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The VDOF was established in 1914 to prevent and suppress forest fires and reforest bare lands. Since their inception, they have grown and evolved to encompass other protection and management duties: *Protecting Virginia's Forests from Wildfire *Managing the Forest Resource *Protecting Virginia's Waters *Conservation of Virginia's Forests *Manage the State Lands and Nurseries *Regulated Incentive Programs for Forest landowners. == Duties== The VDOF is charged with the protection of the forest resources from fire. The principal goals of the Forest Protection Program are to prevent injury or loss of human life, minimize property damage and protect resources. The activity falls into six components: *Forest Fire Suppression *Forest Fire Prevention *Prescribed Fire Management *Law Enforcement *Woodland/Urban Interface Initiative *Non-Fire Emergency Readiness and Response The Department provides technical assistance to private landowners to assist them in managing their forest land for forest products, water quality, protection of threatened and endangered species, historic resources and wildlife habitat; provides marketing and utilization assistance to forest industry and provides technical assistance in managing state owned lands of other agencies. This activity falls into five components: *technical assistance and resource management plans, *forest renewal *cost-share incentives *harvesting assistance *community grant assistance 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Virginia Department of Forestry」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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