Just a few more days until our showing of The Secret Life of Trees at the Byrd Theatre in Richmond this Saturday! Sign up at our event link: bit.ly/treelinetix or walk on in!

Our showing of The Secret Life of Trees is only a month away! use the link below to purchase tickets - only $10 for general tickets or $5 for students.

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When a tree falls in the forest, it provides opportunity!

Tree fall is a natural part of a forest’s lifecycle, as breaks in the canopy allow more sunlight to reach the forest floor, giving new trees out a chance to grow. Mature forests have many differently aged trees for this reason.

⚠️ EVENT CANCELED: Due to a threat to the Hampton Unversity Campus and out of an abundance of caution for the safety of our participants, tomorrow's Virginia Rod & Reef event has been canceled. We encourage you to stay tuned for future opportunities to get involved: events.cbf.org/calendar

"It wasn’t until last year that the impacts of climate change really hit home. Hurricane Helene left a devastating footprint on my community."

#StateoftheClimate editor Laura Stevens discusses North America's climate in 2024 (its hottest recorded year): bit.ly/3HANFkI

100 years of July temperature anomalies over land areas through 2025...

Data from NOAAGlobalTemp v6.0.0: www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...

Interested in the inner workings of trees and how they fit into our ecosystem? Join us on Saturday, October 18 for a special showing of The Secret Life of Trees at the Byrd Theatre in Richmond!

Species spotlight: Running cedar or Diphasiastrum digitatum is a species of club moss native to the Eastern US.

Fun fact: Running cedar has spores instead of seeds and an old mixture for magician flash flame was made from running cedar spores because it quickly ignites and quickly goes away.

Species spotlight: Elaegnus umbellata or autumn olive is a species indigenous to Eastern Asia. Autumn olives are a hardy and aggressive invasive species able to grow almost anywhere. It was first brought over to America as an ornamental species.

Photo taken from The Nature Conservancy

Can trees be a prescription for heart health? A pioneering study investigates how tree cover and air pollution impact cardiovascular health. In Kentucky, over 8,000 trees were planted around busy roads and the early results are promising!

Subscribe to our March Global Insights Newsletter for more.🌎

Swipe to see how much the Northern Spicebush has bloomed in a few days!

Photo 1: 3/14/25
Photo 2: 3/24/25

Photos by Gabriel Quintero

The journeys of migratory birds are fraught with danger, and many will never reach their breeding territories. 😔

But we can make the world safer for birds!💪 Find out how at tomorrow's webinar. 🐦 RSVP to join us live or to get a recording sent directly to your email! act.abcbirds.org/a/bird-frien...

Reasons you should love trees:
🌱 Clean the air
🌱 Provide habitat
🌱 Filter water
🌱 Boost your mood
🌱 Reduce extreme heat
🌱 Provide sage advice

Spring is right around the corner! The Bieker 500-Year Forest is full of Spicebush, a shade-loving species that blooms in early spring, giving the forest’s shrub layer a wonderful yellow hue. Check for a post next Friday to see how much it’s bloomed!

Photos by Gabriel Quintero in Bieker 500YF

The 500-Year Forest Foundation is a Virginia-based nonprofit that works to create future old-growth. Old-growth forests, characterized by their lack of human disturbance, are increasingly rare in the Eastern U.S. It is our mission to preserve mature forests, allowing them to evolve into old-growth.