(submitted by Jim Sconyers)

Here is the West Virginia Division of Forestry’s current estimate of when they expect to release draft plans for the state forests. (The Greenbrier State Forest plan was finalized in 1998)

The WVDOF encourages you to submit your interests and concerns for the state forests NOW, so that you can have a voice as the drafts are being developed.

Cabin Creek Oct/Nov 1999

Seneca Nov/Dec 1999

Calvin Price Nov/Dec 1999

Kumbrabow Jan/Feb 2000

Panther Mar/Apr 2000

Cabwaylingo May/June 2000

Kanawha July/Aug 2000

Coopers Rock Sept/Oct 2000

The Legislature further finds that the state forests are an important resource for silvicultural and scientific research; developed and undeveloped outdoor recreation; propagation of forest trees, fish and wildlife; wildlife and fisheries management; aesthetic preservation; hunting and fishing; timber production; and demonstration of state-of-the-art forestry management and therefor should be managed on a multiple-use basis.