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Lyt Wood, Rappahannock’s new forester, is a 1974 graduate from V.P.I. with a bachelor of science degree in forestry and wildlife. Prior to coming to the county, Wood worked for two years in Surry and then was transferred to Halifax on the North Carolina border for six months. He requested his present assignment covering Rappahannock and Madison Counties. “This is where. I’d like to stay,’’ Wood said.
A recent survey conducted by the U. S. Forest Service has estimated the total forest area in Rappahannock County as approximately 106,500 acres. This is about 62 per cent of the land area in the county. 75,000 acres is classified as Commercial Forest—woodland which is producing or capable of producing forest products, and not set aside for other land uses (i.e. Shenandoah National Park). *
These 75,000 acres are entirely under private ownership and represent a major basis for the economy of Rappahannock. The local economy is influenced by the forest land by: (1) income for the landowner from timber
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