| Fernow Experimental Forest | |
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IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources) | |
 Entrance sign along FR 701 | |
  Location of Fernow Experimental Forest in West Virginia | |
| Location | Tucker, West Virginia, United States |
| Coordinates | 39°03′15″N79°41′15″W / 39.05417°N 79.68750°W /39.05417; -79.68750[1] |
| Area | 4,700 acres (19 km2)[2] |
| Established | 1934[1] |
| Named for | Bernhard Fernow. |
| Website | Fernow Experimental Forest |
Fernow Experimental Forest is a research forest inTucker County,West Virginia. It is operated by theU.S. Forest Service's Northern Research Station. It is named forBernhard Fernow, a prominent forester in the late 19th century and early 20th century.[1]
The area that now makes up Fernow was heavily logged between 1905 and 1911.[1] In 1934, the drainage basin of Elklick Run inMonongahela National Forest was set aside to create the current research forest.[1][3]
In the beginning, foresters studied high-elevation red spruce and the impact of fire on hardwood forests. The forest was closed duringWorld War II but reopened in 1948 to study forest and watershed management in the central Appalachians.[1]
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