About Us

Our Vision

Our vision is a Fairfax with a tree canopy that is free from the threat of invasive vines, parks whose natural beauty is preserved for all to enjoy, and natural areas that thrive as functioning ecosystems.

This is an all-volunteer organization plus one paid intern.

Partnering organizations contribute to the overall effort in ways that are appropriate to their work. Those include: raising awareness about our community’s campaign to save the trees and get invasives under control in Fairfax, providing site access for volunteers, sharing counsel and expertise, engaging their volunteers in the work, and forming collaborative relationships with other groups.

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Steering Committee

Co-faciliators - Liz Train, Margaret Fisher

Treasurer: Tucker Newberry

Teams organizers:

  • Surveys - surveys@fairfaxprism.org - Steve Hryckiewicz, Margaret Fisher, Kathy Goodin

  • Community representatives - communities@fairfaxprism.org -  Tucker Newberry, Devin Pharr, Wendy Cohen, Katy Johnson

  • Site visits - - sitevisits@fairfaxprism.org - Steve Hryckiewicz, Tucker Newberry, Wendy Cohen, Jo Doumbia

  • Public awareness - Devin Pharr, Lynn Petrazzuolo, Katy Johnson, Jo Doumbia, Kristy Liercke, Charles Colby, Christine McKinnon

  • Workforce development -  Kristina Watts, Whitney Redding

  • Corporate outreach - Dave Lincoln, Liz Train

  • Website - Asha Sundararajan, Kathleen Garces-Foley, Kristy Liercke

  • Grants - Donna Stauffer, Laurie Dodd, Debi Guido-O’Grady, Liz Cohan

Our Growing List of Partnerships

Being a Fairfax Tree Rescuer PRISM partner does not entail any obligation other than to indicate a generall willingess to participate in the overall effort to save our trees and control at least the worst of the invasive plant infestations in Fairfax/Falls Church

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