West Virginia contains a network of eight
state forests
A state forest or national forest is a forest that is administered or protected by some agency of a sovereign state, sovereign or federated state, or territory (country subdivision), territory.
Background
The precise application of the terms va ...
that help to protect over of wooded lands in the state. Most of the forests are managed by the
West Virginia Division of Forestry West Virginia Division of Forestry is a government agency of the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is a division of the West Virginia Department of Commerce
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of ...
, although
Kanawha State Forest is managed as a
state park
State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the sub-national level within those nations which use "state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on account of its natural ...
by the
Division of Natural Resources. All of the forests except for
Calvin Price contain recreational facilities managed in cooperation with the
DNR.
West Virginia state forests
See also
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List of U.S. National Forests
The United States has 154 protected areas known as national forests, covering . National forests are managed by the U.S. Forest Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The first national forest was established as the Yellowst ...
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List of West Virginia state parks
There are 37 state parks in the U.S. state of West Virginia . The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) Parks and Recreation Section is the governing body for all 37 state parks and directly operates all but one of them. In addi ...
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List of West Virginia wildlife management areas
This is a list of wildlife management areas in West Virginia.
West Virginia wildlife management areas
References
See also
*List of West Virginia state parks
*List of West Virginia state forests
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State forests
A state forest or national forest is a forest that is administered or protected by some agency of a sovereign state, sovereign or federated state, or territory (country subdivision), territory.
Background
The precise application of the terms va ...
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the Bur ...
State Forests, List of West Virginia