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West Virginia contains a network of eight state forests that help to protect over 70,000 acres (28,000 ha) of wooded lands in the state. Most of the forests are managed by the West Virginia Division of Forestry, although Kanawha State Forest is managed as a state park by the Division of Natural Resources.
West Virginia Division of Forestry is a government agency of the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is a division of the West Virginia Department of Commerce. [1] The West Virginia Division of Forestry is responsible for regulating and maintaining West Virginia's state forests and other state-controlled forest areas.
Turkey Run: Jackson: 64 26 Upper Deckers Creek: Preston: 56 23 Upper Mud River: Lincoln: 1,725 698 Valley Bend Wetlands: Randolph: 31 13 Wallback: Clay Kanawha Roane: 11,757 4,758 Widmeyer: Morgan: 422 171 Woodrum Lake: Jackson: 1,700 688 Former West Virginia Wildlife Management Areas Briery Mountain Wildlife Management Area – Closed in 2011. [6]
West Virginia Route 12 (WV 12) is a north–south route located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of West Virginia. The southern terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 219 in Peterstown , Monroe County , less than 300 yards (270 m) from the Virginia state line.
Initially developed as a state forest in 1926. One of West Virginia's first CCC camps was established here in 1933. The largest of West Virginia's state parks, it contains the 11-acre (4 ha) Watoga Lake. A historic district containing the park's 103 CCC resources is listed on the NRHP. [124] [196] [198] [199] Watters Smith Memorial
Virginia state line: Jolo — — WV 705: 3.5: 5.6 US 19 in Morgantown: US 119 in Morgantown — — WV 707 — — WV 279 in McAlpin: WV 131 in McAlpin proposed — Proposed upgrade of CR 707 (FBI Center Road) WV 807: 0.35: 0.56 Ohio state line: St. Marys — — WV 817: 26.12: 42.04 St. Albans: Fraziers Bottom: 2008: current WV 857 — — US ...
Sleepy Creek Wildlife Management Area is located in Morgan and Berkeley Counties in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. It encompasses 22,928 acres (92.79 km 2), mostly covered with mixed oak and pine forest, although about 3,500 acres (14 km 2) are covered with mixed hardwoods. [1] The 205-acre (83 ha) Sleepy Creek Lake is located entirely ...
The first beaver pond at the head of the marshland where Big Run originates. The beaver dam is in the lower-right corner. Also in the lower-right is a beaver-felled tree. Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia, 8 October 2017. The river begins as a series of gullies through an open marshland just south of the northernmost bend in Forest ...