Publications and Reports

Past issues of printed materials can be found on our Archive Page.

Economic Impact of Agriculture and Forestry on the Commonwealth of Virginia – 69 pp. [PDF Format | more info]
This study describes the contribution of the agriculture and forestry industries to Virginia’s economy. The study relies on both published and unpublished data as well as literature that address trends in the agriculture and forestry industries. It also provides separate estimates of agriculture and forestry impacts, impacts by industry groupings arranged by level of dependency on raw materials originating within the state, and impacts by region. By Terance J. Rephann, Ph.D, Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia. Availability: Downloadable from this website only.
The Value of Virginia’s Forests – (P00100) [PDF format | more info]
Tri-fold brochure summarizes the economic impact of agriculture and forestry in Virginia, as reported in the full report “The Economic Impact of Agriculture and Forestry on the Commonwealth of Virginia” published by the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia.
Availability: Downloadable from this website. Printed copies available.

State Assessment and Strategic Plan

These documents are in English, PDF format.

State Assessment (12MB) | Strategic Plan (5MB) | The Executive Summary is a condensed version of both of the above documents. (2.5MB)
Strategic Plan - from the Virginia Performs website.

Agency Reports

State of the Forest - 2011 (P00129) 22 pp. [PDF format | Web format | more info]
Availability: Downloadable from this website. Web publication only.
Holiday Lake Forestry Camp Annual report. 4-8 pp. [more info]
- 2010 [PDF format | Web format]

About VDOF

Laws; Regulations; Code of Virginia

Virginia’s Forestry Laws (P00002) 68 pp. [PDF Format | Web format | more info]
Pocket-sized guide provides detailed information about the forestry laws in Virginia.
Availability: Downloadable from this website. Printed copies available.
Outdoor Fire Laws – What you need to know. (P00107). [PDF format | Web format | more info ]
Tri-fold brochure provides an overview of fire law information. Encourages citizens to know the forest fire laws and local ordinances before burning, and safety tips for burning.
Availability: Downloadable from this website. Printed copies available.
Ustedes y Los Fuegos Al Aire Libre (P00108) [Spanish/Espanol; PDF format]
No deje que esto les ocurra (P00108).

Services from VDOF

Services to Landowners. (P00112) [PDF format | Web format| more info]
Tri-fold brochure provides information about the services offered by the Virginia Department of Forestry. Availability: Downloadable from this website. Printed copies available.

Jobs and Careers

Careers in Forestry – Protecting and Developing Healthy Sustainable Forest Resources for Virginians (P00089). [PDF format | Web format | more info]
Tri-fold brochure provides an introduction to careers in the forestry field.
Availability: Downloadable from this website. Printed copies available.

Conference Center and Facilities

New Kent Conference Center – A Training and Meeting Center in a Relaxing Atmosphere (P00131). [PDF format | Web format | more info]
Tri-fold brochure introduces our center which offers meeting space and overnight accommodations for small groups. Availability: Downloadable from this website. Printed copies available.

Fire - Wildfires, Safety, Prevention and Education

Fire Prevention

Firewise Communities for Virginia – Reduce the Risk to Your Home and Community (P00111) [PDF format | Web format | more info ]
Tr-fold brochure provides important steps to reduce the risk to homes and communities from wildfire, including: landscaping; construction; defensible space; and emergency access. Availability: Downloadable from this website. Printed copies available.

Fire Safety

Safe Debris Burning – What do you have to lose? (P00133). [PDF format | Web format | more info ]
Tri-fold brochure provides a fire safety alert and includes alternatives to burning; burning responsibly and safety tips.
Availability: Downloadable from this website. Printed copies available.
Mulch Fires – A serious threat to your home, property and family (P00130). [PDF format | Web format | more info ]
Tri-fold brochure provides insight into the serious threat of mulch fires and steps you can take to be aware of this fire safety hazard.
Availability: Downloadable from this website. Printed copies available.
Phragmites and Fire – Reduce the Risk to Your Home (P00109). [PDF format | Web format | more info ]
Tri-fold brochure describes just what phragmites is; why it is a serious threat, and how to reduce the risk to your home and property.
Availability: Downloadable from this website. Printed copies available.
Virginia Reader (P00110). [PDF format | Web format | more info ]
Newspaper-style publication provides fire safety and prevention information for youth, including fire and water; fire behaviour; the fire triangle; history of fire; fighting wildland fires; effects of fire on water quality; effects of fire on air quality, and a crossword puzzle.
Availability: Downloadable from this website. Printed copies available.

