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They are managed by the Virginia Department of Forestry. [1] The system was created to manage and maintain forests for wildlife, timber production, recreation, water quality, and aesthetics. The system receives no taxpayer funds, and is self-supported by the sale of forest products. [2] Most Virginia state forests are accessible to the public.
The Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF) was established in 1914 to prevent and suppress forest fires and reforest bare lands. Since its inception, the agency has grown and evolved to encompass other protection and management duties: Protecting Virginia's Forests from Wildfire; Managing the Forest Resource; Protecting Virginia's Waters
The Dragon Run watershed in the U.S. state of Virginia encompasses 140 square miles (360 km 2) and is home to many flora and fauna species.The brackish water stream, labeled on topographic maps as Dragon Swamp, [1] is fed by underground springs, surface runoff, and numerous feeding swamps. [2]
Virginia has 30 National Park Service units, such as Great Falls Park and the Appalachian Trail, and one national park, the Shenandoah National Park. [27] Shenandoah was established in 1935. Almost 40% of the park's area (79,579 acres/322 km 2 ) has been designated as wilderness under the National Wilderness Preservation System . [ 28 ]
Housing development in Virginia is substantially lagging job growth, and the state is about 550,000 housing units short of meeting current demand, according to the order. Virginia will support ...
In the Appalachian Mountains, the highest point of the forest is Mount Rogers, also the highest point in Virginia at 5,729 ft (1,746 m) in Mount Rogers National Recreation Area. There are 230,000 acres (93,000 ha) of old-growth forest here, and the Blue Ridge Parkway and Appalachian Trail both run through the forest.
West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey speaks about the executive orders he issued on his first day in office at the State Capitol in Charleston on Tuesday January 14 2025 (Leah Willingham/AP)
There is a small, self-sustaining population of Carolina hemlock in the Virginia Kendall State Park Historic District of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park in northeast Ohio planted originally as part of reforestation efforts during the park’s development in the 1930s and 40s. [7]