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30 More Trees Planted at Polk Elementary School
Fifty-four volunteers spent Indigenous Peoples Day planting 30 more native trees at Alexandria’s James K. Polk Elementary School, completing the second of three efforts to add 100 new trees to the school grounds. Volunteers from Tree Stewards of Arlington and … Continue reading
Four Mile Run Park Gets 50 New Trees
Alexandria’s 60-acre Four Mile Run Park has 50 new trees planted Friday, Oct. 4, by Intus Windows staff and clients—plus the Lithuanian ambassador to the United States—with inspiration and mentoring by Tree Stewards of Arlington and Alexandria. Intus, which makes … Continue reading
Posted in Alexandria Tree Canopy
Tagged #INTUSWindows, Allison Silberberg, Bob Williams, Bonnie Petry, Del Pepper, Dion Bates, Four Mile Run Park, Lithuanian Ambassador to the United States Rolandas Kriščiūnas, Mo Seifeldein, One Window One Tree, Rod Simmons, trainees, veterans, Vice Mayor Elizabeth Bennett-Parker, Volunteers
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Planting at the Casey Trees Farm
Six Tree Stewards of Arlington and Alexandria transplanted dozens of trees Saturday at the 75-acre Casey Trees Farm near Berryville, Virginia. The farm grows trees primarily for use in helping the District of Columbia achieve 40 percent tree canopy by … Continue reading
Posted in Casey Trees, Community Service, Future, Planting, Re-Tree, Volunteer
Tagged Bonnie Petry, Casey Trees Farm, Catherine Harris, Pattee Ryan, Volunteers
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Economics
Western MD Paper Mill Closes When a paper mill closes, the impact is felt by more than its jobless employees. Forest owners and loggers also are scrambling to find feasible outlets for their products, including those grown in Virginia. Here’s … Continue reading
Posted in Paper mill
Tagged Allegany County, The Delmarva Farmer, Verso Corp.
Misperceptions
Fill in the knowledge gap about forest products. Continue reading
Posted in Wood
Tagged Paper, Poll, Two Sides, Working forests
Cool
Wood Engineered at UMD Saves AC Costs Continue reading
Great Long Read
IS GMO a Bad Word or the Way of the World? Darling 58 is on a path to become the first genetically modified tree to be released in the wild. Should we worry about this new American Chestnut? Or should … Continue reading
Posted in Chestnut, Future, GMO
Tagged American chestnut, Darling 58, genetically modified tree, Rowan Jacobsen
CE for All
Webinars on Your Computer Archived webinars are an easy way to meet some of your required Continuing Education credits. All but trainees and recent graduates need to log 8 CE hours per year. Each webinar runs about an hour. TREE … Continue reading
Posted in Continuing Education, Webinars
Tagged Northeast Climate Hub, TREE Fund, US Forest Service, USDA, Watch at home
Trees and Stream Restoration: What’s the Connection?
Everything. Eroding stream banks can expose tree roots, eventually killing trees, which can fall into streams, blocking water flow and reducing precious tree canopy. But many mature trees often are lost when streams are “restored.” They cannot be replaced with … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Arlington Tree Canopy
Tagged Gulf Branch, provide feedback, public meeting, stream restoration
Spring Doings
Meet Our Graduates The Training Committee is incredibly proud of the intrepid students who learned all about trees, from planting to pruning, during our first try with training in modules. They stuck with it through three seasons. They became friends, … Continue reading
Posted in Training
Tagged Graduates, Mod Squad 2018-19, Three Season Training