Manage Your Forest
- Timber Harvesting and Selling Timber. Do you think you have valuable trees on your forested property? Get started here if you're thinking about selling them.
- Forest Stewardship. What do you want to do with “your woods?” We can help you have the woods you want and reach your goals.
- Trees benefit towns and cities. Learn more about Urban and Community Forestry.
- Forest Products, Sawmills and Wood Manufacturing. Trees have value for timber to make lumber, and for the pulp and paper industries. Many other forest products can create income from your property.
- Forestry Consultants. Find a forestry consultant in Virginia. What is an arborist?
Tree Planting, Care and Identification
- How to plant, prune, and care for individual trees in Trees 101.
- Tree Identification - pictures and information about Virginia's forest trees.
- Print these handouts: Correct Tools For Pruning | How To Kill A Tree | Planting Trees and Shrubs | Proper Tree Maintenance | Reasons to Prune | Plant the Right Tree in the Right Location | How To Plant A Tree |
- Acorn Collecting. Collecting acorns helps preserve native trees and their seed sources.
- Tree Owner's Manual. Just like the manual that comes with automobiles and appliances, this booklet includes a parts diagram, instructions for installation, tips for troubleshooting, and more.
The Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF) provides technical assistance to private landowners. Landowners have many options for managing their forest land, including:
- forest products
- water quality
- protection of threatened and endangered species
- historic resources and wildlife habitat
The VDOF also manages other state lands and maintains seed orchards. Learn more about the Forest Management Program and the State Lands Management Program.
