Author Archives: TreeStewards

About TreeStewards

TreeStewards of Arlington and Alexandria, Virginia, are trained volunteers who work to protect, preserve, and enhance urban tree canopy through public education and volunteer activities such as planting, pruning, and caring for trees.
Posted on May 10, 2018

Upcoming events of interest to Tree Stewards and tree lovers Wednesday, June 13, 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Fern Foray, Long Branch Nature Center, 625 S. Carlin Springs Rd., Arlington Join Park Naturalist Rachel Tolman to learn about the history … Continue reading →

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Apply for a Free Tree: Deadline Extended to June 22

Posted on May 8, 2018

Arlington property owners can add value to their real estate, lower their heating and cooling bills, and provide a new home for birds and butterflies by applying for a tree from Arlington County’s Tree Canopy Fund (TCF). The cost of … Continue reading →

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We’re Digging This Spring

Posted on April 26, 2018

  Pre-schoolers from the Children’s International School in Rosslyn joined their parents and grandparents Sunday, April 29, in planting 32 trees in a previously weedy area along the southbound George Washington Memorial Parkway ramp to Key Bridge. Volunteers from Tree … Continue reading →

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Barking Up the Trees

Posted on March 14, 2018

Bark tells a lot about a tree. It is key to identifying deciduous trees in winter, when most have lost their leaves and buds may be out of reach or sight. Naturalist Michael Wojtech advocates learning bark as a means … Continue reading →

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Forestry Webinars to Watch

Posted on March 13, 2018

It may be sunny outside, but the light shines brightly from your home computer if you tune in to hear or participate in urban forestry webinars that are offered free. Most, if not all, are archived about a week after … Continue reading →

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It’s Invasive Species Week

Posted on February 28, 2018

By Alonso Abugattas, Natural Resources Manager, Arlington County, and Capital Naturalist blogger   This is National Invasive Species Awareness Week (February 26 – March 2). Invasive species are non-native organisms that, often because they’re free from natural controls they had … Continue reading →

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A New Threat to Fruit and Other Trees

Posted on January 30, 2018

Local urban foresters and naturalists are concerned about reports that a bug that can damage grapevines as well as fruit and other trees has been found in Winchester, Virginia. The spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) was detected in Frederick County on … Continue reading →

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Arlington’s Tree Canopy Fund Survey

Posted on January 9, 2018

In 2008, the Arlington County Board created the Tree Canopy Fund (TCF) to ensure funds contributed by developers who cannot meet tree planting requirements on their sites will be used to plant trees on other private property.  Since then, 1,686 … Continue reading →

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Add a Free Native Tree

Posted on November 4, 2017

Trees have many benefits. They provide shade, beauty and tranquility, cool the air, soak up greenhouse gases, emit oxygen, and help to shelter and feed birds and other wildlife. Native trees are especially important because they can support a huge … Continue reading →

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The Silent Killer in Your Yard

Posted on October 27, 2017

What’s scarier than bumping into a spider web, a witch, a black cat or a bat in the dark of All Hallows Eve? It’s a zombie plant that harbors rodents and mosquitoes on the ground but morphs into a killer … Continue reading →

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