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  1. May 10, 2012
    Public tour at Coopers Rock State Forest scheduled for May 19

      BECKLEY, W.Va. - The West Virginia Division of Forestry (DOF) will conduct a public tour at Coopers Rock State Forest...

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  2. May 4, 2012
    West Virginia DNR and Plum Creek expand state’s first and oldest public-private partnership to improve trout fishing

    LEWISBURG, W. Va. – The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (DNR) and Plum Creek today announced they are expanding a...

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  3. May 2, 2012
    Big Tree Champion Crowned in West Virginia

    FARMINGTON, W.Va. – American Forests’ newly released National Register of Big Trees named Monongalia County’s Virginia pine the...

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  4. April 11, 2012
    Governor Declares April Arbor Month

    Communities throughout West Virginia hold celebrations CHARLESTON, W.Va. – By official proclamation, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin...

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  5. March 23, 2012
    Forestry honors 5-Year Logger of Excellence in Tucker County

    CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Tucker County business was among 21 companies recognized recently by the West Virginia Division of...

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  6. March 23, 2012
    Forestry honors 5-Year Loggers of Excellence in Lewis, Upshur and Randolph

    CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Four businesses in north-central West Virginia were among 21 companies recognized recently by the West...

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  7. March 23, 2012
    Forestry honors 5-Year Loggers of Excellence in Greenbrier County

    CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Three Greenbrier County businesses were among 21 companies recognized recently by the West Virginia Division...

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  8. March 23, 2012
    Forestry honors 5-Year Logger of Excellence in Raleigh County

    CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Raleigh County business was among 21 companies recognized recently by the West Virginia Division of...

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  9. March 23, 2012
    Forestry honors 5-Year Loggers of Excellence in Morgantown

    CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Two Morgantown businesses were among 21 companies recognized recently by the West Virginia Division of...

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  10. March 23, 2012
    Forestry honors 5-Year Loggers of Excellence in Kanawha and Putnam counties

    CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Two Charleston-area businesses were among 21 companies recognized recently by the West Virginia Division of...

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  11. March 22, 2012
    Tornado caused extensive timber damage in Lincoln and Wayne counties Division of Forestry helping landowners salvage what they c

    CHARLESTON, W.Va. – State Forestry officials say a tornado that touched down in Wayne and Lincoln counties earlier this month...

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  12. March 21, 2012
    Safe outdoor burning tips

      CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A windy March day is great for flying a kite, but not for burning brush. That’s why state foresters are...

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  13. March 12, 2012
    Eastern redbuds announce spring’s arrival; seedlings available from state tree nursery

    CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Eastern redbud (Cercis Canadensis) has announced spring in the Mountain State for centuries.  Clusters...

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  14. March 8, 2012
    Evergreen seedlings good for wildlife

      West Columbia, W.Va. – When considering which trees to plant in your woodlot or landscape, don’t overlook evergreens...

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  15. March 7, 2012
    Time to order seedlings for spring planting

      West Columbia, W.Va. – Spring is almost here and now is the perfect time to order tree seedlings for your planting...

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  16. March 2, 2012
    Division of Forestry seeks site for demonstration riparian buffer planting

    CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Division of Forestry is seeking two private landowners to donate streamside sites to plant...

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  17. February 29, 2012
    Spring forest fire season starts Thursday, March 1

     No outdoor burning until after 5 p.m.   Charleston, W.Va. — West Virginia’s spring forest fire season starts March 1, 2012,...

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  18. February 23, 2012
    Division of Forestry increases service to Kanawha County

    CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service and the West Virginia Division of Forestry have partnered to...

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Leslie Fitzwater
Leslie Fitzwater
Leslie.C.Fitzwater@wv.gov
Phone (304) 957-9342
Subject(s): Forestry, Miners' Health & Safety





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