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Tree Stewards Do i-Tree Canopy Measurement from their Desks
By Nora Palmatier, President Ever since Tree Stewards’ first tree census project at Ft. Myers Joint Base in 2008, members have completed similar tasks for the Tree Canopy Fund, and in neighborhood parks, schools, churches, and condos. Each project, we … Continue reading
Posted in Arlington Tree Canopy, Canopy Loss, Citizen Science, Community Service
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Arlington County Free Trees Spring 2021 – Sign up now open
Arlington County knows the importance of its trees. Through the Tree Canopy Fund, EcoAction Arlington offers twice-yearly grants to plant or maintain trees on private property. View the list of available trees and apply online by Fri., Jan. 8. Applicants will be notified in advance; trees will be planted by a contractor in spring … Continue reading
Posted in Arlington Tree Canopy, ecoaction arlington, Tree Canopy Fund
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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
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Spring Doings.4
Cover Story: We’re on the Front Page Over five sessions this spring, Tree Stewards visited two Arlington parks to sleeve nearly 1,000 saplings with biodegradable tubes that will protect from wind, wildlife, and chemicals until the trees can survive on … Continue reading
Posted in Arlington Tree Canopy
Tagged Accessory Dwelling Units, Arlington Connection, Arlington County Board, Arlington Tree Action Group, Benjamin Banneker Park, Eden Brown, Lower Bluemont Park, Master Gardeners, Master Naturalists, Urban Forestry Commission
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Young Trees Need Your Help Now
Tree Stewards of Arlington and Alexandria invite you to join us in volunteering to sleeve saplings with biodegradable tubes that will protect from wind, wildlife and chemicals until the trees can survive on their own in our parks. This is … Continue reading
Posted in Arlington Tree Canopy, Benjamin Banneker Park, Bluemont Park, Community Service, Events, Growing Tree Canopy, Re-Tree, Tree Care, Volunteer
Tagged Help young trees, Tree Tubes
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We Give Thanks for Planting Trees!
Tree Steward Eileen Grant learns that this family, planting a White oak (Quercus alba) in Ben Brenman Park’s meadow Saturday, lives just across the street and can watch their tree grow. Tree Stewards are giving thanks for their many tree-planting … Continue reading
Posted in Alexandria Tree Canopy, Arlington Tree Canopy, Ben Brenman Park, Benjamin Banneker Park, Bluemont Park, Community Service, Education, Events, Growing Tree Canopy, Invasive plants, New Training Class, Uncategorized, Volunteer
Tagged Alexandria Department of Recreation Parks and Cultural Activities, Andrew Knapik, Arlington Urban Forestry, Backlick Run, Bob Williams, Bonnie Burgess, Bonnie Petry, Boundary Stone, Cameron Station, Dan Schwartz, Eileen Grant, Four Mile Run, Holmes Run, Marymount University, Parknership, SW 9
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Help Us Plant Hundreds More Trees
The shocking new information about the unexpected acceleration of global warming should frighten all of us into doing everything we can to try to slow or halt it. Alexandria’s Natural Resources branch, Arlington County’s Urban Forestry unit, and Tree Stewards … Continue reading
Posted in Alexandria Tree Canopy, Arlington Tree Canopy, Ben Brenman Park, Benjamin Banneker Park, Bluemont Park, Canopy Loss, Community Service, Events, Extreme Weather, Global Warming, Growing Tree Canopy, New Training Class, Volunteer
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300 New Trees Planted in Arlington
Summer rains flooded many a basement in Arlington, but along Four Mile Run as it courses through Bon Air Park, precipitation caused a wipeout. The roots of many mature trees on the banks of the creek gave way after … Continue reading
Posted in Arlington Tree Canopy, Community Service, Events, Growing Tree Canopy, Tree Care, Volunteer
Tagged Andrew Knapik, Arlington County, Arlington Regional M<aster Naturalists, Bon Air Park, Department of Parks and Recreation, flood, Lyndell Core, TreeStewards, Urban Forestry
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Forestry Webinars to Watch for CE Credit
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
Posted in Arlington Tree Canopy, Continuing Education, Education, Mature Trees Are Valuable, Tree Care, Webinar, Webinars
Tagged arborists, CE continuing education, community, street trees, training, tree care, Virginia, volunteering
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