Archived Editions

October e-update

Summer 2023 V. 37, No. 3

• Working with a Consulting Forester
  
• You Ain't From Around Here! Nonnative Invasive of the Quarter: Silktree (Albizia julibrissin)
• Events Calendar

September e-update

August e-Update

July e-update

June e-update

Spring 2023 V. 37, No. 2

In this edition: 

• An Introduction to IPM
• You Ain't From Around Here! Nonnative Invasive of the Quarter: Japanese Climbing Fern (Lygodium japonicum)
• Events Calendar

June e-update

May e-update

April e-update

March e-update

February e-update

Winter 2023 V37 No. 1

• So I Bought Some Woods. Now What?
• You Ain't From Around Here! Nonnative Invasive of the Quarter: Nine-banded Armadillo

January e-update

December e-update

November e-update

Fall 2022 V. 36 No. 4

• Tools for Sustainably Managing Your Hardwoods
• Plant More Trees for Cleaner Water

October e-update

Summer 2022 V. 36, No. 3

• Virginia's Future Hardwood Forests: Improvement Through Intentional Management
• You Ain’t from Around Here! Nonnative Invasive of the Quarter: Winged Euonymus (Euonymus alatus)
• Events Calendar

September e-newsletter

August e-newsletter

July e-newsletter

Spring 2022 V. 36, No. 2

• The Troubles with Virginia's Hardwoods
• Plant Virginia Natives: An Initiative Grounded in Collaboration
  
• Events Calendar

June e-newsletter

May e-newsletter

April e-newsletter

March e-newsletter

Winter 2022 V. 36, No. 1

• 2022 The Year of the Hardwood
• You Ain't From Around Here! Exotic Invasive of the Quarter: Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus 2 (RHDV2)
• Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Alert!
• Events Calendar

March e-newsletter

February e-newsletter

January e-newsletter

Fall 2021 V. 35, No. 4

• Forests that Work for Wildlife and Landowners
• Beech Leaf Disease Found in Virginia
• Events Calendar

December e-newsletter

November e-newsletter

October e-newsletter

Summer 2021 V. 35, No. 3

• Firewood Tips from a Warmth-Loving Tightwad
• You Ain't From Around Here! Moving Firewood is Still a Bad Idea
• Virginia Tech and Virginia Department of Forestry Collaborate on Statewide Study of Household Firewood Use
• Events Calendar

September 2021 e-newsletter

August 2021 e-newsletter

July 2021 e-newsletter

June 2021 e-newsletter

Spring 2021 V. 35, No. 2

• Canceling Out Carbon Emissions
• Increasing Access to Carbon Markets
• Resources for Learning More About Carbon Programs
• Events Calendar

May 2021 e-newsletter

April 2021 e-newsletter

Winter 2021 V. 35, No. 1

• Coyotes (Canis latrans) in Virginia
• You Ain't From Around Here! Invasive of the Quarter: Spotted Knapweed (Centaurea stoebe ssp. micranthos)
• Events Calendar

March 2021 e-newsletter

February 2021 e-newsletter

January 2021 e-newsletter

December 2020 e-newsletter

November 2020 e-newsletter

Fall 2020 V. 34, No. 4

• Chainsaw Safety Tips - What You  Need to Know
• New and Updated Virginia Cooperative Extension Publications
• Ensuring Rightful Property Ownership Through the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act
• Events Calendar

October 2020 e-newsletter

September 2020 e-newsletter

August 2020 e-newsletter

July 2020 e-newsletter

Summer 2020 V. 34, No. 3

• Summer Fun in the Forest
• Virginia Urban Wood Newsletter Debuts!
• You Ain't from Around Here! Exotic Invasive of the Quarter: Japanese Knotweed Part 2
• Events Calendar

June 2020 e-newsletter

May 2020 e-newsletter

April 2020 e-newsletter

Spring 2020 V. 34, No. 2 

• Is Forest Farming for You?
• Events Calendar
  
• You Ain't From Around Here! Exotic Invasive of the Quarter: Japanese Knotweed Part 1

March 2020 e-newsletter

February 2020 e-newsletter

Winter 2020 V. 34, No. 1 

• Love the Environment? Become a Virginia Master Naturalist!
• Events Calendar
• You Ain't From Around Here! Exotic Invasive of the Quarter: Wine Raspberry
• Virginia State Riparian Buffer Tax Credit
• News from the Virginia Tree Farm Foundation

January 2020 e-newsletter

December 2019 e-newsletter

Fall 2019 V. 33, No. 4

• Talking Timber with a Logger
• New Virginia Timber Larceny Law
• You Ain't From Around Here!  Exotic Invasive of the Quarter: Japanese Spiraea
• Events Calendar

