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. 

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

 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

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).

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