Family Forest Blog

West Virginia Landowner Is Keeping His Land in the Family

American Forest Foundation

November 17, 2022

Jarrod Hatfield, an REI Co-op Member, walks his family’s forest in Wyoming County, West Virginia, in late March 2022. Photo by William Wolfe, courtesy of REI.

Jarrod Hatfield walks his family’s forest in Wyoming County, West Virginia, in late March 2022. Photo by William Wolfe, courtesy of REI.

Jarrod Hatfield, a West Virginia landowner enrolled in the American Forest Foundation's Family Forest Carbon Program, recently shared his story with our partners at REI. He discussed his deep connection to the land and why he decided to participate in the program.

To have that much land is an anomaly in this area. And I want to keep it. I want to pass it on.

Read this landowner's full story on REI's blog.

Learn more about enrolling in the program by visiting the Family Forest Carbon Program website.

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