Public Works and Environmental Services Alert:

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

treemail@fairfaxcounty.gov

12055 Government Center Parkway
Suite 518, Fairfax, Va 22035

@ffxPublicWorks

Brian Keightley
Division Director, Urban and Community Forestry

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Trees at Burke Lake Park in Fairfax County, Virginia. Photo by Glenna Tinney

Fairfax County Tree Commission Seeks ‘Friends of Trees Award’ Nominations

June 13, 2025 - 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 Awarded Grant for Tree-of-Heaven and Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Management

May 29, 2025 - 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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DPWES Recognizes National Public Works Week

May 19, 2025 - National Public Works Week (NPWW) is an annual event recognized in the Public Works industry during the third week in May.

Exciting Changes Within Public Works

Webinar: Fairfax County Oak Tree Decline Webinar - Oct 19, 2022

Spotted Lanternfly Webinar - April 25, 2022

Fairfax County Urban Foresters Celebrate Earth Day 2021 - April 23, 2021

The 17 Year Cicada Story - Mar 29, 2021

Webinar: Learn about the invasive insect, the spotted lantern fly - July 22, 2020

How to Plant a Tree in Fairfax County - Feb 11, 2020

Tree Planting at the Pollinator Meadow - Nov 1, 2018

How to Recognize the Signs of Poor Tree Health - Aug 22, 2018

Asian Longhorn Beetle: Be on the lookout this summer - Jun 15, 2016

The Role of Trees in Stream Restorations - Dec 28, 2015

Virginia Department of Forestry - Forest Fast Breaks