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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
Posted in Alexandria Tree Canopy
Tagged Allison Silberberg, Bob Williams, Bonnie Petry, Jane Seward, John Marlin, Lynn Gas, native trees, Polk Elementary School, Rod Simmons, Steve Neeley, teachers, Volkswagen, Volunteers
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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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Vine Finding on a Fine Afternoon
Tree Stewards, trainees and other environmentalists headed out along Holmes Run in Alexandria Sunday to find native and invasive vines after learning how to distinguish them from a slide lecture by noted naturalist Rod Simmons. First stop outside Beatley Library … Continue reading
Posted in Invasive plants
Tagged American elm, Beatley Library, old Holmes Run channel, Porcelainberry, Rod Simmons, Ulmus americana, vine ID walk
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Learn About Native Vines and Trees
Posted in Education, Uncategorized
Tagged Holmes Run, Holmes Run Park Committee, invasive, Jerome "Buddie" Ford Nature Center, Native, Rod Simmons, Trees, Vines, VNPS Potowmack Chapter
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