Helping the Community and Preserving Virginia's Trees Since 1990
The mission of the Virginia Urban Forest Council (Trees Virginia) is to enhance the quality of life through stewardship of our Commonwealth’s urban and community trees.
Our philosophy is providing a healthy place for forests in our urban communities; this requires that we work together to protect and enhance the natural environment. All who live and work in the communities around Virginia affect the condition of the forested areas.
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Register now for the Forestry and Wlldlife Field Tour in Fredericksburg/Stafford County! Ramble through the urban forests of greater Fredericksburg as we follow the life cycle of an urban tree from cradle to grave. The city’s urban forest canopy and zero wood waste goals take work and partnerships both to plant new trees and to use old trees. These bookends function to provide valuable human and wildlife habitat features right where lots of people live, work, and play.
Logging and lumber manufacturing from the urban forests is both different and the same as rural forestlands. Watch the reveal of beauty unique to high-character urban trees and the creation of value-added products from what might have previously been firewood, at best. One of the stops on this tour is at Norfleet Quality which has been turning tree and wood “waste” into treasure for 50 years. This behind the scenes mulch making tour will invite you into a process that completes an urban tree’s lifecycle as it is transformed into a product that benefits living trees, creates beauty and enables Fredericksburg to brag about their ZERO wood waste
accomplishment!
If you're worried about oak trees in your area, here's a chance to learn how to promote hardwood tree health.This webinar will provide a general overview of symptoms, range, impact and possible management strategies for oak decline in the U.S. Click here for this free webinar on October 9 at 1 p.m. ET, hosted by Southern Regional Extension Forestry.
Learn how the City of Harrisonburg, VA is using losses from the emerald ash borer to clean Blacks Run! Also click here to read news article about this project
Learn about the Virginia Big Tree Program Quick Facts
Learn what the Town of Woodstock and the City of Harrisonburg have planned for their urban trees after removal. Click here to read Trees with a Future.
The Virginia Urban Wood Project is pleased to assist veteran-owned businesses by offering marketing opportunities for their services and products, enhanced public exposure and outreach engagement. Click to read Serving 2.0: Veterans in the Urban Forest.
Check out this blog from the Arbor Day Foundation: Six Ways Urban Trees Make You More Active Outdoors
Visit the Virginia Urban Wood Group Urban and Small Woodlot Forestry Business Directory here!
The Bonnie Appleton Memorial Fund has reached the initial fundraising goal of $100,000.00. Thanks to all that contributed. We continue to need your help to fund this scholarship - please donate! Read more on the Tree Fund page under the Bonnie Appleton Fund section.