Firefighting

Become a Wildland Firefighter in Virginia – What Does It Take To Become A Wildland Firefighter and Is It For You? (P00149). [PDF format | Web format | more info].
Tri-fold brochure provides information to help you get started in becoming a wildland firefighter in Virginia. Wildland firefighting is dangerous business, thus firefighters must meet certain training, fitness and service requirements for the safety of the firefighter and other wildfire personnel. Availability: Downloadable from this website only.
Fighting Wildfire in Virginia – Safety and Logistical Essentials for Fighting Wildfire in Virginia. (P00148) [PDF format | | Web format | more info].
Tri-fold brochure provides a safety and logistical briefing to wildfire personnel working in Virginia.
Availability: Downloadable from this website only.
Evidence Protection – A First Responder’s Guide for Wildland Fire Scenes (P00141). [PDF format | Web format | more info].
Tri-fold brochure serves as a guide to first-response personnel for protecting life and property; putting the fire out, and securing the scene.
Availability: Downloadable from this website. Printed copies available.
New Tools and New Logo – Same Reliable Service (P00128). [PDF format | Web format | more info].
Tri-fold brochure provides information about VDOF’s new suppression and prevention tools.
Availability: Downloadable from this website. Printed copies available.

Conservation

Forest Conservation

Landowner Options for Forestland Conservation (P00146) [PDF format | Web format | more info]
Tri-fold brochure provides information on options available to landowners for conserving their forestland, including: use-value taxation; riparian buffer tax credit; cost-share assistance; conservation easements; purchase of development rights; and donations of property.
Availability: Downloadable from this website. Printed copies available.
Forest Legacy Program – Protecting Private Forestlands from Conversion to Non-Forest Use (P00200) [PDF format | Web format | more info]. Tri-fold brochure provides information regarding this program, including: overview; public purposes; methods of acquisition; application process, and program requirements.
Availability: Downloadable from this website. Printed copies available.

Water - Purity, Availability and Supply

Rain Gardens

Rain Gardens – A Landscape Tool to Improve Water Quality (P00124) [PDF format | Web format | more info]
Tri-fold brochure educates landowners on options available to resolve issues with excess drainage from roofs, gutters, sidewalks, and how to put nature to work for you.
Availability: Downloadable from this website. Printed copies available.
Rain Gardens Technical Guide – A Landscape Tool to Improve Water Quality. (P00127) 36 pp. [PDF format | Web format | more info]
Technical guide provides detailed instruction for homeowners, teachers, community leaders and landscape architects on the planning and development of rain gardens to create a landscape feature that will solve drainage problems, address erosion problems, improve water quality, create wildlife habitat or a garden focal point. Availability: Downloadable from this website. Printed copies available.

Riparian Forest Buffers

Riparian Forest Buffers: Forests on the Water’s Edge – (P00140) 6 pp. [PDF format | Web format | more info]
This publication is the effort of the Chesapeake Bay Program to educate the community leaders and the public about the benefits of riparian forest buffers. Availability: Downloadable from this website. Printed copies available.
Riparian Forest Handbook 1: Appreciating and Evaluating Streamside Forests – 52 pp. [PDF format | Web format | more info]
This handbook is organized to help you appreciate the importance of streamside forests, and to guide you as you evaluate a portion of a stream you may hope to restore. Web publication only.
Riparian Buffers Tax Credit – Protecting Virginia’s Waterways with Forested Buffers.(P00123) [PDF format | Web format | more info]
Tri-fold brochure describes the Riparian Buffers Tax Credit program, including eligibility; application requirements; buffer specifications; and inspections. Availability: Downloadable from this website. Printed copies available.

