Arlington Forestry

Arlington has a long history of having incredible trees. With 1200 acres of County parkland, public buildings, Public Schools, regional parkland and the contribution of great growing spaces from the federal property (Parkway, Arlington National Cemetery) we have plenty of opportunity for having great trees. Most of our trees exist on private property, and working with our citizens to maintain the beauty and sustainability of our community is crucial to our program.

Arlington Forestry is the Facebook presence of Arlington's urban forestry department. Pictures of interesting trees and tree-related stuff, as well as new programs and documents are posted here. Feel free to ask questions and enjoy the galleries of pictures of champion trees and tree curiosities around the County.

The forestry department works on maintaining tree canopy around the county by replanting in public right of way through parks, through the Tree Canopy Fund, managed by Arlingtonians for a Clean Environment, and through outreach and education to Arlington's residents.

We work closely with the following groups in helping maintain a healthy forest:

Tree Stewards, a dedicated group providing education for private citizens on tree care and planting in Northern Virginia.

http://treestewards.org/

The Arlington master naturalists, who work with us on horticulture and ecological education:

http://www.armn.org/

Our invasive plants program, which helps keep our region maintain its unique and native plant composition:

http://environment.arlingtonva.us/trees/invasive-plants/invasive-plant-program/

And two very active committees in the County, the Urban Forestry Committee (UFC) and the Beautification Committee (BC), who are very dedicated to our trees and our environment:

UFC:

http://commissions.arlingtonva.us/urban-forestry-commission-ufc/

BC:

http://environment.arlingtonva.us/trees/support-trees/arlington-beautification-committee/

We also work closely with Arlington County Schools to help maintain and plant trees on Schools property.