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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.
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
The Monongahela National Forest is a national forest located in the Allegheny Mountains of eastern West Virginia, US.It protects over 921,000 acres (3,727 km 2; 1,439 sq mi) of federally managed land within a 1,700,000 acres (6,880 km 2; 2,656 sq mi) proclamation boundary that includes much of the Potomac Highlands Region and portions of 10 counties.
U.S. Route 33 and WV 28, north of junction with County Route 9 38°49′09″N 79°23′09″W / 38.819167°N 79.385833°W / 38.819167; -79.385833 ( Boggs Seneca Rocks
Seneca State Forest is a state forest located in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. Created in 1924, it is the oldest state forest in West Virginia. [2] It is also West Virginia's second-largest state forest at 11,684 acres (47.28 km 2). [1] The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources rents eight fully equipped pioneer cabins. As of 2013 ...
wvstateparks.com /park /cabwaylingo-state-forest / Cabwaylingo State Forest is a 8,125-acre (3,288 ha) [ 1 ] state forest in Wayne County , West Virginia , United States. Cabwaylingo's dense forest was restored and its facilities constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) throughout the 1930s and 1940s.
Coopers Rock State Forest is a 12,747-acre (52 km 2) [1] state forest in Monongalia and Preston counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Its southern edge abuts Cheat Lake and the canyon section of Cheat River , a popular whitewater rafting river in the eastern United States .