News Releases

2010 Releases

Outdoor Fires Unlawful Before 4 p.m. - Jan. 21, 2010
Easement to Preserve Feedstone Mountain in Rockingham County - Jan. 21, 2010
Neighborhood Trees, Their Care and Benefits Focus of Workshop in Roanoke - Feb. 2, 2010
Virginia Department of Forestry Assembles Winter Storm Strike Teams - Feb. 4, 2010
Holiday Lake Forestry Camp - More Than Just Trees! - Feb. 16, 2010
Healthy Watershed Through a Healthy Forest Initiative - Feb. 19, 2010
VDOF Debuts Tomorrow Woods Land Conservation Program - Feb. 22, 2010
VDOF To Host Wildfire Training For Louisa County On Saturday - Mar. 1, 2010
Veteran VDOF Employee Honored by Governor McDonnell - Mar. 2, 2010
Conditions Ripe Through the Weekend for Wildland Fire - Apr. 1, 2010
All of Eastern Virginia Faces Very High Threat (Class 4 of 5) of Wildfires Tuesday and Wednesday - Apr. 5, 2010
Western Virginia Faces Very High Threat (Class 4 of 5) of Wildfires Today - Apr. 6, 2010
Central Virginia Faces Very High Threat (Class 4 of 5) of Wildfires Today - Apr. 7, 2010
VDOF Ups Reward to $5,000; Franklin County Fire Transport Torched in September 2009 - Apr. 14, 2010
Spring Fire Season Ends Tomorrow; Number of Wildfires Drops Nearly 30 Percent - Apr. 29, 2010
Forest Landowner Education Workshop - May 14, 2010
Hundreds of Firefighters Train in Farmville; VDOF Wildland Fire Academy Begins Today - June 2, 2010
55 Virginia Communities Earn Tree City USA Status - June 8, 2010
Fire Officials Urge Caution With Fireworks, Sparklers - June 22, 2010
VDOF Awards $234,000 to 119 Volunteer Fire Departments; Grants to Help Fire Department Preparedness - June 23, 2010
Southeastern Virginia Gets First State Forest; 4,400-acre Tract Located in Sussex County - June 30, 2010
VDOF Records First Easement in Appomattox County - July 19, 2010
New State Forest in Rockbridge County; 2,353-acre Parcel Purchased from City of Lexington - July 21, 2010
Family Forest Landowners Hold the Key to Sustaining Virginia’s Woodlands; Forest Transition Planning Workshop Set - July 22, 2010
New Benefit for Virginia’s 375,000 Forest Landowners - July 23, 2010
This “Shady Deal” Is A Good Thing - Aug. 2, 2010
Conservation Easement to Help Fort Pickett - Aug. 2, 2010
VDOF Tree Nurseries Seek Public’s Help With Acorn & Seed Collection - Sept. 9, 2010
Forest Landowners’ Retreat: Managing Value in Your Forest - Sept. 13, 2010
Easement to Preserve Working Forest in Culpeper County - Sept. 21, 2010
Fall Fire Season Begins Friday, Oct. 15 - Oct. 8, 2010
Two VDOF Employees Win National Awards For Their Work - Oct. 25, 2010
Reward Offered for Arson Fires in Montgomery County - Nov. 17, 2010
Fall 2010 Fire Season Ends - Dec. 1, 2010
Virginia Timber Sales Post Slight Increase - Dec. 1, 2010
Keeping The Forests Of Tomorrow In Your Family - Dec. 17, 2010