Forestry in Dinwiddie County, Virginia
Heather Dowling,
Forester
Tommy Nunnally,
Technician
Virginia Department of Forestry
13209 Courthouse Road
Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
Phone:
804.469.7343
FAX: 804.469.4221
Map and Directions to this office.
General Information
- Population: Map l Graph
- Forestry-related ordinances and zoning
- Virginia Locality Property and Tax Assessment Web page
- Dinwiddie County Web site
- U.S. Census Bureau - Dinwiddie County
- Virginia's Soil and Water Conservation Districts
- USDA Soils Web site - Soil maps and data available online for all 95 Virginia counties and 39 cities.
- Virginia Cooperative Extension - Offices in Virginia.
Conservation
Fire
Forest Economics
- Harvest Value, Volume
- Planning Districts
- Jobs/Economy
- Harvest Value By County: Overall Ranking l Ranking by County Name
Forest Management
Water Quality
Weather Information
- Visit VDOF's Weather Page
The forest resource in Dinwiddie County comprises:
- 244,049 acres of timberland (73% of the total land area).
- Timberland Ownership:
- 169,499 acres, private individuals and businesses (69%)
- 64,864 acres, forest industry owning (27%)
- 9,686 acres, state, federal and county government holding 4%.
The forests within Dinwiddie County are very diverse. They contain:
- 84,130 acres, upland hardwood stands (34% of the forested area),
- 52,134 acres,planted pine stands (21%),
- 69,487 acres, mixed oak-pine stands (28%),
- 34,366 acres, natural pine stands (14%),
- 3,932 acres, lowland hardwood stands (2%).
The forests produce timber products, provide recreational opportunities, provide food and shelter for wildlife, and protect the area's water resources.
The forest resource is a very significant income producer to the county's economy.
Annual harvest:
- 45.8 million board feet of sawtimber
- 34 thousand cords of pulpwood
The average stumpage value of is $11.5 million is gained annually by landowners for standing timber sold within Dinwiddie County (winter, 1998 average prices). These harvests provie lumber for housing, furniture, and packaging, pulp for paper production, and numerous other forest products.
An estimated value of $559 million per year is added to the economy of Dinwiddie County through this infusion of dollars for stumpage, salaries paid to employees of wood producing and wood using businesses, profits from wood products, and the value of forest use for recreation (camping, hunting, hiking, etc).
The forests of Dinwiddie County are vital to the county's economy. They are a renewable resource which, if managed properly, can continue to provide monetary, aesthetic, and recreational benefits for generations to come.
Last modified 2007-07-03