The 2024-2025 Tree Steward Mini Grant application period is now CLOSED. The deadline to submit applications was November 1, 2024. You can find details and submit your application online at https://treesvirginia.org/services/tree-stewards.
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It was a beautiful day on September 13, 2024 for the 29th Annual Waynesboro Tree Care Workshop. There were great presenters who shared a wealth of information at the Lecture Session at the Best Western. There was also a concurrent session at Ridgeview Park witih ArborMaster® who provided "safety, skill and productivity education and training for people and organization who work with in, and around trees."
"Virginia is home to nearly 80 national champion big trees, consistently placing the commonwealth in the top five states with the most documented champion trees, or trees that have grown to be the largest specimens of their particular species," the Virginia Mercury article reports. Read the full article to learn more about the Virginia Big Tree Program.
The Virginia Department of Forestry (DOF) is pleased to announce that the Throwing Shade VA program, which offers discounts on native trees and shrubs, is growing.
The Town of Abingdon hosted its third Tree Give Away event on November 4, 2023.
The 2023 Northern Virginia Roundtable "All About Oaks" was a success! Stay tuned to learn of more upcoming roundtables and events with Trees Virginia.
The paper’s senior author says it stands at the “nexus of the climate crisis, urban forestry, health and urban planning.”
Learn about the new bioreactor the City of Harrisonburg is installing to help clean Blacks Run.
Check out this recent article from the Harrisonburg Daily News Record: "Tree to Table - Urban Wood Grants New Life to Old Lumber."
Urban heat islands are parts of a city that tend to accumulate and retain more heat than surrounding area.
The City of Harrisonburg Parks and Recreation crews recently removed a large ash from the Harrisonburg Municipal Golf Course. The wood has been used to build several tables for Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance.