HomeMy Public PortalAboutTOL PR 2010-01-11Tree Care Summit
Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Jay Banks, Urban Forester
703-771-2713
Leesburg Tree Commission to Host
3rd Annual Tree Care Summit
Leesburg, VA (January 11, 2010) – The Leesburg Tree Commission will host the 3rd
annual Home Owners Associations Tree Care Summit on Tuesday, February 16, 2010
at 7:00 p.m. in the lower level of Ida Lee Park Recreation Center.
Topics of discussion will include:
Proper planting, staking, mulching and pruning
Specifications: What Are They?
Translating “Landscape Speak”
The Management of Trees
The primary focus of the summit is to inform and educate the Town’s Home Owners
Associations (HOAs) about and assist them with the care and management of trees on
HOA-held land. According to Jay Banks, the Town’s Urban Forester, HOAs are
among the largest landowners in Leesburg and, therefore, have the greatest opportunity
to contribute to the Town’s Tree Canopy through proper planting and maintenance of
trees in their open spaces.
The event is free and open to the general public. To RSVP for the Tree Care Summit,
please email Jay Banks at jbanks@leesburgva.gov.
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