The Virginia Department Of Forestry - Shaping Virginia's Forests

Rain Gardens

A "rain garden" is a man-made depression in the ground that collects water runoff and stores it, permitting it be filtered and slowly absorbed by the soil.

You can learn how to create a rain garden.

In addition to helping Virginians create rain gardens and riparian forest buffers on their property, the VDOF plays a significant role in maintaining water quality. Our activities include:

• Inspecting timber harvest sites to ensure that sediment isn't eroding into streams and waterways
• Monitoring streams for sediment deposition, and conducting field audits

New and Noteworthy

Native Trees of Virginia
The most common native tree species found in Virginia's forests are described with images of leaves, twigs, flowers and/or fruit to aid in identification.

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2008 General Assembly: Significant Bills Affecting The Virginia Department of Forestry

Strategic Plan l Agency Performance Scorecard