Virginia trees, more

Trees of Virginia.

2-3 p.m. Sunday at Paradise Creek Nature Park,1141Victory Blvd., Portsmouth. Learn how to identify some of the native trees with Byron Carmean of Virginia Big Trees. Workshop will begin indoors in the River Academy classroom and will end with a short walk around the park. Registration required, contact Kat Fish at kfish@elizabethriver.org or 757-392-7132. Free.

Virginia Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners are offering free pruning consultations in the yards of James City County and City of Williamsburg residents. During these sessions, teams of two to four VCE Master Gardeners will provide hands-on training to help homeowners maintain healthy ornamental shrubs and small trees. Two or three neighbors may request a session together at one of the homes in their area.

Sign up until Jan. 20 at jccwmg.org. Pruning sessions will be scheduled during February and March. For more information, call the Virginia Cooperative Extension James City County Office at 757-564-2170.