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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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

Arbor Day at Mount Eagle Elementary School - April 29, 2025

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