![]() ![]() ![]() Since it began, the program has added 70 trees in McLean. ![]() Plantings occur in the spring and fall, but applications are accepted throughout the year, MTF board member Steve Lagerfeld says. In addition to selecting and delivering a 6 to 12-foot-tall tree, volunteers help with the actual planting, give residents information about how to take care of the tree, and check in after a few months to see how it’s doing. Launched in 2014, the Neighborhood Tree Program is the only tree-planting initiative in Fairfax County that’s specifically aimed at homeowners, according to the foundation. “In short, trees contribute to our well-being!” “Native trees increase biodiversity, enhance ecosystems, provide shelter for wildlife, improve our health and the environment, increase property values, and reduce heating and cooling costs for homeowners,” MTF Chairman Carol Wolter said in a news release. With the first day of spring drawing ever closer, the McLean Tree Foundation is gearing up for another season of sprucing up the area’s tree canopy.įor a $100 fee, the local nonprofit is offering to help McLean homeowners plant growing native trees in their yards as part of its Neighborhood Tree Program, which is now in its ninth year. McLean homeowners pose with a tree planted as part of the Neighborhood Tree Program (courtesy McLean Tree Foundation) ![]()
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