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Virginia Forests

Our first National Forests were established for the American people more than one hundred years ago. Since then the timber industry has turned our publicly owned National Forests into a patchwork of clearcuts and logging roads. Commercial logging has taken a harsh toll on the land: draining nutrients from the soil, washing topsoil into streams, destroying wildlife habitat, and intensifying the severity of wildfires. The U.S. Forest Service commercial logging program continues to waste taxpayers’ funds by subsidizing logging while creating more environmental damage and a bigger restoration bill for the taxpayers each year. 

Virginia is blessed with two beatiful National Forests- the George Washington and the Jefferson. There are many special places in each of them, so check special places for Sierra Club's latest adventure in our precious National Forests.

Virginia's National Forests - The Issues:

• Virginia’s George Washington and Jefferson National Forests are unique.

• George Washington National Forest Plan Revision Under Way.

• National Forests are Much More Than Just Timber.

• What You Can Do.