State Forests in Virginia

In 2023, Virginia had 26 state forests with almost 75,000 acres of land. They are managed as sustainable assets but also as "working woods," not wilderness areas. The Virginia Department of Forestry funds its operations using revenue generated from managing the resources - primarily timber - on the state forests.¹

Paul State Forest is in Rockingham County, west of Harrisonburg

in 2023, the impact of understory clearing and prescribed burning was evident on the left side of the road in Paul State Forest

Forestry in Virginia

Fire Ecology in Virginia

National Forests in Virginia

Wildfire and Prescribed Fire in Virginia

mountain bikers maintain the trails at Conway Robinson State Forest (Prince William County)

Links

• Southern Forests Network
• The Nature Conservancy
• How We Work: Forests
• US Forest Service
• Virginia Agribusiness Council
• Virginia Department of Forestry
• Virginia Forestry Association
• Virginia Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry
• Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade
• Virginia Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources
• Virginia Tech
• Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation

bloodroot, toothwort, and other Spring ephemerals take advantage of sunlight before leaves emerge on deciduous trees at Conway Robinson State Forest

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