Tree Canopy Fund
The Tree Canopy Fund (TCF), which provides for planting trees to restore and increase Arlington County’s tree cover was launched in 2009, after Arlington County Board approval in 2007. The program gives grants to community groups to plant and maintain trees on private property. The TCF is administered by Arlingtonians for a Clean Environment(ACE) and the Arlington County Urban Forestry Commission (UFC).
The purpose of the TCF is to arrest the decrease in tree cover in Arlington County in recent decades and then to assist in increasing canopy over time. Grant applications can be for tree planting on private property or public education and outreach related to the stewardship of trees. The TCF provides funds for planting trees with diameters of about two inches that, at maturity, will be large, canopy trees. Groups eligible to apply for and receive TCF grants include civic and homeowner associations, community nonprofit organizations, civic service clubs, school-related groups, and ad hoc neighborhood groups. Individuals may also apply for grants for maintenance to be performed on specific trees designated by Arlington County through their Champion Tree Program and Tree and Shrub Ordinance. ACE and UFC reserve the right to reduce the scope and/or cost of any proposal. Grant applications will be accepted and approved once or twice a year, depending on the availability of funds.
2012 Tree Canopy Fund Schedule:
- Friday, April 13 – Online interest form deadline
- Monday, April 23 – Information session at Fairlington Community Center (7:00p.m.)
- Friday, June 8 – Applications due
- September – Awards announced
- October/November – Tree planting (tentative – Note: Some will occur in the Spring.)
2012 Tree Canopy Fund Materials
- 2012-2013 Guidelines (PDF)
- 2012 Available Tree List (PDF)
- 2012 Information Session Overview (PDF)
- Request for Assistance Form
- 2012 Application Checklist (word)
- Tree Selection: Right Tree, Right Place, Right Care (PDF of presentation given at 2012 information session.)
- 2011 Tree Canopy Fund Awardees (PDF)
- 2012 Tree Canopy Fund Application Forms (due June 8th)
- Application for civic associations
- Application for condo associations, homeowners’ associations, and other private groups (i.e. churches or synagogues)
Additional Resources:
- Arlington County – All About Trees
- Manual of Woody Landscape Plants: Their Identification, Ornamental Characteristics, Culture, Propagation and Uses [Paperback] - Michael A. Dirr
- Dirr’s Hardy Trees and Shrubs: An Illustrated Encyclopedia [Illustrated Hardcover] – Michael A. Dirr
- Native Trees, Shrubs, and Vines: A Guide to Using, Growing, and Propagating North American Woody Plants [Hardcover] – William Cullina
- Tree Photos and Fact Sheets:
- North Carolina State University (website)
- Baltimore County (PDF)