[BSW] Fwd: FW: Need you to write today! Arlington Tree Action Group news + volunteer Arlington County Fair (fwd)

[Kathy Bilton]

Here is an email from Rod.  When forwarded, the links which were in the 
email disappear.   If you wish to get a copy of the origianal email, 
please write to Rod.

URL for the  Arlington Tree Action Group:
https://arlingtontreeactiongroup.org/

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2018 22:06:01 -0400
From: Rod Simmons <simmons22041 at gmail.com>
Subject: Fwd: FW: Need you to write today! Arlington Tree Action Group news +
     volunteer Arlington County Fair

Our friend, Smithsonian Botany Department Chair and Falls Church resident
Larry Dorr, I believe also visited this tree recently and has advocated for
its preservation.  I agree that it is one of the very largest in the U.S.
and one of the oldest specimens known in this country (the species was only
rediscovered in deep China in the late 1940s-early 1950s - previously known
only from the fossil record). 

Unless the residence was by some chance owned by a USDA plant researcher who
might have had access to stock when the tree was planted, I would guess
that this specimen was planted by the old Hill's Nursery (at the corner of
Glebe Road and 16th Street).  Hill's Nursery was a "real" old-fashioned
nursery - not a garden center - and they really knew their trees and
shrubs.  They planted many of the now-old trees throughout the Mall in D.C.
in the 1930s (pers. comm. Mr. Hill).  Mr. Hill also told me that his nursery
was the first (only?) nursery in this area to obtain Dawn Redwood saplings
for ornamental plantings.  He said he planted a good number of them in the
area.  Both Mr. and Mrs. Hill are long dead.  Their only son still lives in
the house amidst the now-defunct nursery surrounded by thick, tall borders
of bamboo.  BTW, the Hill's always kept chickens on their several-acre lot. 
It was always a hoot to visit the nursery and see chickens flitting about. 

Beyond the preservation of this specimen tree, Arlington County has no
business allowing development (subdivided lots) to impact a Resource
Protection Area (RPA).  They've got infill revenue on their breath.    

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Rod Simmons
Date: Wed, Jun 27, 2018 at 4:51 PM
Subject: FW: Need you to write today! Arlington Tree Action Group news +
volunteer Arlington County Fair
To: "Simmons22041 at gmail.com" <Simmons22041 at gmail.com>


 

From: Arlington Tree Action Group
[mailto:arlingtontreeactiongroup at gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 4:13 PM
Subject: Need you to write today! Arlington Tree Action Group news +
volunteer Arlington County Fair

 

Saving the 3260 Ohio St. award-winning Dawn Redwood:

 

High value tree in Resource Protection Area on Ohio St. between Little Falls
and Williamsburg Blvd.

 

[IMAGE]


​TODAY write your own email seconding the

Williamsburg Civic Association letter to County Board re dawn redwood
removal 

(Pleaseemail: countyboard at arlingtonva.us; mschwartz at arlingtonva.us; vverweij at arlin
gtonva.us)

 

Sign petition here

 

Arlington Connection article 6.13.18 dawn redwood

 

ATAG 6.25.18  press release on dawn redwood status

 

To speak up to save this tree, located in a Resource Protection Area, please
come to the Urban Forestry Commission Meeting Thursday, June 28, Courthouse
Plaza, Room 311.  Public Comment is taken at the start of the meeting at 7
p.m.

 

Volunteer at Arlington County Fair ATAG booth:

 

Sign up here for a volunteer slot at ATAG’s Arlington County Fair Booth!

 

Add Your Neighborhood News:

 

Share alerts re neighborhood tree issues here

Share your neighborhood tree issues, and your quests and successes, by
submitting a comment. Be sure to share any requests/concerns for tree action
with the county by emailing the county board, county manager, school board,
and Arlington County forester: 

countyboard at arlingtonva.us; mschwartz at arlingtonva.us; school.board at apsva.us
; vverweij at arlingtonva.us 

 

 Arlington Tree Action Group:

 

Follow @ArlTreeAction

Like ATAG on Facebook

 

Who we are and why you should join our list:

We are your neighbors working with the county to ensure that Arlington
growth is guided to preserve and create a robust tree canopy for the benefit
of all residents, home owners, and commercial properties. The county needs
to hear your voice! Please be a part of keeping Arlington green and
environmentally sound for generations!

 

Arlington Urban Forest Master Plan Vision:  “Arlington County will strive to
have a sustainable urban forest that contributes to the livability of our
urban community. Our trees are recognized as part of our green
infrastructure that provides economic and environmental benefits. The
current trend of tree canopy loss will be slowed and efforts made to reverse
this trend through best practices in tree planting, preservation, and
maintenance while fostering a sense of stewardship among residents.”

 

Benefits of large mature trees

They capture large amounts of carbon and purify the air. They offer shade
and cooling to buildings, homes and yards. They support wildlife and offer
cover to new growth. It takes four or five decades for a canopy tree to
mature enough to offer all its benefits. Mature trees are part of the
beauty, ambiance and history of our neighborhoods. They are irreplaceable
parts of what is left of the neighborhood tree canopy.

 

Their soaring beauty sooths our mental health too. And after so much recent
rain, we need to appreciate the absorption power of mature trees. As we pave
more permeable land, the mature trees take on more importance. They are
joyful kid magnets. Have you ever seen a kid and a tree big enough to climb
or hang a swing from? Arlington has always prided itself on being green and
caring for the environment. Protecting our mature tree canopy on both public
and private land is a part of that commitment even when it is not easy. More
benefits to cities here. … and here.