At this month’s meeting we will be focusing on activities related to our Department of Forestry Grant. We will also be discussing possible events for the near future at this meeting.
OPVRS is Ocean Park Volunteer Rescue Squad located at 3769 E Stratford Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23455.
Please enter door opposite Shore Drive.
We will also review and update on activities related to City protection of the Live Oak Grove, State Legislation, and Stormwater Procedures and their Impact on Tree Protection. Other ongoing items we will update on include how we can complete our inventory of live oaks on City properties (attachment), building our partnerships with other organizations (attachment), and updating our live oaks fact sheet (attachment).
Please consider renewing your membership for 2023 or joining officially as a new member. Remember dues and donations are tax deductible – a receipt will be provided. Details on how to make payment are at our website: https://friendsofliveoaks.org/join-us/
Please send us your photos including a description of location and why a live oak tree or group of trees is special to you so we can share on our website and Facebook page – you can forward these to me. I am also re-sending some interesting website links for more info on live oaks and trees in general:
http://sptreefarm.com/interesting-facts-about-live-oak-trees.html
We hope you can join our meeting to add your input to the agenda and any other ideas you can share – such as how we can improve our website, and helping us build partnerships with other organizations. You can also learn more about pending tree legislation in the General Assembly, and read the recently completed State Study on tree protection at
https://rga.lis.virginia.gov/Published/2022/RD43 and also the tree legislation adopted by the General Assembly this past session and signed into law by the Governor at
This month we will again meet in person at the Ocean Park Rescue Squad building located at 3769 E Stratford Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23455. We also have the option to participate in the meeting by Zoom. The link to the August 21 Zoom meeting is in email.