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Category Archives: Community Service
NYC Street Tree Map : NYC Parks
Explore and learn about every street tree in New York City, including stewardship activities. See tree-map.nycgovparks.org/
Posted in Community Service, Education, Growing Tree Canopy, Tree Care, Tree ID, Volunteer
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Enrollment for the 2019-20 training course for Tree Steward volunteers is open. Apply by completing the application form and reviewing the course synopsis below. Please consider enrolling in the 2019-20 training sessions. What do Tree Stewards do? Tree Stewards Increase … Continue reading
July 31, 2018
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Digging This Spring
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
Posted in Community Service, Events, Tree Care
Tagged #Alexandriavolunteers, #BenBrenmanPark, #Children'sInternationalSchool, #INTUSWindows, #NationalParkService, #Rosslyn, Alexandria
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It’s Invasive Species Week
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
Posted in Community Service, Events, Pests, Tree Care
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Watering Young Trees = SUCCESS
October 2013 was just the first step in reforesting Tarleton Park in Alexandria. TD Bank employees under the guidance of TreeSteward volunteers planted 30 trees – and provided enough funds for weekly summer watering for two years. You can read … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexandria, tree care, water
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Volunteer Training Class starts February 2, 2016
Help us make a Difference and Join! Next Volunteer Training Class will be held on Tuesday evenings, February 2 -April 12, 2016 7 – 9:30 PM at Fairlington Community Center, 3308 S. Stafford St., Arlington. Class will also include three Saturday morning sessions. For … Continue reading
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Oct. 24, 2015: Tree Distribution Arlington
Over 400 trees were adopted and education was delivered to over 350 families on care of their new tree. It was wonderful to see the happy people and know trees would be well cared for!
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Tagged Arlington, Tree Distribution
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Second Annual Alexandria City Tree Give Away
On Saturday October 10, 2015 The Tree Stewards of Arlington and Alexandria held their Second Annual Tree Give Away for residents of Alexandria City. One hundred and five trees were offered for the reserve fee of $5. Residents signed up online … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexandria, native species, tree give away
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Native Trees Available for Arlington Yards
Choose the best native tree for your Arlington yard with the help of TreeStewards this fall. Arlington County’s Natural Resources Division is providing a variety of native tree species and one would be perfect for your yard. Among the different species … Continue reading
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Tagged Arlington, native trees, Tree Distribution
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TreeStewards are Good Neighbors
By TreeSteward Joslin Gallatin, Class of 2015 Arlington’s Tree Canopy Fund is a project to increase the number of shade trees in neighborhoods with low canopy coverage. As a TreeSteward volunteer, I offered to meet with a potential recipient who … Continue reading
Posted in Community Service, Education
Tagged Basswood, Linden, neighbors, Tilia americana, Tree Canopy Fund
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