A history of tree planting in West Virginia

Kenneth L. Carvell

Treesearch

A history of tree planting in West Virginia

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Kenneth L. Carvell

Year:

2012

Type:

Proceedings

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

In: Haase, D. L.; Pinto, J. R.; Riley, L. E., tech. coords. National Proceedings: Forest and Conservation Nursery Associations - 2011. Proc. RMRS-P-68. Fort Collins, CO: USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 3-6.

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Abstract

West Virginia has often been described by botanists as “the most southern of the northern states, the most northern of the southern states, the most eastern of the western states, and the most western of the eastern states." Truly, West Virginia, "the Mountain State," is the cross roads for many species of trees and herbaceous vegetation, and even today we are often surprised by what we find surviving in remote and unique environments.

Parent Publication

National Proceedings: Forest and Conservation Nursery Associations-2011

Keywords

non-native species, Weeks Act, Knutson-Vandenberg Act, Civilian Conservation Corps, Christmas tree growers, mine reclamation

Citation

Carvell, Kenneth L. 2012. A history of tree planting in West Virginia. In: Haase, D. L.; Pinto, J. R.; Riley, L. E., tech. coords. National Proceedings: Forest and Conservation Nursery Associations - 2011. Proc. RMRS-P-68. Fort Collins, CO: USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 3-6.