VDOF Web Site Links
Disclaimer
The Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF) provides links to many Web sites that are not controlled, maintained, or regulated by VDOF or any organization affiliated with VDOF, and as such VDOF is not responsible for the content of those Web sites. Use of information obtained from those Web sites is voluntary, and reliance on that information should only be undertaken after an independent review of its accuracy. Reference at these Web sites to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, or otherwise does not constitute or imply endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by VDOF.
Partner Agencies
- Agriculture and Consumer Services, Virginia Department of
- Conservation and Recreation, Virginia Department of
- Chesapeake Bay Local Assistance Department
- Emergency Management, Virginia Department of
- Environmental Quality, Virginia Department of
- Fire Programs, Virginia Department of
- Game and Inland Fisheries, Virginia Department of l Find Game website
- General Services, Virginia Department of
- Marine Resources Commission
- Transportation, Virginia Department of
- US Department of Agriculture Natural Resource Conservation Service
- Virginia Cooperative Extension
- Virginia Institute of Marine Science
- Virginia Natural Resources Leadership Institute
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University - College of Forestry and Wildlife
- Virginia State University - School of Agriculture, Science, and Technology
State Forestry Agencies
- Southern States Cooperative Extension Service Links
- Alabama Forestry Commission
- Alaska Division of Forestry
- Arkansas Forestry Division
- California Dept. of Forestry and Fire Protection
- Colorado Forest Service
- Delaware Forest Service
- Florida Division of Forestry
- Georgia Forestry Commission
- Illinois Division of Forest Resources
- Indiana DNR Forestry
- Iowa DNR Forestry Division
- Kansas Forest Service
- Kentucky Division of Forestry
- Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry
- Maine Forest Service
- Maryland Forest Service
- Massachusetts Forests & Parks
- Michigan Dept. of Natural Resources
- Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources - Division of Forestry
- Mississippi Forestry Commission
- Missouri Department of Conservation
- Montana Dept. of Natural Resources and Conservation - Forestry Division
- Nebraska Forestry
- Nevada Division of Forestry
- New Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands
- New Jersey Division of Parks & Forestry
- New Mexico Forestry Division
- New York Division of Lands & Forests
- North Carolina Division of Forest Resources
- North Dakota Forest Service
- Ohio Department of Natural Resources - Forestry
- Oklahoma Forestry Services
- Oregon Department of Forestry
- Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
- South Carolina Forestry Commission
- South Dakota Division of Resource Conservation & Forestry
- Tennessee Department of Agriculture
- Texas Forest Service
- Utah Division of Forestry
- Vermont Forestry Division
- Washington Department of Natural Resources
- West Virginia Division of Forestry
- Wisconsin Division of Forestry
Federal Agencies
- Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk
- Bureau of Land Management
- Bureau of Land Management - Environmental Education
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- National Agroforestry Center
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- USDA Forest Service
- USFS - Southern Region, Atlanta
Forest Certification
- American Tree Farm System
- Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) http://www.fscus.org/
- National Tree Farm System
- Sustainable Forests Directory
- Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI)SM Program and logger list
Environmental Groups
- Rappahannock League for Environmental Protection
- Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center
- Helios Environmental Resource Network
Groups & Associations
- Virginia Agribusiness Council - a non-profit member organization committed to representing the agriculture and forest industries in the Commonwealth through effective government relations and industry promotion efforts.
- Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
- Chesapeake Bay Program
- EcoNet Links to numerous environmental and conservation groups.
- Fire and Life Safety Coalition, Virginia. The premiere fire and life safety education coalition in the Commonwealth.
- Foundation for Virginia's Natural Resources (FVNR) - The purpose of the FVNR is “to diversify and increase support for non-regulatory programs that address environmental education, pollution prevention, and citizen monitoring of the environment.”
- Land Trust Alliance
- National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) - supports scientific wildlife management on public, private and corporate lands as well as wild turkey hunting as a traditional North American sport.
- National Wildlife Federation
- Nature Conservancy: Virginia
- Piedmont Environmental Council
- Potomac Watershed Partnership
- Sierra Club
- Society of American Foresters (SAF)
- Temperate Forest Foundation
- Valley Conservation Council
Forestry Associations
- American Forests home page.
- American Forest Foundation
- American Forest and Paper Association
- American Pulpwood Association
- Forest History Society
- Foundation for Virginia's Natural Resources - Learn how to diversify and increase support for environmental education, pollution prevention, and more.
- IRIS Forest Products Industry Directory Forest industry information.
- National Association of State Foresters
- National Tree Trust
- Society of American Foresters (SAF)
- Southern Group Of State Foresters
- Southern Pine Council
- Virginia Forest Products Association
Virginia Organizations
- Civilian Conservation Corps Legacy Foundation - During the Great Depression, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) put thousands of men to work on reforestation and numerous other civic projects. This website describes the impact of the CCC in Virginia.
- Conservation Network, Virginia - The Virginia Conservation Network (VCN) member groups work on a wide range of natural resource, wildlife, land use, transportation and quality of life issues, but all collectively support VCN's mission to protect the Commonwealth's air, lands and waters.
- Forestry Association, Virginia Forest landowners, forest product businesses, forestry professionals, and a variety of individuals and groups who are concerned about the future and well being of Virginia's forest resources.
Research
FirewiseVirginia
- Firewise Construction Design and Materials
- Fire and the Home Landscape from Lowe's - information in English and Espanol.
- National Firewise website - www.firewise.org
Forest Industry
- Pulp and Paper Jumplist, a part of Pulp and Paper Net
- Forest Industry Network
- Indufor A Finnish forestry-related consulting firm provides a look at international forestry issues.
- Willamette Ind. explanation of chipmills at: http://www.wii.com/CHIPMILL.HTM
- Virginia Forest-Based Economic Development Council
Forest Health
Logging
- Logging Safety Web site
Big Trees
- Big Tree website.
- American Forests
- The Giant Sequoias of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park.
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Last modified: Wednesday, 06-Jun-2012 15:43:09 EDT
