Virginia: This is what’s it’s gonna take if you want public forest as forests

To the extent we as citizen’s involve ourselves in logging activities
on public lands is the extent to which our forests are going to be
protected. Here’s an example of how we can ensure a future forest?
–Deane

In these economic times where local and state governments are making
due with shrinking budgets, YOU can help by being the eyes and ears
for those that protect our state’s natural resources. The Virginia
Department of Forestry is short handed and needs help in finding
logging jobs.

IT IS THE LAW in Virginia that loggers must report all
new logging jobs to the Department of Forestry. Despite this, many
“bad jobs” go unreported. ONLY YOU CAN PREVENT WATER POLLUTION FROM
BAD LOGGING JOBS! Neighborhood Forest Watch is a program of Virginia
Forest Watch. You can help the Virginia Department of Forestry by
joining and becoming a “FOREST WATCHDOG” and reporting ANY and ALL
logging jobs in your neighborhood to Virginia Forest Watch. Virginia
Forest Watch will report these logging jobs to the Va. Department of
Forestry (VDOF) so they can visit the job. When VDOF staff visit a
logging job, they will advise the logger on how to PREVENT problems.
OR, if damage is being done to our streams, they will direct the
logger to CORRECT the problem. You can CALL 276-479-2176 or contact
them by email at vafw@mounet.com
http://greenerloudoun.wordpress.com/2009/01/08/be-a-forest-watchdog/

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