Planning for Climate Resiliency In the Urban Forest 

Putting the Right Tree in the Right Place in an Uncertain World 

A wide range of evidence indicates that the earth has been warming over the past century, causing glaciers and sea ice to melt in many parts of the world, sea levels to rise, and patterns of precipitation to change. Most scientists agree that these trends are likely to continue and to accelerate due to increasing levels of carbon dioxide and other “greenhouse” gases in the atmosphere. Likely changes in temperatures, precipitation and the distribution of tree pests and disease will affect the management of urban forest resources.

1st Quarterly NOVA Urban Forestry Roundtable of 2014 - Thursday February 20, 2014

"Disaster Planning, Recovery and Response . . Urban Forestry Intersections" 

Trees are a valuable community asset, but when weather strikes they can become a problem.  Critical initial response time can be saved by having a plan and knowing how to respond.  It is equally important to deal with residual risk after the emergency subsides, identiying and pruing or removing trees that are damaged, but still stand.  Are you prepared? 

Please register no later than February 18.  There is no charge for Roundtable attendance.  Lunch is brown bag or you may purchase lunch for $10.00 as you register online.  If you are bringing your own lunch, please registerand put in comment field "will bring own lunch." 

Location:  Wetland Studies and Solutions, 5300 Wellington Branch Drive, Suite #100, Gainesville Virginia  20155

Call Becky Woodson @ 434.220.9024 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you have questions.

Northern Virginia Urban Forestry Roundtable - May 22, 2014

REGISTRATION is still open for the NOVA Roundtable.  However, you will not be able to order a lunch.  You can bring you own lunch or there is a cafe on campus where you could eat.

AGENDA:  "i-Tree:  What it is and What it can do for You and Your Urban Forest"

i-Tree is a state-of-the-art, peer-reviewed software suite from the USDA Forest Service that provides urban forestry analysis and benefits assessment tools.  The i-Tree Tools help communities of all sizes to strengthen their urban forest management and advocacy efforts by quantifying the structure of community trees and the environmental services that trees provide.

Location:  Northern Virginia Community College, Loudoun Campus, 21200 Campus Drive, Sterling VA  20164-8699. The Roundtable will be held in the theatre in the Waddell Building.   Click here for map and parking directions. Park in Lot B2/then Lot B1.

Call Becky Woodson @ 434.220.9024 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you have questions.

Please see attached agenda for the July 29, 2014 Urban Forest Roundtable of Hampton Roads, Responding and Reporting for Urban Forest Disasters.  

Mark your calendar and RSVP to Jack Erwin at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by July 23, 2014. Lunch is provided and sponsored by Trees Virginia. 

If you would like to share community tree activities with the Roundtable, please email a brief description by July 25th  to Susan French at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and we will announce them at the meeting.

Directions to the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission are available at: http://www.hrpdc.org/page/contact

Please contact Jack Erwin at 757.664.4751 or Susan French at 757.385.4076 for more information.

REGISTRATION IS CLOSED FOR THIS ROUNDTABLE!

NOVA Urban Forestry Quarterly Roundtable

Friday September 5, 2014

** CHANGE:  The NOVA Roundtable is being held in the  

Fairfax County Herrity Building, 12055 Government Center Parkway Room #106

Fairfax VA  22035

There is no fee for registration fee for the NOVA Roundtable. 

However, you may pay $10.00 for a boxed lunch OR

you may bring your own brown bag lunch. 

There is an option on the registration page to pay $10.00 for lunch using PayPal or Pay by Check.  If you are bringing your own lunch, please register by clicking Pay by Check and entering "bring own lunch" in the Comment field.

AGENDA "Soil Volume for Urban Tree Stress Reduction and Stormwater Management"

Climate change will stress our existing urban forests through new weather patterns, changes in pest and disease distributions and other unforeseen issues.  There is little urban foresters can do today to address these future stressors, but we can eliminate existing stressors, like inadequate soil volume and irrigation as we plant the future urban forests.  By providing our new trees with a good foundation, we can help them deal with the stress of climate changes.