - Forestry topic information sheet discusses treatment options to protect hemlock trees from the damaging hemlock woolly adelgid.
February 13, 2023 - Annual report on the implementation of BMP monitoring in Virginia, including the audit methods and results of audits over the course of a year.
January 19, 2023 - Report is published each year following camp and provides the highlights of camp, staff, programs, sponsors, budget summary and announcement of dates for the following year’s camp.
January 12, 2023 - Report provides an update on current forest health issues, such as weather impact, pine bark beetles, spongy moth, emerald ash borer, hemlock woolly adelgid, brown periodical cicadas, spotted lanternfly, Asian longhorned beetle, fall cankerworm, red imported fire ant, laurel wilt disease, oak decline, and more.
January 11, 2023 - 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.
January 9, 2023 - Hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) (Adelges tsugae) is killing hemlock trees in the eastern U.S. This invasive insect is native to Japan and has been in the eastern U.S. since the 1950’s. HWA feed by sucking fluids from hemlock twigs just at the base of the needles, depleting the tree of needed energy reserves. Large swaths of hemlock forests have been decimated by HWA, and millions of hemlocks have died. This... Read More
