Public Works and Environmental Services

CONTACT INFORMATION: Our offices are open 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Mon - Fri - In-person meetings by appointment only.
703-324-1770 TTY 711
12055 Government Center Parkway
Suite 518, Fairfax, Va 22035
Brian Keightley
Division Director, Urban and Community Forestry

Urban Forestry News, Videos and Podcasts

Tree News

Trees at Burke Lake Park in Fairfax County, Virginia. Photo by Glenna Tinney
- It’s that time of year! The Fairfax County Tree Commission is announcing that nominations for its 2024-2025 Friends of Trees Awards are now open and will close on July 31.
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- FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. – A grant valued at $12,353 has been awarded to the DPWES Urban and Community Forestry Division (UCFD) to help manage the invasive tree-of-heaven on county-owned land, and hemlock wooly adelgid at Scott’s Run Nature Preserve and NOVA Park properties in the southern part of the county.
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- National Public Works Week (NPWW) is an annual event recognized in the Public Works industry during the third week in May.

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