Randolph County Convention & Visitors Bureau

1035 N. Randolph Avenue, Elkins, WV 26241

Ofc: 304-636-2780 Fax: 304-636-2780

Toll Free:

800-422-3304

E-Mail: bpritt@randolph countycvb.com

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RCCVB 2007

Board Members:

Gordon Blackley
Cat Cole

Chelley Depp

Julia Elbon

Judy Guye
Jimmy Hammond
Jill Jeffries
Kathleen Lavengood

Dan Noel

Diane Noel

Brenda Pritt

Tom Reagan
Barbara Story
Douglas Tuning

Gary Wileman
Stan Williams

Monongahela National Forest

Parsons, West Virginia, 26287

(304)-478-2000

http://www.fs.fed.us/ne/pars

ons/fefhome.htm
Open all year, dawn to dusk

Cost: Free

The Fernow Experimental Forest is a thriving field laboratory for the research project “Sustainable Forest Ecosystems in the Central Appalachians.” The stony forest floor where soils are only on average three feet deep, typical of West Virginia mountain forests, serves as a good base from which to determine the techniques required to keep area forests viable for both recreation and timber production.

Directions:

Go North from Elkins on US-33 [S Randolph Ave] for 1.1 miles
Turn RIGHT (North) onto US-219 [Randolph Ave] and follow for 21.4 miles
Follow the signs from north of the Shavers Fork bridge in downtown Parsons to the Fernow Forest.