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Tree Species for Our Area

Posted on October 31, 2018 by

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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2018 Training Session 1

Posted on October 4, 2018 by

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A Champion Falls

Posted on September 11, 2018 by
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Limbing Up, Tying Up at the Casey Trees Farm

Posted on August 4, 2018 by

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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Mature Trees Are Valuable Trees

Posted on July 15, 2018 by
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A Bad Year for Forests Can Mean Hotter, Drier Climate

Posted on June 28, 2018 by

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 →

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A New Threat to Fruit and Other Trees

Posted on January 30, 2018 by

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 by

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

Posted on October 27, 2017 by

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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Tree Stewards Partner With TD Bank For More Tree Planting

Posted on September 28, 2016 by

Tree Steward volunteers will be joined by employees from TD Bank on Friday, Oct. 7, 2016, at Dora Kelly Nature Park in Alexandria to participate in TD Tree Days, a cooperative effort to plant new trees in local communities in need. Volunteers … Continue reading →

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