Financial Assistance and Incentive Programs

Riparian Buffers Tax Credit (English; Web page | PDF format)

Forest Health

Forest Health Review - Fall 2011
Forest Health Update and Forest Health Monitoring Review, as well as tree disease infomation, insects, and forest health data is available in our Forest Health Publications.
Control and Utilization of Tree-of-Heaven (Ailanthus altissima) (English; PDF format)

Virginia's State Forests

Ecosystem Services

Forests: Providers of Ecosystem Services (English; PDF format). Economic stability is strongly linked to environmental sustainability and forests play an important role in that relationship.
Valuing Virginia’s Forests – Ecosystem Benefits Provided by Our Forests (English; Web page | PDF format)

About VDOF

Forestry News

The Virginia Department of Forestry's monthly electronic newsletter, Forestry News, provides you with timely information about the services we provide landowners; the research we conduct on your behalf, and the products that we offer to the citizens of the Commonwealth.

Back issues of the print version of Forestry News can be found on our Archive Page.

Activity Sheets

Nature Near You
- “Enjoy Nature Near You” Family Fun Sheets: Spring | Summer | Fall | Winter
Forest Facts

How A Tree Grows: How A Tree Grows | puzzle
Identifying Trees Identifying Trees | puzzle
Why We Need Trees: Why We Need Trees | puzzle
Trees Protect Water: Trees Protect Water | puzzle
Forestry in Virginia: Forestry in Virginia | puzzle
Virginia In The Fall: fall foliage information | puzzle

Forest Research

The Forest Research Review, Research Fact Sheets, Virginia's Forest Survey Publications, and Occasional Reports can be found in our Forest Research Publications section.

Water Quality

Riparian Forest Buffers

Riparian Forest Buffers: Forests on the Water’s Edge (English; PDF format).
Riparian Forest Handbook | (English; PDF format).

Manage Your Woods or Trees

Brush Piles for Wildlife – Don’t Burn Brush – Build a Shelter for Wildlife (P00201). [PDF format | Web format | more info].
Tri-fold brochure educates landowners about an excellent alternative to burning brush on his or her property, including: where to build a brush pile; building a brush pile, and maintenance. Availability: Print and web publication.
Facts About Low-Density Plantings of Loblolly Pine – Advantages of Planting Fewer Trees Per Acre [Web format | PDF format | more info ]
Firewood For Home Heating
Reforesting Cutover Timberland: Pine – A Good Investment (English; Web page l PDF format)

Timber Harvesting

Timber Sales (English; Web format | PDF format)
Timber Theft (English; Web format | PDF format)
Silvicultural Best Management Practices Implementation Monitoring for Virginia: 2007-2008 | 2009 | 2010 | (English; PDF format)
Timber Harvesting and Water Quality (English; PDF format).

Timber Harvesting Best Management Practices Guide
Timber Harvesting Best Management Practices Field Manual

How To Plant Trees

Hardwood Planting Guide (English; PDF format)
Pine Planting Guide (English; Web page | PDF format)

Tree Seedlings | Sales | Information

Seedling Price Guide 2011-2012 (P00139) – [PDF format | On-line Store | more info]
Brochure provides a simple listing of seedling species available for sale at our state nurseries and current pricing. For more detailed species information, see our Web Store or our full on-line catalog, Virginia Trees for Virginia Landowners Seedling Catalog. Customers can order on-line at our Web Store or by mail with the included order form. Print and web publication.
Virginia Trees for Virginia Landowners Seedling Catalog 2010-2011 – (P00102) [PDF format | Webpage | On-line Store | more info]
Virginia Trees for Virginia Landowners Seedling Catalog 2010-2011 28 pp. Catalog provides seedling species available for sale at our state nurseries, including: detailed species descriptions; photos of tree species; seedling size, growth, zone, light and specialty-use information, and current pricing. Customers can order on-line at our Web Store or by mail with the included order form. Web publication only.
Seedling Planting Instructions (English; Web page | PDF format)

Recreation

Hunting Maps for the State Forests (English; PDF format).
Trail Guide - Nature trail guide at the VDOF Headquarters. (English; PDF format).

Tree Identification

Get a copy of Common Native Trees of Virginia from our Web Store
- You can pay by check when you order by mail. Order form (English; Word format).
- You can also download a free copy of the book (English; PDF format).

Publication Sources

Virginia Cooperative Extension - List of forestry publications.

Last modified: Wednesday, 08-Feb-2012 10:49:25 EST