Virginia Tech's Forest Landowner Education Program wins national award

The Virginia Forest Landowner Education Program (VFLEP) was recently received a national award recognizing the outstanding non-industrial private forest education program in the country for 2003. The award, given jointly by the National Association of Professional Forestry Schools and Colleges (NAPFSC) and the National Woodland Owners Association (NWOA), was accepted by Harold Burkhart, head of Virginia Tech's department of forestry, at the National Society of American Foresters Convention in Buffalo, New York.