Facts
We have all the facts you need on West Virginia's hardwood forests! If you need to print or e-mail the Fact Book, download the complete West Virginia's Forest Resource Fact Book in Adobe PDF format here. If you just want to learn more, you can view all the facts online right here. Just click for the answers to these issues:
Wood Products & Our Everyday Living
ISSUE:
Trees give us lumber, paper and furniture, but are there more benefits?
West Virginia's Forest Products Industry
ISSUE:
Appalachian people have been dependent on our forests for various products since the first settlers arrived. Is the forest products industry still important to West Virginians?
Wood — Our Renewable Resource
ISSUE:
Wood products are both functional and beautiful, but are they environmentally friendly products?
Will West Virginia Run Out of Trees?
ISSUE:
News reports often paint the picture of a treeless future for
West Virginia. What are the facts?
Renewing the Forest
ISSUE:
With thousands of trees being cut every day, how can we be
sure that there will be trees for our future?
Who Own's West Virginia's Forests?
ISSUE:
Why should I worry about West Virginia’s forests? I only
own a few acres. Talk to the big timber companies, they own
thousands of acres.
Wildlife and Forestry?
ISSUE:
I really love to hunt and fish, but doesn’t timber harvesting
destroy our wildlife populations?
Do Forests Prevent Flooding?
ISSUE:
Flooding has increased in the valley where I live since timber
companies began to harvest the trees. Is this a cause and
effect relationship?
Wildfire — Are We Destroying Our Future?
ISSUE:
I hear a lot of talk about wildfires, but do they really cause
that much damage?
National Park or National Forest?
ISSUE:
Aren’t National Parks and National Forests basically the
same thing?
West Virginia's State Forests and Parks
ISSUE:
Are State Forests and State Parks similar to National Forests and National Parks?
Logging Regulations
ISSUE:
I have noticed there are a lot of log trucks on the highways.
Are there laws that regulate the timber industry?
The Sustainable Forest Initiative®
ISSUE:
I’ve heard people talking about SFI, what is it?
West Virginia Tree Farm® Program
ISSUE:
I’ve heard about Tree Farms. They’re like pine plantations or
Christmas tree farms, right?
West Virginia Project Learning Tree
ISSUE:
With more and more children being raised in cities and towns
with little understanding and appreciation for nature, is there
a program that can assist teachers in helping children
understand the dynamics of forests?