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West Virginia Business Resource Directory

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<strong>Business</strong>-to-<strong>Business</strong> SupportS t a t e w i d e<strong>West</strong> <strong>Virginia</strong> Division of Forestry continued ...Program: Forest Product Utilization and Marketing ProgramDescriptionContinuedHardwood Alliance Zone (www.westvirginia.haz)This organization is composed of economic development personnel fromthe following counties: Barbour, Lewis, Preston, Randolph, Tucker, Upshur,Webster. This group is charged with developing economic growth of the forestproducts industry within this geographical area. Due to the quantity andquality of the timber source and the existence of industrial opportunities, thisseven county area is considered the center of the WV forest products industry.Monthly meetings are held to discuss industry trends, product marketing ideas,and development of plans to increase the economic output of the WV forestproducts industry in this region.Appalachian Hardwood Center (www.ahc.caf.wvu.edu)Provides relevant, natural resource-based outreach and extension programs,technical assistance, and research for businesses, communities, and individualslocated in the Appalachian forest region. These efforts, where possible, promotemultiple uses of natural resources in ways that are sustainable and compatible.Wood Education and <strong>Resource</strong> Center (www.na.fs.fed.us/werc/)The Wood Education and <strong>Resource</strong> Center, located in Princeton, WV is an USDAForest Service facility with offices, training facilities, and a rough mill. The WERCmission is to facilitate interaction and information exchange with the forestproducts industry to enhance opportunities for sustained forest productsproduction in the eastern hardwood forest region of the United States.US Forest Service (www.fs.fed.us/)This federal government agency is responsible for the management of 193million acres of land in order to restore and enhance landscapes, protectand enhance water resources, develop climate change resiliency and helpcreate jobs that will sustain communities. Many USFS employees assist stategovernments with projects on federal land within the state.A–10 B U S I N E S S R E S O U R C E D I R E C T O R Y

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