This meeting will prioritize the recommendations from two previous Collaboratives and develop plans for near term action. This event will bring together individuals and organizations who recognize the important environmental, economic, and social benefits of trees and are committed to action to preserve the urban tree canopy individually and through their organizations. With broad consensus on actions the County and private parties should take to preserve and expand our tree canopy, we can create a roadmap to the future. We are pleased that the Northern Virginia Conservation Trust (NVCT) and the Virginia Cooperative Extension Service have joined us as a co-hosts.
Spring 2022 Plenary Meeting – Taking Action for Trees
Saturday, May 7, Meeting 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
Networking Lunch 12:30pm – 1:30 pm
Arlington Mill Community Center, Multi-purpose 527 A&B
909 South Dinwiddie Street, Arlington, VA, 22204
FREE, In-Person and Covid-sensitive
Please register in advance HERE (https://www.eventbrite.com/myevent?eid=317741191457)
Planned Agenda
10:00 – 10:10 Introductions & agenda for the meeting
10:10 – 11:05 Purpose of the meeting: Collaborative Phase II recommendations; process for
participants to select priorities; participants circulate to stations to vote
11:05- 11:15 Refreshment break and vote tally
11:15 – 12:10 Voting results and discussion; breakout teams start detailed planning & report
future coordination & actions
12:30 – 1:30 Networking luncheon and informal discussions
The recommendations from the previous Phase II of the Collaborative can be viewed at the ACCF website. The March 2021 ACCF General Membership “Resolution on Immediately Updating the Arlington Tree Canopy Studies” can be found at this location. For a quick overview of ACCF's work on Arlington's tree canopy view this presentation.
In keeping with the Covid protocols from the Virginia Department of Health Guidance we encourage you to:
Get vaccinated and get a booster dose.
Bring and wear your own mask (extra masks will be available)
Wear a mask if not fully vaccinated, and even if fully vaccinated when transmission levels are substantial or high.
Please stay home if you have symptoms of COVID-19, if you recently had COVID-19, or were exposed to COVID-19.
Wash your hands before eating food.
We will take the following measures to help provide a safer environment for you:
The scheduled space’s HVAC system has been upgraded to provide improved ventilation to address Covid.
Activities that require close contact will be minimized.
Provide hand sanitizer.
Use single-use cups, dishes, utensils, and paper products.
Individually wrapped food and beverages.