Morning Notes
Take a Walk at Lunch Today -- Today, April 25, is National Walk @ Lunch Day. What's National Walk @ Lunch Day, you ask? It's a day that's intended to convince Americans to get up and go on a...
Posts Tagged ‘tree’
Homeowners Urged to Remove Destructive Ivy from Trees
There's an effort underway to reduce a choking threat, but it's not what you might think. English ivy is choking off trees and homeowners are being urged to remove the destructive plant. Although...
Pollen Spike Causing Allergy Misery
Although most people throughout Arlington seem to be enjoying the warmer weather, not everyone is happy with it. Allergy sufferers are getting bombarded with a spike in pollen thanks to some early...
Photos: Signs of Spring Around Arlington
One could hardly have asked for a more beautiful start to March. As the thermometer hit 70 degrees today -- the first day of meteorological spring -- trees, flowers and other plants were...
Video: Christmas Tree Collection in Arlington
Arlington's Christmas annual tree collection and recycling program has begun, and the county has created a short video (above) to help residents understand how the program works. According to...
Christmas Tree Collection Begins Jan. 3
Arlington County's official Christmas tree collection period is still one week away. Christmas trees will be collected from Jan. 3-17 on normal trash collection days. All stands, lights and...
Christmas Tree Safety Tips from ACFD
Now that December is here, the Arlington County Fire Department is asking residents to keep safety in mind when they trim the tree or string the lights. Every year, an average of 240 Christmas...
T-Minus Two Weeks to Shirlington Tree Lighting
Update on 11/28/11 -- This event has been rescheduled for Thursday, Dec. 1. Ready or not, the holiday season is upon us. Case in point: Shirlington's 9th annual holiday tree-lighting is only two...
Applicants Wanted for Tree Lover License Plate
Now's your chance to apply for a Virginia Loves Trees license plate. But there's a catch: it's not actually available yet. Arlington's Urban Forestry Division encourages residents to apply for the...
Morning Notes
Elliot Hosts Halloween Event in Clarendon -- DC101's Elliot in the Morning is hosting a Halloween Bash at Clarendon Ballroom on Friday night. Arlington Seeks More Notable Trees -- Arlington...
Chainsaw Accident Sends Worker to Hospital
A man suffered a serious arm injury this afternoon after reportedly being cut by a chainsaw. Initial reports suggest the man was in a bucket truck doing tree maintenance at an apartment...
Arlington: Come Get Your Free Trees
The Arlington County Parks and Natural Resources Division is offering free saplings to any resident interested in planting a tree in his or her yard. The county is offering one tree per household...
Civil War 150 in Arlington: The Toll on the Trees
It's hard to imagine now, given the county's tree-lined streets and abundance of leafy parks, but during the Civil War much of Arlington was a tree-less, barren wasteland. Thanks to its key...
Group Wants You To Water Your Trees
The Tree Stewards of Arlington and Alexandria are asking local residents to water their trees. The group says that the hot, dry weather has "taken a toll" on trees in the area. The stifling...
Neighbors Decry Tree Removal in Clarendon
What was once a row of three bungalow houses amid a dense jumble of trees is now an empty dirt lot, and some neighbors are not very happy about it. The lot, at the corner of N. Danville Street...
