Urban Forestry Roundtables

Urban Forestry Rountables

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. 

There is a $10.00 registration fee for everyone for the NOVA Roundtables (this fee helps cover cost of provided continental breakfast); $20.00 if you would like us to order lunch for you. There is no cost to participants for the Hampton Roads Urban Forest Roundtables.

2021 Urban Forest Roundtables

See the recording of the April 16, 2021 Brood X Periodical Cicada webinar!

2019 Urban Forest Roundtables

Agenda for May 10, 2019 - How Do We Communicate the Importance of Trees?  

Agenda for September 26, 2019- Root Appreciation Day Workshop - more pictures to come!  

Root Appreciation Day Workshop Objectives

1. Develop an understanding of width, depth, and general morphology of tree root systems related to design and construction.

2. Encourage discovery, teamwork, and explosion of long held myths.

3. Expose and demonstrate root system structure relating to species, size of tree, conditions originating from nursery practices, soils, moisture, underground obstacles such as sidewalks and conduits.

4. Document field investigations (photo opportunities with roots!)

5. Develop narrative characterizations for various species root structure.

6. Relate tree species with various root identifiers such as color, shape, structure, softness, etc.

2018 Urban Forest Roundtables

Presentations from NOVa Roundtable June 11, 2018:  "Revisiting Air Quality:  The Tree Factor" 

Presentations from NOVA Roundtable March 15, 2018:  "How Do We Know Trees We Planted are Thriving?"

 Presentations from SEVA Urban Forest Roundtable June 13, 2017:  "How Much is Enough?  Achieving Urban Forest Canopy Goals"

  Presentations from the February 23, 2017 NOVA Roundtable:  "Undergrounding Utilities While Preserving Trees Above is Possible"!

2016 NOVA Urban Forestry Roundtables

December 8, 2016:  "Home Owner's Associations:  Strategies to Increase Tree Canopy" 

August 30, 2016:  "Forest Health Challenges:  Locality Planning and Response

May 26, 2016:  "Sustainable SITES Initiative: A New Tool for Urban Forestry?

 February 25, 2016:  "Building Better Urban Soil:  Soil Amendments"

 

November 5, 2015 NOVA Conference:  "Healthy Soils for Healthy Trees"

 

2015 NOVA Urban Forestry Roundtables

September 11, 2015:  "Root Appreciation Day" - many thanks for Prince William County Government for co-sponsoring this Roundtable!

May 27, 2015: "Obtaining Quality Trees:  What We Need to Know"

February 26, 2015:  "Preserving Mature Trees"

 

  2015 Hampton Roads Urban Forestry Roundtables

All meetings are 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 included and sponsored by Trees Virginia. 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. 757.385.4076 for more information.

  • AGENDA for April 16, 2015 at HRAREC, 1444 Diamond Springs Road, Virginia Beach VA  23455
  • August 13, 2015 at Hampton Roads Planning District Commission, 723 Woodlake Drive, Chesapeake 23320
  • CANCELLED:  December 1, 2015 at Hampton Roads Planning District Commission, 723 Woodlake Drive, Chesapeake VA  23320

 

2014 NOVA Urban Forestry Roundtables

November 20, 2014:  "Combating Climate Change Effects on Urban Forests with Landscape Diversity"

September 5, 2014:  "Soil Volume for Urban Tree Stress Reduction and Stormwater Management

Comments from an attendee of the September 5, 2014 NOVA Roundtable: 

"The workshop was exceptionally informative with experts presenting information in a skilled and useful manner. The food and refreshments were of excellent quality.  The roundtable was well-organized and the small booklets were of exceptional quality in their design, layout and information."

 2014 Hampton Roads Urban Forestry Roundtables

All meetings are 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 included and sponsored by Trees Virginia. Please contact Jack Erwin @ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or at 757.664.4751 or Susan French at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or at 757.385.4076 for more information.

  • March 27, 2014 (Thursday)  Click here for agenda
  • July 29, 2014 (Tuesday)
  • November 13, 2014 (Thursday) - MEETING CANCELLED

If you‘re interested in presentations from earlier Roundtables, please contact us @ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

2013 NOVA Urban Forestry Roundtables

August 22, 2013: "Storm Water Management and Urban Forest Conservation Through Stream Channel Redesign" Fairfax VA

May 23, 2013:  "New Nuts and Bolts of Urban Forestry" in Arlington Virginia

February 28, 2013:  "Urban Forest Watershed" in Falls Church Virginia

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...

  • Most trees do not have a tap root.

  • 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.

  • Trees are some of the oldest living organisms on earth: some bristle-cone pines are thought to be more than 5000 years old.

  • 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.

  • A mature tree removes almost 70 times more pollution than a newly planted tree.

  • Trees are the largest living organisms on earth: some coastal redwoods are more than 360 feet tall.

  • 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.

Contact Trees Virginia

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Charlottesville, VA 22903

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