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2022 ginseng harvest season in West Virginia opens

A harvester holds a ginseng root along side a mature ginseng plant.
MULLENS, W.Va. — Ginseng harvest season is open in West Virginia and will continue through Wednesday, November 30, according to the W.Va. Division of...

State tree nursery to begin selling container trees Feb. 1

A sycamore opens beneath a blue winter sky in West Virginia. Sycamores are now available at the state tree nursery.
Clements State Tree Nursery is taking orders for container trees, which will be available Feb. 1, weather permitting, according to West Virginia forestry officials. Located...

Forestry officials seek information on Coopers Rock forest fire

The Clay Run area at Coopers Rock State Forest drains into the Cheat River.
Officials with the West Virginia Division of Forestry are seeking information from the public regarding a wildfire that occurred in the Clay Run area...

W.Va. Division of Forestry subdues fire in Pendleton County

Fire travels through a boulderfield in Pendeleton County. (Photo courtesy W.Va. Dept. of Commerce)
After several days of battling a blaze in scenic Pendleton County—notably home to Seneca Rocks—the W.Va. Division of Forestry declared the South Mill Creek...

Students map landmark campus trees at Bethany College

Landmark trees shade the campus at Bethany College near the school's old-growth Parkinson Forest.
Students at Bethany College are mapping trees across the school's historic campus in advance of the arrival of one of the nation's foremost experts...

Glenville State U. forestry scholarship honors W.Va. firefighter

GLENVILLE, W.Va. — Friends, family, and coworkers of Glenville State University graduate and West Virginia Division of Forestry employee Cody Mullens are working to...

WV Division of Forestry urges public to practice fire safety

A forest fire ravages an evergreen forest.
Officials with the West Virginia Division of Forestry are reminding the public to be cautious throughout spring fire season and follow safe burning laws. Between...

W.Va. State U. and Diversified Energy to plant 10,000 trees

The partnership will plant more than 10,000 trees across West Virginia.
INSTITUTE, W.Va. — West Virginia State University and Diversified Energy Co. are partnering to plant more than 10,000 trees around West Virginia in the...

Forest Stewardship program announced in eastern panhandle

Pendeleton County, Potomac Branches Region
The West Virginia Division of Forestry is announcing a sign-up period for the Forest Stewardship program counties in the Chesapeake Bay watershed in the...

Officials propose gypsy moth treatment in central, eastern W.Va.

Gypsy Moth in West Virginia
The W.Va. Department of Agriculture, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Forest Service, is proposing aerial treatment of gypsy moth infestation over approximately...

Glenville, U.S. Forest Service to offer forestry internships

A new forestry partnership at Glenville State College is providing internships in the Monongahela National Forest.
The Glenville State College Department of Land Resources, the GSC Foundation, and the United States Forest Service have partnered to offer internship opportunities for...

W.Va. State U. to host virtual workshop on forest planning

W.Va. State University will host a forest management planning seminar for state landowners.
West Virginia State University will host a free online workshop on forest-management planning for West Virginia farmers and landholders on Thursday, June 18, at...

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