Forestry Fact Sheets
In recent years, Forestry as a profession and as an Industry has all too often be portrayed as a villain by the activists of special interests and the media that supports their efforts. Many of the stories have not been factual. As a consequence, the President of the WVFA appointed a special committee of professional foresters to prepare a series of fact sheets on the most misunderstood topics. The authors affection for their subjects illuminates the many sides of forestry. We ask that you take the time to peruse the factual statements and that you place them in an easily accessible place for future reference.
No. 1 - A Brief History of Early Lumbering: Did Lumber Barons Clearcut The State?
No. 2 - West Virginia Forests and Forestland: Past and Present
No. 3 - West Virginia Timber Trees: Quality and Relative Value
No. 4 - Definitions Related to Timbering
No. 5 - Ownership of West Virginia Timberlands.
No. 6 - Value of West Virginia Timberland for Growing Trees
No. 7 - The Value of West Virginia Timber
No. 8 - Sawmills in West Virginia
No. 9 - Rules Used in Estimating Tree and Log Volumes.
No. 9a - Rules Used in Estimating Tree and Log Volumes.
No. 10 - Regeneration of Hardwood Trees.
No. 11 - Wilderness Areas and Timber
No. 12 - Logging and Trespass In West Virginia
No. 13 - Forest Water
No. 14 - Logging In West Virginia: Silvicultural Systems.
No. 15 - Logger Certification
No. 16 - Timber Operator Registration
No. 17 - Timber Sales Agreements or Contracts
No. 18 - Best Management Practices
No. 19 - Helicopter Logging
No. 20 - Workers' Compensation and Unemployment Compensation
No. 21 - Timber Harvesting and Government
No. 22 - Timber Harvesting and the Public
No. 23 - Does a Forest Landowner Need His Own Forester?
No. 24 - Landowner, Consultant & Timber Operator Responsibilities.
No. 25 - The Value of Forest Management Plans
No. 26 - Has the Logging Sediment Control Act Been Effective?
No. 27 - Should Loggers have Concern That Sawdust Has Been Ruled a Water Pollutant?
No. 28 - Timber Harvesting and Flooding
No. 29 - Wood Industry, Secondary Manufacturing in West Virginia
No. 30 - Forest Soils
No. 31 - Residual Stand Damage Can Be A Serious Logging Problem.
No. 31a - Logging and Residual Stand Damage
No. 32 - How Logging Helps Recreation
No. 33 - How Logging Helps the Economy
No. 34 - Slope Classes In West Virginia Counties
No. 35 - Forest Management and Wildlife - Changes in Perception
No. 36 - Logging Diversifies Fall Color
No. 37 - Is Acid Rain Killing Our Forests?
No. 38 - Rare and Endangered Species
No. 39 - Forest Fires
No. 40 - Forest Health
No. 41 - Riparian (Streamside) Areas
No. 42 - Imported Weeds and Fungi Can Become Serious Forest Poblems
No. 43 - Helpful Organizations
No. 44 - What is a Tree Farm?
No. 45 - The Forest Legacy Program
No. 46 - Timber Harvesting and the West Virginia Timber Severance Tax
No. 47 - The Sustainable Forestry Initiative Program (SFIsm)
No. 48 - The Loggers Safety Initiative Program (LSI)
No. 49 - Forest Management and the White-Tailed Deer
No. 50 - Forest Management and the Gypsy Moth
No. 51 - Forest Management and Birds
No. 52 - Logging Operation Safety Questionnaire
No. 53 - Timber Marking Before Sale?
No. 54 - Commercial Forestry and Surface Mining
No. 55 - Were Native Americans Loggers?