The West Virginia Forestry Association is a non-profit organization funded by its membership
Our members include individuals and businesses involved in forest management, timber production, firewood production, harvesting, and wood product manufacturing. Our members are concerned with protecting the environment, as well as enhancing the future of West Virginia’s forests through multiple-use management. Watch below a video introduction to WVFA and the industry that we proudly represent.
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During the workshop you will: Find out more about PLT resources and activities. Participate in hands-on PLT activities both indoors and out. Learn more about trees and forest ecology from foresters and other natural resource professionals. Expand your knowledge and...
Project Learning Tree Activity Guides
Project Learning Tree Activity Guides With your students you can: ADOPT A TREE… use all of your senses to investigate your tree and see how it changes throughout the year. GO… on a school safari. DISCOVER… the secret ingredients in soil. INVESTIGATE… the value of...
The Benefits of Project Learning Tree
For Children: Develop skills in creative problem solving, critical thinking, evaluation, research, and decision making. Begin to make wise personal decisions about everyday matters that affect the environment. Learn how to think, not what to think, about our complex...
Project Learning Tree’s Background
PLT was developed through a joint effort of the American Forest Council (AFC) and the Western Regional Environmental Education Council (WREEC). The materials were written by classroom teachers and other educators, resource agency personnel, representatives of private...
Tree Farmer Magazine
Knowledge, experience, and information are available through the Tree Farm Program. You will receive a one-year subscription to Tree Farmer magazine from the American Forest Foundation. This publication will keep you up-to-date with forest management techniques and...
Pioneer Tree Farm Program
If you are just discovering the benefits of forest management and have not yet met the qualifications for full Tree Farm certification, you may be eligible as a Pioneer Tree Farmer. By developing a written management plan and showing a desire to follow it, you will be...
