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Tree Species for Our Area
Confused about what tree to plant? Here’s help. These lists have been compiled by ISA certified arborists who work directly with our urban forest every day. They know trees. But more important, they know trees that will be happy in … Continue reading
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Branching Out, Fall 2018.2
Following are events of interest to Tree Stewards and other tree lovers. Outdoor events are weather permitting. (CE) Attendance at these events may be counted as Continuing Education. (VOL) Working at these events may be counted as Volunteer Hours. ANS … Continue reading
Posted in Arlington Tree Canopy, Class Presentations & Materials, Community Service, Education, Events, Free Tree, New Training Class, Out on a Limb, Tree Canopy Fund, Tree Care, Tree ID, Uncategorized
Tagged Alexandria, Arlington, CE continuing education, community, continuing education, education, free trees, planting, training, Tree Canopy Fund, Tree Distribution, tree identification, tree sale, tree walk, VOL Tree Sterward volunteer opportunity, volunteer opportunity, volunteering
Limbing Up, Tying Up at the Casey Trees Farm
Three Tree Stewards of Arlington and Alexandria were among 10 volunteers who staked and pruned 1,000 saplings at the Casey Trees Farm near Berryville, Va., on June 30th. The pruning was not the usual structural pruning that Tree Stewards perform … Continue reading
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Tagged Berryville, Casey Trees Farm, pruning, saplings, staking, Todd Woodfield
A Bad Year for Forests Can Mean Hotter, Drier Climate
By Chelsea Harvey, E&E News Tropical forests suffered some of their worst losses in history last year, according to a new report from the monitoring group Global Forest Watch. About 39 million acres, or 61,000 square miles, of forest cover … Continue reading
Posted in Canopy Loss, Rainforest, Uncategorized, Worldwide
Tagged Chelsea Harvey, E&E News, Forest Climate Analytics, Global Carbon Projects., Global Forest Watch., International Climate and Forest Initiativ. Norway, Michael Wolosin, Nancy Harris, Nature Climate Change, Science. Andreas Dahl-Jørgensen, tropical forest loss, World Resources Institute
A New Threat to Fruit and Other Trees
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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Tagged Early Detection Rapid Response, Pests, Spotted lanternfly, Threat to trees, Tree of heaven, Virginia, Winchester
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Arlington’s Tree Canopy Fund Survey
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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The Silent Killer in Your Yard
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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