Sep 2, 2016 | News, News/PR
In Crimora on Monday, Governor Terry McAuliffe announced investments in the state’s Department of Forestry amid protests over the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Governor McAuliffe announced money for two programs in the Department of Forestry. One is designed...
Aug 3, 2015 | News, News/PR
The Virginia Department of Forestry hosted a group of Eurasian forestry professionals from Russia, Ukraine, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan for two days (July 23 & 24) as part of the U.S. Dept. of Commerce’s SABIT (Special American Business Internship Training) program....
Aug 27, 2014 | News, News/PR
Virginia’s ash tree population likely will be decimated in the next decade by an invading green beetle smaller than a penny found as close to Lynchburg as Campbell County. While the emerald ash borer has not been confirmed in the George Washington or Jefferson...
May 7, 2014 | News, News/PR
Widespread heavy rain last week was a fitting and welcome end to a relatively busy spring fire season in Virginia. Firefighters from the Virginia Department of Forestry responded to 597 wildfires and protected more than 950 homes and other structures during the spring...
Aug 6, 2012 | News, News/PR
With the recent opening of International Paper’s new fluff fiber mill in Isle of Wight County and deals inked for one of two proposed wood-pellet manufacturers, loggers and timber growers are seeing green. Locally, the price of pine wood pulp — the primary...
