Members may earn volunteer hours by attending our Tree Steward Membership Meetings. At each membership meeting, we host a continuing education speaker presenting a variety of tree-related topics.
Our membership meetings historically have been held in person at Ivy Creek, but due to the COVID-19 precautions we will continue to offer virtual meetings through Zoom until we can meet again.
Member Meetings & Speakers 2023
| Speaker | Affiliation | Topic | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prof. Serita Frey | U. of New Hampshire in Dept. Natural Resources & the Environment | "How human activities are impacting terrestrial ecosystems, with an emphasis on soil biota and nutrient cycling processes." | Jan. 25, 2023 9:30 am Zoom meeting |
| Jason Rutledge and Kelly Walsh | Healing Harvest Forest Foundation http://www.healingharvestforestfoundation.org/ | "Horse Logging and Restorative Forestry" | Feb. 22, 2023 9:30 am Zoom meeting |
| Joan Maloof, PhD and Sarah Adloo | Old-Growth Forest Network https://www.oldgrowthforest.net/ | “Managing Old-Growth Forests” | March 29, 2023 9:30 am Zoom meeting |
| Jill Trischman-Marks | Executive Director of Botanical Garden of the Piedmont | "Updates on the status of the Botanical Garden of the Piedmont | April 26, 2023 9:30 am Zoom meeting |
| Grace Monger | Extension Agent, Virginia Cooperative Extension | Fruit tree arborculture | May 17, 2023 9:30 am Zoom meeting |
| Callan Bentley | Associate Professor of Geology, Piedmont Virginia Community College | local geology | June 28, 2023 9:30 am Zoom meeting |
| Carolyn Copenheaver | Professor, Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation, Virginia Tech | tree microhabitats | July 19, 2023 9:30 am Zoom meeting |
| Erica Smithwick | Distinguished Professor of Geography, Penn State | Visualizing Forest Futures | September 27, 2023 9:30 am Zoom meeting |
| Avery Hill | Center for Biodiversity and Community Science, California Academy of Sciences | Zombie forests | October 18, 2023 9:30 am Zoom meeting |
| Suzanne Ryan | Black Birch Ecological Forestry | oak regeneration | November 15, 2023 9:30 am Zoom meeting |
| Margaret Fisher | Chair, Plant NOVA Natives Outreach Committee | planting native trees | December 13 or 20, 2023 Holiday party Virginia Dept. of Forestry |