The Hampton Roads Urban Forest Roundtable scheduled for August 13 has been rescheduled to September 10 - see info below!
The next Hampton Roads Urban Forest Roundtable will be held September 10
at the Brock Environmental Center in Virginia Beach VA
Click here for UPDATED agenda and online registration (NEW!)
NOTE: There is no "$10 extra fee" as indicated after you register to "Pay By Check"
There will be a field tour of the Brock Environmental Center and Pleasure House Point Natural Area
Information on Brock Environmental Center Green Practices
Please contact Jack Erwin at 757.664.4751 / This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information
Trees Virginia organizes one-day quarterly “roundtables for professional arborists, planners, engineers, landscape architects, tree stewards and all interested citizens throughout Virginia at various times during the year. These Urban Forestry Roundtables bring together our community to exchange ideas, present news, discuss issues, listen to presentations and further educate our community about trees and the important roll they fulfill in our society.
The Hampton Roads Urban Forest Roundtables are normally held at the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission at 723 Woodlake Drive, Chesapeake VA 23320. The meetings begin at 9:00 and run until 1:00. Lunch is $10.00 or you may bring you own lunch.
Please contact Jack Erwin @ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 757.664.4751 or Susan French @ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 757.385.4076 for more information.
Event date | 09-10-2015 9:00 am |
Event End Date | 09-10-2015 1:00 pm |
Capacity | Unlimited |
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED FOR THIS EVENT!
Important: No "day of" (walk-ins) registrations permitted
Friday September 11, 2015 ~ Registration 9:00 a.m. ~ Field Work 9:30 to 2:30
Root Appreciation Day ~ An Outdoors, Hands-On Workshop
Prince William County Government Center, Development Services Building
5 County Complex Court - Room 202A/B
Woodbridge VA 22192
Event date | 09-11-2015 9:00 am |
Event End Date | 09-11-2015 2:30 pm |
Capacity | 70 |
Available place | 0 |
Cut off date | 09-07-2015 |
Individual Price | $5.00 |
Save the Date
Friday September 18, 2015
"Reveling in the Magnificence of Trees"
The 20th Anniversary of the Waynesboro Tree Health Care Workshop and
ArborMaster Training will not disappoint!
Some of the industry's finest authorities will be presenting.
Registration, Networking and Exhibits: 7:15 to 8:00
Workshop: 8:00 to 4:00
CLICK HERE to REGISTER and for more information!
Reveling in the Magnificence of Trees
Bryce Lane, Lecturer, Retired NC State University Department of Horticulture
Trees and Turf: An Antagonistic Relationship
Joe Murray, Consulting Arborist - Tree Literacy, LLC
Climate Changing our Landscapes - Believe It or Else!
Neil Hendrickson, PhD - Bartlett Tree Research Laboratory
Root Explosion! Missouri Gravel Beds
Eric Kuehler, Technology Transfer Specialist - US Forest Service
Lowe Sharpe, Urban Forestry Program Coordinator-SC Forestry Commission
Afternoon Session - Outdoors at Ridgeview Park
Participants will rotate between the following stations
Station 1: Lichens 101-Joe Murray, Tree Literacy LLC
Station 2: American Chestnut-Bringing Back a Mighty Giant
Matt Brinckman, Science Coordinator, American Chestnut Foundation
Station 3: Missouri Gravel Bed Demonstration
Eric Kuehler, US Forest Service & Lowe Sharpe, SC Forestry Commission
Station 4: A Closer Look at Soils - Dr. Neil Hendrickson, Bartlett Tree Research Laboratory
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Event date | 09-18-2015 8:00 am |
Event End Date | 09-18-2015 4:00 pm |
Capacity | Unlimited |
Registration is now CLOSED for this event!
"Healthy Soils for Healthy Trees"
Thanks to our sponsors:
Davey, The Care of Trees,Wetland Studies and Solutions and Plan-it Geo
November 5, 2015 - NOVA Urban Forestry Roundtable Conference
This conference will be held at
The Woodlands at Algonkian Regional Park
47001 Fairway Drive
Sterling VA 20165
This conference has been approved for 4.5 Certified Arborist ISA CEUs
Agenda: 2015: United Nations Year of the Soils Healthy Soils for a Healthy Tree
The purpose of this conference is to underscore the importance of healthy soils to the urban forest and to explore current research and techniques for preventing and mitigating soil damage in the Northern Virginia environment.
The United Nations designated 2015 as the Year of Soils to highlight the importance of a resource that few people consider.
Worldwide, there are dangers to soils from "expanding cities, deforestation, unsustainable land use and management practices,pollution, overgrazing and climate change.
This conference has been approved for 4.5 ISA CEU's
You can pay with debit/credit card using PayPal
(you do not need to have PayPal account) or you may pay by check
Make check payable to Trees Virginia
(Mail-in registration form is available on agenda).
Event date | 11-05-2015 8:00 am |
Event End Date | 11-05-2015 4:00 pm |
Capacity | 100 |
Available place | 13 |
Cut off date | 11-03-2015 |
Individual Price | $100.00 |
12th Annual Southern States
Urban Forestry Coordinator's Winter Meeting
January 25-28, 2016 in Richmond Virginia
In these changing times of urban forestry this gathering will focus on
leadership and utilization and will explore ways to improve and
strengthen our time and efforts.
This multi-day meeting will provide an opportunity for regional
information exchange, training and planning.
Click here for DRAFT agenda for the meeting.
** MEETING REGISTRATION **
You may register online (scroll to bottom of page)
and pay using PayPal(you do not need a PayPal account)
OR you may register online and send check in.
Make check payable to Trees Virginia and send to:
Trees Virginia c/o Becky Woodson
900 Natural Resources Drive
Charlottesville VA 22903
Registration fee is $125.00.
** HOTEL RESERVATION **
** Registration deadline for hotel is December 21, 2015 **
Make your hotel reservation at the Omni Richmond by calling
1.800.843.6664 and ask for group name
Urban Forestry Coordinator's Winter meeting.
You can also make your hotel reservation using link
VDOF Urban Forestry Coordinator's Winter Meeting
Event date | 01-25-2016 |
Event End Date | 01-28-2016 |
Capacity | Unlimited |
Cut off date | 01-22-2016 |
Individual Price | $125.00 |