Matthews State Forest
Encyclopedia
Matthews State Forest is a Virginia
state forest located in Grayson County
, near the City of Galax
. It is used for research into the American chestnut
, as well as for demonstration of forestry management techniques; it serves as watershed
protection and as a wildlife sanctuary, and has facilities for hiking. Hunting is permitted on its 566 acres (2.3 km²).
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
state forest located in Grayson County
Grayson County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 17,917 people, 7,259 households, and 5,088 families residing in the county. The population density was 40 people per square mile . There were 9,123 housing units at an average density of 21 per square mile...
, near the City of Galax
Galax, Virginia
Galax is an independent city in the southwestern part of the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is bounded to the northeast by Carroll County and to the southwest by Grayson County. The population was 7,042 as of 2010...
. It is used for research into the American chestnut
American Chestnut
The American Chestnut is a large, deciduous tree of the beech family native to eastern North America. Before the species was devastated by the chestnut blight, a fungal disease, it was one of the most important forest trees throughout its range...
, as well as for demonstration of forestry management techniques; it serves as watershed
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
protection and as a wildlife sanctuary, and has facilities for hiking. Hunting is permitted on its 566 acres (2.3 km²).