NOVA RT May 22, 2014

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 becky.woodson@dof.virginia.gov if you have questions.

Event Properties

Event date	05-22-2014 9:30 am
Event End Date	05-22-2014 4:00 pm
Capacity	Unlimited
Cut off date	05-22-2014
Individual Price	USD10.00
Location	Northern Virginia Community College-Loudoun Campus

We are no longer accepting registration for this event

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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...
Well-maintained trees and shrubs can increase property value by up to 14%.
One large tree can provide a supply of oxygen for two people.
A mature tree removes almost 70 times more pollution than a newly planted tree.
Most tree roots are in the top 12 inches of soil.
In one day, one large tree can lift up to 100 gallons of water out of the ground and discharge it into the air.
Most trees do not have a tap root.
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.
A birdhouse hung on a young tree branch, does not move up the tree as the tree grows.
Trees are the largest living organisms on earth: some coastal redwoods are more than 360 feet tall.