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 Web site
• General Services, Virginia Department of
• Marine Resources Commission
• Transportation, Virginia Department of
• US Department of Agriculture Natural Resource Conservation Service
• 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
• Red Cross
• U.S. Department of Agriculture
• USDA Forest Service
• USFS -Southern Region, Atlanta

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."
• Heartwood
• 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)
• Sustainable Forests Directory
• Temperate Forest Foundation
• Valley Conservation Council
• Wilderness Society
• World Wildlife Fund

Forestry Associations

• American Forests home page.
• American Forest Foundation
• American Forest and Paper Association
• American Tree Farm System
• 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 Farm System
• National Tree Trust
• Society of American Foresters (SAF)
• Southern Group Of State Foresters
• Southern Pine Council
• Virginia Forest Products Association
• Virginia Forestry 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 Web site describes the impact of the CCC in Virginia.
• Conservation Network, Virginia - The Virginia Conservation Network (VCN), a 501(c)3 charitable organization, is the Commonwealth's only statewide network of environmental and conservation organizations. 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 for the benefit of the people as guaranteed by the Virginia Constitution.
• Cooperative Extension Service, Virginia
• 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.
• Gardens, Virginia
• Holiday Lake 4-H Education Center This non-profit facility offers full services for conferences and retreats as well as a variety of educational courses, all of which help subsidize the cost of 4-H Camp for youth of the region.

Forest Management

• Alabama Private Forest Management information site
• Christmas Trees - Virginia Tech site covers all aspects of planting and care.
• American Chestnut Foundation
• Forestry at The Mining Co
• ForestScience.info - Providing access to 64 years of research in forest science and wood science.
• Forest Net North America's Leading Forestry Journals.
• WWW Virtual Library: Forestry
• International Centre for Research in Agroforestry
• Southern Regional Extension Forestry - Forest Management throughout the Southeast.
• TREE CABWeb, Worldwide forest science info

Research

• Southern Research Station Publications
• Recent Publications of the Southern Research Station Catalog
• Changing Midwest Landscape website - This site chronicles the in the region's forests, plants, animals, and people between 1980 and 2000.
• Custom CDs - The Forest Service lets you order the publications you want and then creates a custom CD mailed directly to you.

FirewiseVirginia

• Firewise Construction Design and Materials
• Fire and the Home Landscape from Lowe's - information in English and Espanol.
• National Firewise Web site - www.firewise.org
• Firewise Tips and ideas - www.interfacesouth.org
• National Fire Plan

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
• Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI)SM Program and logger list
• Virginia Forest-Based Economic Development Council

Forest Nurseries and Tree Planting

• Nursery Technology Cooperative Home Page, a news site on forest tree seedling technology.
• Stuewe and Sons, Inc., forest seedling and deep nursery containers.
• TreePro tree protectors, etc.

Forest Health

• Western Forest Health Initiative, from the USDA Forest Service Home Page
• Virginia Tech Insect Identification Lab

Forestry Education

• Duke University
• University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Enviromental Resources - Extension Service
• Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment
• N.C.State University
• Virginia Tech College of Forestry and Wildlife Resources
• National Science Teachers' Association
• http://www.forestryindex.net

Logging

• Logging Safety Web site

Big Trees

• Big Tree Web site.
• American Forests
• The Giant Sequoias of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park.

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Last modified: Monday, 10-Mar-2008 19:52:45 UTC