Tree Stewards of Arlington and Alexandria

Please join Plant Ecologist, Alexandria city staffer, and long time Tree Stewards partner Rod Simmons for this Virginia Native Plant Society virtual presentation on “Preserving Oak Diversity.”

Please note that there is no requirement to sign up on Track it Forward.

Join Rod as he reviews how environmentally friendly alternatives to traditional lawn and turf cultivation benefit remnant canopy trees. These alternatives help with tree preservation as well as other native vegetation, soil microorganisms, insects, and pollinators.

Rod will also discuss the great diversity of oaks in Virginia and their importance in the natural landscape. He will present upland native oaks and their natural hybrids, including their identification and sources of digitized, online collections of all oaks and hybrids of our region. We will hear an update on what has been affecting certain upland oak species throughout the region over the last few years, i.e., White and Chestnut oaks, what local species can easily withstand the negative effects of climate change and how maintaining a healthy “lawn”/forest floor can help preserve all our upland canopy trees.

September 21, 2023 – 7:00-8:00 pm

https://vnps.org/johnclayton/events/preserving-oak-diversity/

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2274484759