Forest Inventory Analysis
The Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF) released the results
of its Forest Inventory Analysis.
This inventory, a cooperative program between the US Forest
Service and VDOF, is a primary source of statistics for the
forestland in Virginia. The inventory collects and measures
forestland area, land use changes, ownership trends, and natural
and human impacts to the forest. The last analysis was completed
in 1992 and has been conducted 7 times since 1940.
- 2007 Forest Inventory Analysis - key statistics from this survey.
- 2001 Forest Inventory Analysis - key statistics from the survey.
- Forest Facts - the current facts about Virginia's forestland.
- Inventory Facts - information about how the data was collected.
Presentations
- Virginia's Seventh Forest Survey 2001 (English, PowerPoint format, 3.4MB)
- Virginia's Forests (English, PowerPoint format, 1.6MB)
- Virginia's Forests - Historical Perspective (English, PowerPoint format, 628KB)
- Overview of the FIA Program (English, PowerPoint format, 115KB)
Additional Information
- Virginia Cycle 3 Subcycle 1-5 data (SRS FIA Web site) http://srsfia2.fs.fed.us/
- FIA Database Retrieval System (for data and custom data tables).
1995 Forest Resource Assessment
See Virginia's 1995 assessment of its forest resources.
Last modified 2007-10-16