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Virginia Department of Forestry
The Virginia Department of Forestry is responsible for:
- protecting 15.8 million acres of forest land from fire, insects and disease;
- managing 19 State Forests and other state lands totaling more than 55,142 acres for timber, recreation, water, research, wildlife and biodiversity;
- assisting non-industrial private forest landowners through professional forestry advice and technical management programs.
Land conservation grants/funding:Forest Legacy Program
Mapping/data resources: Virginia Forest Resource Information Mapper, Forest Resource Assessment, Forest Land Use Mapping; Forest Inventory and Analysis, Wildfire Risk Analysis (each available online at www.dof.virginia.gov/gis/index.shtml)
Land conservation priorities: Forest easements and acquisitions
Conservation programs:Forest Stewardship, Riparian Restoration, Urban and Community Forestry
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