Tree Steward Mini Grant Awards for 2019-2020

Details: Written by Trees Virginia; Published: 28 December 2017

Tree Stewards are trained community volunteers committed to promoting healthy urban and rural forests in Virginia. Tree Stewards provide training classes, educational programs and project in their communities intended to increase public awareness of the value of trees while teaching about trees and tree care. With classroom training and hands-on practice, Tree Stewards are equipped to identify trees, counsel on tree selection, demonstrate proper tree planting and follow-up care, and guide removal of invasive plants that threaten trees.

The Trees Virginia Tree Steward Mini-Grant Program is intended to help Virginia's Tree Steward groups fulfill their urban forestry responsibilities to their communities.

This year the good news is that each of the five groups who applied for 2019-2020 received a mini grant. Below are the groups and what the awards will be used for:

Did You Know:

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

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