Virginia Forest Landowner Education Program

08/20/2026

Check out the Virginia Forest Landowner Education program's YouTube Channel. We have over 175 videos on all forestry-related topics.

https://www.youtube.com/c/VirginiaForestLandownerEducationProgram

08/19/2026

Spots are filling up fast! Register now to join us for the 50th anniversary celebration of the Fall Forestry & Wildlife Fiel Tours.

Details: https://forestupdate.frec.vt.edu/landownerprograms/field-tours.html

08/18/2026

Do you want to learn more about the trees in your woods?

If so, consider joining us on November 5th at James Madison's Montpelier for the Woodland Options for Landowners hands-on field trip. You'll learn tree identification skills, how to measure your trees, and some active forest management practices. Lunch is included.

You do not need to be enrolled in the Online Woodland Options class to paticipate.

Learn more:

This 10-week self-paced on-line course is offered once a year. It teaches the fundamentals of forest management. The next class will be offered in the spring of 2027. Details will be available in January.

08/17/2026

All the recent rains have resulted in mushrooms everywhere! We have as much fungi diversity as we have spring wildflower diversity.

No attempt was made to identify these, but if you know what they are please share.

Learn more about poisonous mushrooms in Virginia: https://med.virginia.edu/brpc/the-learning-center/the-claudius-project/

08/13/2026

Visted the in Tupper Lake, NY last week and discovered a new use of wood - troll making. The troll in this image is Ibbi Pip - a handy, optimistic troll and a friend of all animals. She tries to communicate with the humans through colorful birdhouses.

https://www.wildcenter.org/visit/trolls/

08/12/2026

08/12/2026

Our online course helps small-acreage property owners get the most out of their land by creating or managing existing woodlands.