Fernow Experimental Forest

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Fernow Experimental Forest
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
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Entrance sign along FR 701
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Location of Fernow Experimental Forest in West Virginia
Location Tucker, West Virginia, United States
Coordinates 39°03′15″N79°41′15″W / 39.05417°N 79.68750°W / 39.05417; -79.68750 [1]
Area4,700 acres (19 km2) [2]
Established1934 [1]
Named for Bernhard Fernow.
Website Fernow Experimental Forest

Fernow Experimental Forest is a research forest in Tucker County, West Virginia. It is operated by the U.S. Forest Service's Northern Research Station. It is named for Bernhard Fernow, a prominent forester in the late 19th century and early 20th century. [1]

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History

The area that now makes up Fernow was heavily logged between 1905 and 1911. [1] In 1934, the drainage basin of Elklick Run in Monongahela National Forest was set aside to create the current research forest. [1] [3]

In the beginning, foresters studied high-elevation red spruce and the impact of fire on hardwood forests. The forest was closed during World War II but reopened in 1948 to study forest and watershed management in the central Appalachians. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Fernow Experimental Forest - Northern Research Station". US Forest Service. Archived from the original on February 25, 2010. Retrieved April 12, 2010.
  2. "The Fernow Experimental Forest". Fernow Experimental Forest. Retrieved April 12, 2010.
  3. Parsons, West Virginia quadrangle (Map). 1:24,000. 7.5-Minute Series (Topographic). U.S. Geological Survey. 1995. ISBN   978-0-607-90756-8.