Workshops & Urban Forestry Conferences
Trees Virginia sponsors and organizes yearly in-depth workshops in Waynesboro and Roanoke. The Waynesboro workshop is usually the 3rd week in September and is in partnership with Waynesboro Parks and Recreation, the Virginia Department of Forestry and MAC-ISA. The Roanoke workshop usually takes place in March in partnership with VA Department of Forestry and MAC-ISA. These workshops have grown in popularity during the last couple of years (with attendance at the Waynesboro workshop reaching more then 200) and Roanoke’s attendance over 100). Trees Virginia also holds other workshops with various partners such as Virginia Tech. Additionally a conference is organized every two years in Northern Virginia.
Upcoming Workshop & Conference Events
Roanoke Urban Tree Health Care Workshop March 7, 2018 - "Making Treemendous Community Impact
Waynesboro Urban Tree Health Care Workshop September 15, 2017
Roanoke Tree Health Care Workshop: "Canopy Counts: Planning for and Protecting Our Urban Forests
Click here for news article by Shannon Brennan about preserving urban tree canopy!
Click here for news article by Shannon Brennan: "Thoughts on Growing Fruit Trees Organically"
Waynesboro Urban Tree Health Care Workshop September 18, 2015 - 20th Annual Workshop "Reveling in the Magnificence of Trees"
Click here for news article about the recent "Reveling in the Magnificence of Trees" Workshop
Waynesboro Urban Tree Health Care Workshop
September 20, 2013, 18th Annual Waynesboro Tree Care Workshop - Weathering the Storm and ArborMaster Tree Training.
Roanoke Tree Care Workshop
May 22, 2013, Trees, the DirtyTruth
Other Workshops
August 2012 – Workshops held in Culpeper, Virginia Beach and Lynchburg: Trees in Virginia - What We Have, What We Want, and How We Get There. Presentations.
NOVA Urban Forestry Conferences
November 9, 2017, 6th Biennial NOVa Urban Forestry Conference: "Urban Forest for Your Health: How Trees Can Save Your Life"
- AGENDA: "Urban Forest for Your Health: How Trees Can Save Your Life"
- Thanks to Our Sponsors!
- Dr. Kathleen Wolf: Nature and Human Health: From Fact to Action - Coming Soon!
- Michelle Kondo: Environmental Strategies for Disease, Violence and Injury Prevention in Urban Areas
- Bradley Site Design: Design for Impact: Educational Facilities
- John Henderson: Park RX America
- Catherine Nagel, City Parks Alliance: City Parks: America's New Infrastructure
- Dwight Fincher: Biophilia in Healthcare Design: Coming Soon!
November 19, 2013, 5th Biennial NOVA Urban Forestry Conference: "Planning for Climate Resiliency in the Urban Forest"
November 18, 2011, 4th Biennial: NOVA Urban Forestry Conference: Make Room for Trees: The Urban Forest Continuum
A vibrant forest canopy in urban, suburban and urbanizing areas faces many challenges. Some of these we are well acquainted with but continue to struggle with. New challenges await us on the horizon. This conference covered exploration and discussion of the issues, and solutions to problems of the Urban Forest Canopy in Virginia for the next 100 years.
