Stadium Woods – Virginia
STADIUM WOODS – Ongoing effort to permanently protect the old-growth forest at VA Tech (11 acres)
◊ Developer proposes new Green Street student housing development – Collegiate Times, 5.25.17
- “Residents raised other concerns as well, including the impact of the development on the old-growth Stadium Woods and stormwater runoff.”
◊ Stadium View Planned Residential District (Rezoning request near Stadium Woods) – Blacksburg.gov, May 2017
◊ Petition – ipetitions.com
◊ Stadium Woods plan released, debate continues – Roanoke Times, 9.29.16
◊ Partners in Preservation: Volunteers care for Stadium Woods – Roanoke Times, 6.5.15
◊ New Stewardship Plan announced for Stadium Woods – Collegiate Times, 1.22.15
◊ VA Tech’s Stadium Woods not a priority for state lawmakers – Roanoke Times, 1.23.14
◊ Virginia Tech won’t build on ‘stadium woods’ – CNN, 8.22.12
◊ Committee: VA Tech should not cut down trees for sports complex – WTVR, 6.7.12
◊ It’s football vs. forest in Va. Tech sports facility controversy – CNN, 6.1.12
