Larry Barger

ELKINS — Larry Barger of Elkins spent most of his adulthood doing for a living what he loved best – spending days in the forest soaking up what Mother Nature has to offer. For the past 54 years, Barger has made the woods his life. Because of that, he was recently honored by being inducted into the West Virginia Agriculture and Forestry Hall of Fame. The special honor is reserved for those whose life’s work has been deemed to have made a significant contribution to agriculture, forestry and family life in West Virginia. Barger spent 27 years with the U.S. Forest Service (1967-1994) before retiring. He then started Barger Forestry Service, which he ran and operated for another 27 years (1994-2021). Barger said there isn’t a better state in the country than West Virginia in which to be a forester.