Tree Fredericksburg founder was honored Thursday during city’s 37th annual Arbor Day celebration.

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Tree Fredericksburg founder was honored Thursday during city’s 37th annual Arbor Day celebration.
Four awards were presented.
Reserve your two trees in advance, for pick-up on October 29.
Minor changes were made to the city’s existing tree plan.
The grants are being made to four organizations.
Planting is scheduled for spring 2016.
Additional public comment is being accepted through February 15, 2016.
The award was presented by Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay.
The meeting is rescheduled for 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 1, 2016.
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By Susan Larson
Tree Fredericksburg, in partnership with the CSX Corporation and the Alliance for Community Trees, is giving away trees for planting in city resident’s yards.
“The trees can be planted in any part of the resident’s yard, as long as they are planted within the 22401 zip code,” said Anne Little, founder of Tree Fredericksburg. The trees will be available for pick-up on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 24 and 25, 2014.
By Susan Larson
Tree Fredericksburg is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons who have destroyed their plantings in recent weeks.
Vandals attempted to chop down a six-year-old Crabapple tree in the median at Washington Avenue and Lewis Street.
Anne and Carl Little, founders of Tree Fredericksburg, discovered the destroyed tree on Saturday morning, September 6. An axe was left at the scene, and police are processing it for fingerprints.
More than 100 first-year University of Mary Washington (UMW) students worked with Tree Fredericksburg, the Department of Public Works, and the Department of Parks, Recreation and Public Facilities to mulch portions of the Heritage Trail. View the entire photo...
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Volunteers worked with Tree Fredericksburg on April 26. The nonprofit headed by Anne and Carl Little is dedicated to restoring the urban canopy in Fredericksburg. Since its founding in 2008, Tree Fredericksburg has planted and maintained some 3,500 trees in the city.
By Anne Little, Tree Fredericksburg
What could be more rewarding than spending a few hours planting trees? Come plant trees with Tree Fredericksburg, learn new planting techniques and meet like-minded people in the community.
Volunteers are needed from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. on Saturday, April 5, and Saturday, April 26.
Meet at the corner of Caroline and Germania Streets, directly across from the entrance to Old Mill Park, 2410 Caroline St., Fredericksburg. We usually finish by 11 a.m., and you can plant even for an hour with us -– every effort helps.