November 2019 e-newsletter

October 2019 e-newsletter

Summer 2019

• Avoiding Contract Fraud
• You Ain't From Around Here! Exotic Invasive of the Quarter: Don't Get Bamboozled by Bamboo
• Events Calendar

August 2019 e-newsletter

July 2019 e-newsletter

June 2019 e-newsletter

Spring 2019

• Edge and Fragmentation
• You Ain't From Around Here! Exotic Invasive of the Quarter: Asian Longhorned Beetle
• Events Calendar

May 2019 e-newsletter

April 2019 e-newsletter

March 2019 e-newsletter

February 2019 e-newsletter

Winter 2019

• When Poison is Profitable
• You Ain't From Around Here! The Trouble with Tribbles
• Definitions Related to Exotic Invasive Species
• Resources for Learning More About Exotic Invasive Species
• Events Calendar

January 2019 e-newsletter

December 2018 e-newsletter

November 2018 e-newsletter

Fall 2018

• Pollinators of the Forest
• When Poison is Profitable
• Events Calendar

October 2018 e-newsletter

September 2018 e-newsletter

Summer 2018

• Forest Management Practices for Birds
• Old Dominion University Tick Research Team
  
• Events Calendar

August 2018 e-newsletter

July 2018 e-newsletter

June 2018 e-newsletter

May 2018 e-newsletter

Spring 2018

• Oak Decline in Virginia
• You Ain't from Around Here! Exotic Invasive of the Quarter: Porcelain-Berry
• Useful Resources
• Events Calendar

April 2018 e-newsletter

March 2018 e-newsletter

Winter 2018

• Regenerating Pine Forests
• Regenerating Hardwood Forests 
• Resources for Regeneration
• Events Calendar 

February 2018 e-newsletter

January 2018 e-newsletter

2018

December 2017 e-newsletter

Fall 2017

• Introducing Virginia Water Radio and the Virginia Water Resources Research Center
• You Ain't From Around Here! Exotic Invasive of the Quarter: Norway Maple (Acer platanoides)
• Environmentally Friendly Homes
• Cross Laminated Timber
• Events Calendar

October 2017 e-newsletter

September 2017 e-newsletter

Summer 2017

• Discovering and Preserving Virginia's History
• Events Calendar
• You ARE From Around Here! Opportunistic Native Species of the Quarter: Poison Ivy
• Why Join the Virginia Forestry Association?
• Useful Resources

August 2017 e-newsletter

July 2017 e-newsletter

Spring 2017

• A New Story (and Logo Too)
• Spring is in the Air...is Zika in Virginia's Mosquitoes?
• Gypsy Moth Quarantine Expanded
• In-tree-guing Databases
• Events Calendar
• Useful Resources

June 2017 e-newsletter

May 2017 e-newsletter

April 2017 e-newsletter

March 2017 e-newsletter

February 2017 e-newsletter

January 2017 e-newsletter

Winter 2017

• Women Landowners Network and Learn About Conservation Stewardship
• You Ain't From Around Here! Exotic Invasive of the Quarter: Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
• Be Safe; Be Firewise
• Virginia's Century Forest Program
• Useful Resources
• Events Calendar

December 2016 e-newsletter

November 2016 e-newsletter

October 2016 e-newsletter

Fall 2016

• What's Going on with Bears in Virginia?
• The Fragmented Forest
• The Fall Forestry & Wildlife Field Tours Celebrate Their 40th Anniversary!
• Useful Resources
• Events Calendar

Summer 2016

• An Introduction to Growing Christmas Trees in Virginia
• You Ain't from Around Here! Exotic Invasive of the Quarter: Oriental Bittersweet
• Virginia's NEW Century Forest Program
• Events Calendar

September 2016 e-newsletter

August 2016 e-newsletter

July 2016 e-newsletter

Spring 2016 V. 30, No. 2

• Backyard Woods
• You Ain't From Around Here! Exotic Invasive of the Quarter: Spotted Lanternfly
• Let's Wave this Good-bye: An Update on Wavyleaf Basketgrass
• Useful Resources

June 2016 e-newsletter

April 2016 e-newsletter

March 2016 e-newsletter

January 2016 e-newsletter

Winter 2016, V. 30, No. 1

• Shortleaf Pine: An Opportunity for Landowners in Virginia
• You Ain't From Around Here! Exotic Invasive of the Quarter: Water Hyacinth
• Useful Resources

