Data

Westvaco provides access to WWERF forest inventory and related GIS data to researchers working on the area. 

Contact

Sarah Clapham
Appalachian Forest
Westvaco Corporation
Box 577
Rupert, WV  25984
phone:  304.392.1621
fax:  304.392.6100
e-mail: sbclaph@westvaco.com

Data Description

Spatial Reference

Projection:   UTM
Zone:   17
Datum:   NAD27
Zunits:   NO
Units:   METERS
Spheroid:   CLARKE1866
Xshift:   0.0000000000
Yshift:   0.0000000000
Parameters:  

Format

Vector Data:   ESRI Shape File

Image Data:   MrSID and/or TIFF

Data Available For Download

Plots

Permanent inventory plots located by GPS.

Roads

All company roads, and all public roads in the immediate vicinity of Company tracts derived from USGS DLG and local GPS data.

All water features in the immediate vicinity of Company tracts derived from USGS DLG and local GPS data.

Contour lines from the USGS topo maps, digitized and attributed with elevation in feet. 

Primarily of utility rights-of-way in the vicinity of Company tracts. 

Officially designated Special Areas on Company property having unique biological, geological, or historical features.

A historical record of areas on company land which have received an end-of-rotation harvest. Associated data includes the date the timber sale was completed and the harvest method. This historical record does not go back in time indefinitely. Includes data at least back to 1996. No activity is recorded prior to 1991.

A historical record of areas on company land which have been treated with herbicides to reduce competition, or with pesticides to reduce pest damage. Often, a particular area may have been treated more than once. 

A historical record of areas on company land which have received a selective harvest . Associated data includes the date the timber sale was completed and the harvest method. This historical record does not go back in time indefinitely. Includes data at least back to 1996. No activity is recorded prior to 1991.

A historical record of areas on company land which have received treatments to promote natural regeneration. Associated data includes the date of the treatment, the acres, and the type of treatment. Note that many areas regenerate naturally following harvest without any further treatment. Such areas are not necessarily included in this layer, which does include all areas which have had purposeful activity to promote natural regeneration.

Fertilization

A historical record of areas on company land which have received fertilization treatments. Associated data includes the date of the treatment, acres, and rates of fertilizers applied.

The current condition of each relatively uniform area of forest or other land owned by the Company, including details on the timber if present. The stand is the basic unit of the timber inventory system. Associated data includes the current vegetative cover type, management program, site index, and age. 

Color Infrared USGS Digital Ortho Quarter Quads provided by West Virginia DEP. Imagery acquired April/May 1997

1:24000 series of topographic maps produced by the U.S. Geological Survey.