Contact Information	Date
For Immediate Release Contact: Barbara White 434.220.9029	October 28, 2011 VDOF 11050

Make Room For Trees

Many times we’re asked to “do more with less.” However, when it comes to urban forests, there is often “less” to start with. Land-use density can reduce the urban forest canopy. But if you are interested in learning more about the challenges of maintaining and expanding this canopy, you’ll want to “squeeze” this workshop into your schedule.

The Northern Virginia Urban Forestry Conference will take place Friday, November 18th, at the Algonkian Regional Park Conference Center in Sterling. The theme of this year’s event is, “Make Room For Trees: The Urban Forest Continuum.”

Early registration, which ends November 4th, is $75 per person. Any registration received after November 4th costs $100. The fee covers all sessions, which run from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and a catered lunch.

Speakers include: Jan Davis, U.S. Forest Service; William Elmendorf, Ph.D., Penn. State; Susan Stein, U.S. Forest Service; Lucia Hall, Fairfax County, and Monica Lear, DDOT, Washington DC.

Registration forms are available at www.treesvirginia.org. Questions may be directed to Becky Woodson (434.220.9024).

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The Virginia Department of Forestry protects and develops healthy, sustainable forest resources for Virginians. Headquartered in Charlottesville, the Agency has forestry staff members assigned to every county to provide service to citizens of the Commonwealth. VDOF is an equal opportunity provider.

With nearly 16 million acres of forestland and more than 144,000 Virginians employed in forestry, forest products and related industries, Virginia forests provide more than $27.5 Billion annually in benefits to the Commonwealth.