Matthews State Forest on the Land Conservation Assistance Network

Matthews State Forest
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last updated: March 2022

The 566-acre Matthews State Forest is located in Grayson County, just west of Galax. The mixed hardwood and white pine stands are managed for multiple uses of recreation, wildlife, timber, water quality. The forest serves as an education, demonstration, and research site.

Lying at the heart of the natural range of eastern white pine (Pinus strobus), the soils, topography, and climate of the Matthews State Forest make it ideally suited to producing white pine. Here, this native species achieves rapid growth and produces incredible timber volume per acre. Roughly 130 acres of the forest are dedicated to sustainable white pine growth and management.

Clear Fork Creek runs through the forest, and there are three small ponds. Two American chestnut research orchards and an heirloom apple orchard are unique features here. Nuckolls Cemetery is also located on the property.

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