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December 2015 e-newsletter

November 2015 e-newsletter

Fall 2015, V. 29, No. 4

• Putting Fire to Work in Your Woodlands
• You Ain't From Around Here! Exotic Invasive of the Quarter: Tropical Soda Apple
  
• Useful Resources

October 2015 e-newsletter

September 2015 e-newsletter

August 2015 e-newsletter

Summer 2015, Vol. 29, No. 3

• Do You Have A Fire Safety Plan for Your Woodland?
• Funding Available
  
• You Aint From Around Here! Exotic Invasive of the Quarter: Giant Salvinia
• Don't Pine Away Your Independence
• Useful Resources

July 2015 e-newsletter

June 2015 e-newsletter

May 2015 e-newsletter

Spring 2015, Vol. 29, No. 2

• The Forest Foundation (Part 2)
• You Ain't From Around Here! Exotic Invasive of the Quarter: Mile a Minute Vine
• Virginia Tree Farm Program Update
• Did You Know...

April 2015 e-newsletter

March 2015 e-newsletter

February 2015 e-newsletter

January 2015 e-newsletter

Winter 2015 Vol. 29, No. 1

• The Forest Foundation (Part 1)
• You Ain't From Around Here!  Exotic Invasive of the Quarter: Cogongrass
• Cost-share Updates
• Useful Resources

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December 2014 e-newsletter

November 2014 e-newsletter

October 2014 e-newsletter

September 2014 e-newsletter

Fall 2014 Vol. 28, No. 4

• An Update on Efforts to Restore the American Chestnut

• You Ain't From Around Here!  Exotic Invasive of the Quarter: Japanese Beetle

• Fields, Pastures, Creeksides...and Trees: How Could it Work for You?

• Useful Resources

Summer 2014 Vol. 28 No. 3 

• Forestry Operations and Water Quality in Virginia

• Return of the Wapati - An Update

• You Ain't From Around Here!  A Better Approach to Invasives?

• Forest Certification: A Primer

• Useful Resources

August 2014 e-newsletter

July 2014 e-newsletter

Spring 2014 Vol. 28 No. 2 

• Urban Forests - They're Not Just for the Big City

• You Ain't from Around Here! Exotic Invasive of the Quarter: Wavyleaf Basketgrass

• Happy 100th Birthday

• Useful Resources

June 2014 e-newsletter

Winter 2014 Vol. 28 No. 1

• Got Big Trees?  By: John Peterson, Virginia Tech

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Listing Decision for Northern Bat Could Impact Forest Management in Virginia. By: Alexendar Silvis, Virginia Tech.

• 2014 Holiday Lake Forestry Camp

• Landowner Weekend Retreat Program Expands

• Useful Resources

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Fall 2013 V. 27 No. 4

• It's That Hunting Time of Year.  By: Jason Fisher & Adam Downing, Virginia Cooperative Extension

• You Ain't From Around Here!  Exotic Invasive of the Quarter: Callery Pear.  By: Adam Downing & Jennifer Gagnon, Virginia Cooperative Extension and Virginia Tech.  

• From Fallow Fields to Forests.  By: Rhonda Prillaman.  Virginia Department of Forestry.

• eXtension Forest Farming

• Useful Resources

Summer 2013 V. 27 No. 3

• New Initiatives Enhance Critical Habitats.  By: Brian Chandler, National Wild Turkey Federation

• You Ain't from Around Here!  Exotic Invasive of the Quarter: Laurel Wilt.  By: Jennifer Gagnon, Virginia Tech

• The Department of Forestry's Tomorrow Woods Incentives Program.  By: Rob Suydam, Virginia Department of Forestry.  

• Got Invasives?

Spring 2013 V. 27 No. 2

•  Safeguard Your Forest Part II  By: Bill Worrell, Neil Clark and Jim Willis, Virginia Cooperative Extension

• You Ain't From Around Here! Exotic Invasive of the Quarter: Wild Hogs Part II By: Jennifer Gagnon, Virginia Tech

• Expanded Land Conservation Incentives in 2013 By: Katherine Vance, Piedmont Environmental Council

• Spring 2013 Useful Resources

• Got Invasives?

Winter 2013 V. 27 No. 1

• Safeguard Your Forest By: Bill Worrell, Virginia Cooperative Extension

• You Ain't From Around Here! Exotic Invasive of the Quarter: Wild Hogs By: Jennifer Gagnon, Virginia Tech

• Useful Resources

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Fall 2012 V. 26 No. 4

• Leaf Litter By: Adam Downing, Virginia Tech

• You Ain't From Around Here!  Exotic Invasive of the Quarter: Garlic Mustard By: Jennifer Gagnon, Virginia Tech

• Quarantine Updates

• Useful Resources