Virginia's Urban Forest Council | Trees Virginia | Non-Profit Community Organization

Educational Resources

Learn about the urban forest and its benefits. Learn how to plant, mulch, prune and maintain your trees, how to manage your community’s urban forest and more.

We reach out to the community by organizing events and supporting a variety of initiatives. These include Urban Forestry Roundtables, Urban Tree Health Care Workshops, supporting local Tree Steward groups, awarding student academic scholarships and scholarships for the SMA Municipal Forestry Institute; Arbor Day Tree Planting Initiative; supporting the Virginia Big Tree Program and the Virginia Urban Wood Group and more.

Get Involved!

We need your help! Volunteer! Become a Tree Steward! Attend a workshop or roundtable! Support our academic scholarships! Spread the word about Urban Forestry!

Who We Are

TREES VIRGINIA is registered with the state as the Virginia Urban Forest Council. It is a private, non-profit organization, which was founded in 1990 and incorporated in 1991. A 26 member volunteer Board of Directors meets quarterly to guide the Council’s programs and direction.

We are urban foresters, certified arborists, tree stewards, utility arborists, teachers, consultants, master gardeners; a diverse group of people who love trees and who strive to expand public awareness of the role trees and forests play in the urban environment.

We are a State and Federal 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and depend on your donations as a significant funding source. Learn how you can support Trees Virginia.

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.

LATEST NEWS

Check out the latest Trees Virginia Blog: American Forests Releases 2020 Champion Trees National Register

"Trees Company . . . . a tour of some of Charlottesville's Landmark Trees"

The Roanoke Tree Stewards are looking for volunteers

Read article from recent edition of Richmond Magazine a bout the Richmond Tree Stewards

Waynesboro Tree Webinar presentations are available on the Trees Virginia YouTube channel and on Trees Virginia Facebook. Or click on the individual links below!

September 2 "Leveraging Technology and Other Techniques to Care for Mature Trees"
September 9 "If Trees Could Talk: Urban Tree Ring Analysis"
September 16 "Seeing Trees and the Forest"
September 23 "Green Industry in the Woods and Weeds: Expanding Business with Woodland Health Services for New and Existing Clients"
September 30 "Urban Tree Canopy Cover: Structure, Function and Assessment"

Read about the "Women of Wood" in the Virginia Urban Wood Group newsletter - August 2020 edition.

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.

Did You Know:

Every state has an official State Tree. Virginia adopted the flowering dogwood Cornaceae Cornus floridaas the State Tree on February 24, 1956. The dogwood is well distributed throughout the...
In one day, one large tree can lift up to 100 gallons of water out of the ground and discharge it into the air.
Trees properly placed around buildings can reduce air conditioning needs by 30 percent and save 20-50 percent in heating energy.
Trees are some of the oldest living organisms on earth: some bristle-cone pines are thought to be more than 5000 years old.
Trees are the largest living organisms on earth: some coastal redwoods are more than 360 feet tall.
Most tree roots are in the top 12 inches of soil.
One large tree can provide a supply of oxygen for two people.
A birdhouse hung on a young tree branch, does not move up the tree as the tree grows.
Most trees do not have a tap root.
A mature tree removes almost 70 times more pollution than a newly planted tree.
Well-maintained trees and shrubs can increase property value by up to 14%.