Virginia Forest Watch



VAFW Newsletter
News From the Woods




July 2009

VAFW Newsletter: July 2009

- Major Milestone: Virginia Wild and National Scenic Areas protected
- Investing in Sustainable Forestry Workshop, 7/15/09
- Development Pressure Looming in Seven Mountain Treasure areas
- New Logger Notification Process
- State of the Birds Report
- Update on the George Washington National Forest
- Doing Good: Volunteer Projects by a Sampling of Virginia Groups
- This year's Tour de Cut
- plus lots more . . .





November 2008

VAFW Newsletter: November 2008

- Tenth Anniversary
- Recent Challenges and Successes
- DVD Slideshow Project is Underway
- Virginia Mountain Treasure Areas - GWNF
- A Virginia “Local Wood” Movement, Helping the Environment and Economy
- George Washington Plan Revision
- Fernow, West Virginia Field Trip Yields Insights into Better Forestry
- plus lots more . . .





April 2008

VAFW Newsletter: April 2008

- Our Tenth Anniversary
- George Washington NF Plan Revision Restarting????
- Adopt a Mountain Treasure initiative
- Virginia People and Places
- Private Lands News
- Public Lands Projects in the News
- Ridge and Valley Legislation (Wilderness and National Scenic Area) News
- Thanking our Donors
- plus lots more . . .





October 2007

VAFW Newsletter: October 2007

- Wilderness and National Scenic Areas Legislation
- 2007 Tour de Cut hikes
- George Washington National Forest and “Adopt a Mountain Treasure” Initiative
- Monitoring Forest Service projects
- Healing and Restoration on Virginia’s National Forests
- Funding
- Private Forestry Reform
- Capacity Building
- plus lots more . . .





June 2007

VAFW Newsletter: June 2007

- Private Forests Overview
- Horse Logging Demonstration
- Public Lands News
- Tour de Cut
- Wilderness
- George Washington National Forest Plan Revision
- plus lots more . . .





October 2006

VAFW Newsletter: October 2006

- Roadless Areas – Time to celebrate!
- Tour de Cut
- George Washington National Forest
- Victories
- New National Forest Project Proposals
- Private forest policy reform campaign
- plus lots more . . .