$45/person; $80/couple - includes transportation and lunch
A forestry tour in a city? Yes indeed! In fact, Virginia Beach has been a Tree City USA since 1980. The benefits of this urban forest increase every year as trees continue to grow and thrive. Virginia Beach’s urban forest is a vital component of the city’s infrastructure, as important as efficient transportation and clean water.
Stop 1: Cavalier Tract. On this privately owned tract we will discuss thinning as a way to protect pine plantations from southern pine beetle attacks and options for transitioning pine plantations to natural hardwood forests. We’ll also identify ways to attract desirable wildlife to these areas while minimizing negative human-wildlife conflicts.
Stop 2: Your wood from your property. Nothing tells a family story like making something beautiful from a tree that you grew up with and know its story. Witness ways folks have repurposed trees around their property into long-lived and beautiful discussion pieces.
Stop 3: Pork in the Woods. Intentionally managing both livestock and trees on the same acreage is called silvopasture. We’ll hear about the process from a local farmer.
Stop 4: Managing the Rural-Urban Interface. In an urban area like Virginia Beach, there is often development pressure on the surrounding rural areas. At this stop we’ll have a discussion about the unique challenges in this rural-urban interface area.
Stop 5: Utility Tree Arboretum. In keeping with the urban forestry theme of the day, we’ll wrap up the tour looking at which tree species are best for urban settings and how to tend to them so they don’t eventually become expensive problems.
For more information contact:
Neil Clark, 757-653-2572,
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Please register by noon, October 9
You may also like the following events from Virginia Forest Landowner Education Program:
- Next month, 20th September, 08:30 am, Woods & Wildlife Conference in Jackson
- Next month, 26th September, 04:15 pm, Fifteen Minutes in the Forest: Creating Vernal Pools in Blacksburg, Virginia
- This October, 2nd October, 08:00 am, Henry County Fall Forestry & Wildlife Field Tour in Ridgeway
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