A Landowner's Guide to Wildlife Abundance through Forestry

Prepared by:
Peter T. Bromley, Wildlife Extension Specialist, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, Virginia Tech
James Starr, Chief, Forest Management, Virginia Department of Forestry
Jared Sims, Assistant Chief, Wildlife Division, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
David Coffman, Environmental Programs Analyst, Virginia Department of Forestry

Publication Number 420-138, Posted July 1997


Table 1. Forestry and wildlife services available.

ActivityDOFCFIF GAMEEXTSCS ASCSDSWC
Forest-Wildlife Management Plan TT,CT,CT,EETF 
Mark property boundaries T,C           
Mark timber sale boundariesTT,CT,C         
Mark selective cut  T,CT,C  E     
Cruise timber  T,CT,C  E     
Timber sale  T,C    E     
Monitor cuttingTT,C           
Reforestation PlanTT,CT,C  E     
Area measurement for site preparation TT,C           
Site preparationT,F,CT,CT,C  E  F 
Planting treesT,FT,CT,C  E  F 
Planting for wildlifeT,FT,C T,CT,EETFF
Check survivalTT,CT,C         
Best management practicesT T,CT,C  ET,FFT,F
Control undesirable vegetation in plantingT,FT,CT,C  E  F 
DOF - Department of Forestry Foresters
EXT - Cooperative Extension Agents and Specialists
CF - Consultant Foresters or
SCS - Soil Conservation Service Wildlife Biologists
ASCS - Agricultural Stabilization
IF - Forest Industry Foresters and Conservation Service
GAME - Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
DSWC - Division of Soil and Water Conservation
SCS - Soil Conservation Service Specialists
T - Technical assistance, ranging from advice to performance of tasks
F - Financial assistance, depending on practice and available funds
C - Charge or obligation
E - Educational programs

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