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Experts help develop Trees for Energy Conservation online resource

BLACKSBURG, Va., June 14, 2013 – Planting a tree can save energy. The right tree in the right place provides wind protection, shade, and cooler summer air, while adding beauty, privacy, and wildlife...

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Short course helps ease the transfer of forest land to the next generation

BLACKSBURG, Va., July 18, 2013 – It’s been said that death and taxes are the only two sure things in life. While neither is fun to talk about, an upcoming course for woodland owners will do just that....

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Extension and cooperatives to hold 37th annual Forestry and Wildlife Field Tour

BLACKSBURG, Va., Sept. 5, 2013 –Virginia Cooperative Extension and the Virginia Forest Landowner Education Program in Virginia Tech’s College of Natural Resources and Environment, in collaboration with...

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Keeping loggers and foresters trained

Bryan Wagner with the Forestry Mutual Insurance Company, demonstrates chainsaw safety. Sustainability and education are more important than ever, especially when it comes to our natural resources. In...

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Online course offered for Virginia forest landowners

BLACKSBURG, Va., Jan. 23, 2014 – Virginia forest landowners looking to gain an understanding of how to keep their woods healthy and productive can do so in the comfort of their own home. Virginia...

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Partners promote forest farming through online community

John Munsell, of the College of Natural Resources and Environment and Jim Chamberlain, of the U.S. Forest Service, listen while landowner Dave Carman explains how he cultivates fairywand, a native...

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Extension and cooperatives to hold 38th annual Forestry and Wildlife Field Tours

BLACKSBURG, Va., Aug. 15, 2014 – Virginia Cooperative Extension and the Virginia Forest Landowner Education Program in Virginia Tech’s College of Natural Resources and Environment, in collaboration...

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Online course and conference offered to Virginia forest landowners

BLACKSBURG, Va., Jan. 23, 2015 – Virginia forest landowners looking to gain an understanding of how to keep their woods healthy and productive can do so in the comfort of their own home. Virginia...

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A step back in time

  Extension’s popular annual bus tour series, which began in 1977, is the longest running program of its type in Virginia. Feb 15, 2015 – In honor of Virginia Cooperative Extension’s centennial in...

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Virginia 4-H’ers compete at National 4-H Forestry Invitational

Virginia was one of 14 state teams that competed in the 36th annual National 4-H Forestry Invitational from July 26 – 30, 2015. Teams from Tennessee, New York, and Alabama placed first, second, and...

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Extension and cooperatives to hold 39th annual Forestry and Wildlife Field Tours

BLACKSBURG, Va., Aug. 28, 2015 – Virginia Cooperative Extension and the Virginia Forest Landowner Education Program in Virginia Tech’s College of Natural Resources and Environment, in collaboration...

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Virginia forest assessment provides good news with a cautionary note

“Virginia’s forests are healthy, abundant, and provide many environmental and economic benefits.” Growth in Virginia’s forests exceeds harvests, which is good for carbon sequestration and forest...

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Woods and Wildlife Conference: Bring out the best in your property

Ellen Powell, left, of the Virginia Department of Forestry talks about creating backyard wildlife habitat to participants at the 11th Annual Woods and Wildlife Conference. BLACKSBURG, Va., Jan. 15,...

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Workshops teach families the necessary skills to transition land

Fourth-generation farmers Mary and A.C. “Corky” Shackelford Jr. have more than 360 acres of land, and they aren’t getting any younger. With three children as well as farm employees, they needed to...

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Virginia Tech contributes to record agricultural export number

Agricultural and forestry exports have been on the rise in the commonwealth for the last three years and most recently topped out at more than $3.35 billion. Soybeans, lumber, tobacco, wheat, and pork...

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Redesigned website highlights Virginia’s big trees

The state’s big trees might seem even a little “bigger” on the Virginia Big Tree Program’s newly redesigned website. “The website lists information about the largest trees in Virginia,” said Eric...

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Redesigned website highlights Virginia’s big trees

This cucumber tree (Magnolia acuminata) may not be a state champion, but it has historical significance. Believed to have been planted in 1708, the tree stands on the grounds of the Violet Bank Museum...

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Fall Forestry and Wildlife Field Tours celebrate 40th anniversary

Registration is now open for the Fall Forestry and Wildlife Field Tours. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the tours. Combining education, networking, sightseeing, and good food, the Fall...

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Extension helps keep family forests intact in Madison County and around the...

Of the 10 million acres of family-owned forestland in Virginia, more than 4 million acres of it is owned by people 65 years or older. About 80 percent of these landowners envision their woodlands...

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Research aids in the fight against invasive species

From soybean fields to hemlocks forests, experts from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Virginia Cooperative Extension are developing ways to deal with and control the hitchhikers,...

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