At this month’s meeting we will be focusing on activities related to our VA Department of Forestry Grant, the September 23 Master Gardeners Fall Festival, and new opportunities with the VBCPS Environmental Studies Program. We welcome your ideas and input and hope you will join us in person or virtually.
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 our 2023 Priorities (see attached agenda) and new and ongoing priority projects (see other attachments). Also check out the attached draft DEQ document regarding BMP credit for tree planting.
Please come and help us with these matters if you can!
If you haven’t done so already, 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, 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 September 18 Zoom meeting is in email or contact us for link.
Please feel free to forward this email to anyone who you think may be interested in joining FOLO or who may be interested in being kept informed of our activities.
If you wish to be removed from the contact list and meeting notifications, please email me.
Hope to see you in person or on Zoom!