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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
Dragon Run State Forest: King and Queen: 9,563 acres (38.70 km 2) First Mountain State Forest: Rockingham: 573 acres (2.32 km 2) Hawks State Forest: Carroll: 121 acres (0.49 km 2) Lesesne State Forest: Nelson: 422 acres (1.71 km 2) Matthews State Forest: Grayson: 566 acres (2.29 km 2) Moore's Creek State Forest: Rockbridge: 2,353 acres (9.52 km ...
V. Virginia Board of Health; Virginia Board of Wildlife Resources; Virginia Commission for the Arts; Virginia Commission on Constitutional Government
The constitutional officers have salaries set by the state through its compensation board, [7] although the locality may supplement the salaries. [8] This structure allows those officers a measure of independence within the local government setting. Virginia's attorney is the elected prosecuting attorney for the locality. [9]
Channels State Forest is a 4,836-acre (19.57 km 2) state forest located in Washington and Russell counties, Virginia. [1] The Channels Natural Area Preserve is located within the forest, which protects the Great Channels of Virginia , comprising slot canyons formed within 400-million-year-old sandstone outcroppings.
The Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission (RVARC, founded in 1969, is one of 21 Virginia Planning District Commissions. The Regional Commission is not a State Agency, but was established by its member governments through a charter agreement under Virginia law [1] as a political subdivision of the Commonwealth. The Regional Commission ...
The secretary of natural and historic resources is a member of the Virginia Governor's Cabinet. It was established in 1986 after splitting from the state secretary of commerce (then called the secretary of commerce and resources). [1]
The Virginia State Commission of Conservation and Development was created in 1926 under Governor Harry F. Byrd to consolidate and coordinate several conservation agencies: the Water Power and Development Commission, the State Geological Commission, the State Geological Survey, Office of the State Geologist, Office of the State Forester, and the Division of Parks.