Charlie Blankenship (pictured left with Paul Revell of VDoF) and Dan Henry (right below, also with Paul), both of Roanoke and retiring board members of Trees Virginia, received special service awards at the annual Roanoke workshop for their efforts on behalf of Virginia arboriculture. Charlie was one of the founders of Roanoke’s Valley Beautiful and the Roanoke Urban Forest Council.  He has been involved in numerous urban forestry projects in the Roanoke area and was instrumental in helping Paul Revell and the Virginia Department of Forestry to secure state funds for an urban tree planting grant program in 2000 & 2001. Charlie is a retired USFS employee. Dan is the Urban  Forester for the City of Roanoke. He was one of the founders of the Roanoke Urban Forest Council and has also been instrumental in the success of the annual Trees Virginia Roanoke Tree workshop. Each will be honored with a tree planted in Roanoke in their name. Thanks for everything, guys!    a