Examples of Sites Exceeding NRCS Density Standards
January 31, 2024 - Reference shows photos of site examples that exceed NRCS density standards based on 110 trees per acre (tpa) for determining eligibility for the CREP program.
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Examples of Sites Visibly Below NRCS Density Standards
January 31, 2024 - Reference shows photos of site examples that are visibly below NRCS density standards based on 110 trees per acre (tpa) for determining eligibility for the CREP program.
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.
Refining the Oak-Fire Hypothesis for Management of Oak-Dominated Forests of the Eastern United States
January 18, 2024 - For prescribed fires to be effective, they must positively influence oak regeneration at one or more critical life stages: pollination, flowering, seed set, germination, establishment, seedling development and release into the canopy. The authors propose a refinement in our thinking to improve the match between management tools and objectives and provide some guidelines for thinking more ecologically about when and where to apply fire on the landscape to sustain oak-dominated... Read More
Now Accepting Project Proposals for Riparian Forests for Landowners Program
January 11, 2024 - The Virginia Department of Forestry (DOF) has issued a request for proposal (RFP) for Riparian Forests for Landowners Program (RFFL) project funding. RFFL is DOF’s new statewide, flexible landowner assistance program that helps landowners meet riparian forest buffer needs and fill gaps in assistance not supplied by other programs.
Coding and Approval Authority Listing
January 10, 2024 - Provides cost codes and project codes with specific coding and authorized approvers and alternate approvers.
Forest Health Review 2023-12
January 3, 2024 - Report provides an update on current forest health issues, such as invasive species, wavyleaf grass, pine bark beetles, spongy moth, emerald ash borer, hemlock woolly adelgid, vascular streak dieback, heterobasidium, beech leaf disease and more.
