Staunton volunteers work to plant tree by Lewis Creek

A new planting project is underway in the Queen City as the Lewis Creek Watershed Committee, the Youth Volunteer Corps and ...
Yahoo

Documenting and preserving Virginia’s largest, most revered trees

This enormous national champion tulip poplar is located in Bedford County, Va. and stands roughly the height of a 14-story building with a trunk circumference of over 30 feet. (Courtesy of Eric ...
Augusta Free Press

Virginia Christmas trees are extra green from extra rainfall

It’s almost Halloween, which means it’s not too early to start thinking about where to buy a fresh Virginia-grown Christmas tree. “We’ve had a very good growing season,” said Greg Lemmer, president of ...
WAVY-TV

Second-oldest tree in Virginia recorded in Brunswick County

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia has plenty of rich history, right down to its roots — quite literally. The Virginia Big Tree Program at Virginia Tech records some of the commonwealth’s biggest ...
The Virginian-Pilot

Virginia colleges help track state’s big trees

Students squinting along a sunny stretch of sidewalk outside the Roanoke College library find a moment of cool refuge beneath the leafy shade of an old, but steady-growing champion. A Dutch elm tree ...
WVEC

Proposed bills aim to preserve Virginia's tree canopy, forests

RICHMOND, Va. — Lawmakers are considering several bills aimed at preserving trees in Virginia that have garnered bipartisan support, according to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. The seven proposed ...
WRIC

Swap invasive trees for free Virginia native trees at upcoming event

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia landowners who are willing to remove a certain invasive tree from their properties can get a new, native tree for free through an upcoming tree exchange event. The ...