Restoring West Virginia’s “Magnificent” Spruce Forests
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Government agencies, nonprofits, businesses and individuals are all working to bring back West Virginia’s “magnificent” spruce forests.
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Author: Dave Saville
Saturday, September 14, 2013, McClintic Trail – Cranberry Wilderness Day Hike
This hike will follow trails, and do some bushwhacking, into the headwaters of the Middle Fork Williams River. We’ll follow
Read MoreFriday, August 2, 2013 – Native Seed Collection Workshop for Restoration and Conservation
West Virginia Division of Natural Resources Office, Elkins, WV. The participants of this workshop will be trained in the National
Read MoreSpruce Mapping Project Complete!
After almost 3 years and a lot of work, CASRI partners have finally completed a current map of red spruce
Read MoreSite characteristics of red spruce witness tree locations in the uplands of West Virginia, USA
Knowledge, both of the historical range of spruce-dominated forests and associated site conditions, is needed by land managers to help
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A Crowning Achievement
ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – The Nature Conservancy completed a major restoration project in the high-elevation forest of West Virginia’s Randolph County
Read MoreReforestation of Red Spruce (Picea rubens) on the Cheat Mountain Range, West Virginia
The Cheat Mountain salamander (Plethodon nettingi) is a federally endangered species that relies heavily on red spruce (Picea rubens) for
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Cub Scout Pack 81 Spruce Planting
Cub Pack 81 from Kingwood, WV joined 100 or so other folks to plant 5,000 red spruce trees at the Canaan
Read MoreLandscape Scale Conservation News
The USDA Forest Service, Eastern Region has featured the work of CASRI, and the Monongahela National Forest, as a “Model
Read MoreA Relic of the Ice Age: West Virginia’s Balsam Fir
Wild Wonderful West Virginia Magazine, a Relic of the Ice Age: West Virginia’s Balsam Fir by Ray Hicks and Ken
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