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March 12, 2024March 30, 2024 Tim Calendar, Live Oak Grove, Local live oaks, Meeting, Public Engagement

FOLO Meeting Monday March 18 at 400pm at ESP on Pleasure House Point. Join us!

I hope this finds all of you healthy and well – it is great to see signs of Spring bursting forth!

Attached is the draft agenda for our next meeting on March 18, 2024 at 4:00 PM (please note new earlier time). Please email any suggested additions or changes for the agenda to me.

FOLO MARCH 18-24 AGENDA.docx Download

At this month’s meeting we will be focused on our VDOF Grant project tasks, new activities related to increasing public awareness of FOLO and our activities, sending a letter to Governor Youngkin to sign legislation for giving greater authority to local governments for tree protection that has passed both the State House and Senate this session, making plans for participating in the City’s Earth Day Celebration, and submitting a potential grant to help extend the reach of our financial resources to reestablish an annual tree adoption program!

We also are continuing to work with our Environmental Studies Program Academy student volunteers on some research related to tree protection laws for Virginia and how effective the City of Virginia Beach is at using this enabling authority. It’s a great time to get involved with us on these and other efforts! We welcome your ideas and input and hope you will join us in person or virtually.

This month we will again meet in person at the Virginia Beach Public Schools Environmental Studies Program Academy located at the easternmost end of Brock Environmental Center (address is 3663 Marlin Bay Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23455). We also have the option to participate in the meeting by Zoom. The link to the March 18 Zoom meeting is as follows:

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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85219349308?pwd=NjFyQkpremFaNFp1VStnSFJHUU9QQT09

Meeting ID: 852 1934 9308

March 2, 2024 Tim Local live oaks, Preservation, Public Engagement

SAPLING DIG at Pleasure House Point March 16th

March 2 SAPLING DIG postponed to rain date.

MARCH 16 9am JOIN FOLO!

Where: Brock Environmental Center 3663 Marlin Bay Drive Virginia Beach.

What: To dig up live oak saplings. The saplings will be roughly a foot to maybe 3 feet tall including roots.

Friends of Live Oaks(FOLO) is partnering with Virginia Department of Forestry(VDOF), Hampton Roads Agricultural Research Extension Center(AREC) and McDonald Garden Center to increase & diversify the inventory of live oaks available for purchase by the public.

You’ll learn how to identify live oak saplings.

Dress for outside work where you may get dirty & there might be bugs or weather. Shoes & socks or boots, gloves if you prefer and bring a shovel if possible. We’ll supply the pots, potting soil & fun.

February 27, 2024February 27, 2024 Tim Local live oaks, Preservation, Public Engagement

SAPLING DIG at Pleasure House Point

MARCH 2 9am JOIN FOLO!

Where: Brock Environmental Center 3663 Marlin Bay Drive Virginia Beach.

What: To dig up live oak saplings. The saplings will be roughly a foot to maybe 3 feet tall including roots.

You’ll learn how to identify live oak saplings.

February 14, 2024February 14, 2024 Tim Local live oaks, Meeting, Plant !, Public Engagement

FOLO Meeting Monday February 19 at 400pm at ESP on Pleasure House Point. Join us!

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I hope this finds all of you healthy and well! We have been very busy this past month on the live oak sapling and seedling harvesting work associated with our VA Department of Forestry (VDOF) grant project. Things are coming together on other tasks related to the grant as well. We also are working with our Environmental Studies Program Academy student volunteers on some research related to tree protection laws for Virginia and how effective the City of Virginia Beach is at using this enabling authority – more details forthcoming soon. It’s a great time to get involved with us on these and other efforts!

Attached is the draft agenda for our next meeting on February 19, 2024 at 4:00 PM (please note new earlier time). Please email any suggested additions or changes for the agenda to me. At this month’s meeting we will again be focused on our VDOF Grant project tasks. We welcome your ideas and input and hope you will join us in person or virtually.

FOLO FEB 19 2024 AGENDA.docx Download

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The link to the February 19 Zoom meeting is as follows:

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Meeting ID: 852 1934 9308

Passcode: folo

January 5, 2024January 5, 2024 Tim Local live oaks, Meeting, Public Engagement

FOLO Meeting Monday January 8 at 400pm at ESP on Pleasure House Point. Join us!

All –

I hope this finds all of you healthy and well on your way to recovery from a busy Holiday Season! Now it’s time to get in gear for all that 2024 will bring!

Attached is the draft agenda for our next meeting on January 8, 2024 at 4:00 PM (please note earlier time). Please email any suggested additions or changes for the agenda to me. At this month’s meeting we will again be focused on our VA Department of Forestry (VDOF) Grant project of harvesting seedlings and small trees from willing donating property owners for helping establish the new VDOF Live Oak Nursery. We welcome your ideas and input and hope you will join us in person or virtually.

FOLO-AGENDA-010824.docx Download

This month we will meet in person at the Virginia Beach Public Schools Environmental Studies Program Academy located at the easternmost end of Brock Environmental Center (address is 3663 Marlin Bay Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23455). We also have the option to participate in the meeting by Zoom. The link to the January 8 Zoom meeting is as follows:

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85219349308?pwd=NjFyQkpremFaNFp1VStnSFJHUU9QQT09

Meeting ID: 852 1934 9308

Passcode: folo

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We will also review and update on activities related to our 2023 Priorities (see attached agenda) and discuss our 2024 Priorities.

If you haven’t done so already, please consider renewing your membership 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.

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 help us build partnerships with other organizations.

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.

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Hope to see you in person or on Zoom!