Tree Tender Training

Posted by on September 7, 2009

BECOME A TREE TENDER!
Tree Tenders is a training program that empowers concerned residents to make dramatic strides towards restoring and caring for their local tree canopy.

Join us for nine hours of hands-on training that will cover tree biology, identification, planting, proper care and working with your community. This training course was developed by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) in collaboration with Penn State Cooperative Extension. Since 1993, PHS’s Tree Tenders program has trained over 2,800 community volunteers from 175 Southeast Pennsylvania neighborhoods. The course is designed for all audiences. Become one of the Tree Tenders, restoring and tending your part of the forest. Since 2004, the program has been supported by the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ TreeVitalize program and continues in support of the TreeVitalize mission to increase Pennsylvania’s tree canopy.

TRAINING INCLUDES:
• Tree Biology
• Urban Stresses on Trees
• Tree Identification
• Basic Tree Pruning and Root Care
• Tree Planting
• Community Organizing

The three-part series is FREE and snacks are served. Registration is required. Given the intensity of the
training and the late hours, the training is not appropriate for children under 16.

FALL 2009 TRAININGS
Bucks County
Benner Hall, 1260 Cherry Street
Quakertown, PA 18951
Thursdays – September 8, 15 & 22 • 6-9 pm

Delaware County
Widener University
Webb Room, University Center, One University Place
Chester, PA 19013
Wednesdays – September 23, 30 & October 7 • 6-9 pm

WINTER 2010 TRAININGS
Philadelphia County
PHS, 100 N. 20th Street, 5th Fl
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Saturdays – January 9, 16 • 8:45 am – 1:30 pm

For more information contact:
• Mindy Maslin 215-988-8844 (Philadelphia) mmaslin@pennhort.org
• Barley Van Clief 215-988-8793 (Bucks, Chester, Delaware & Montgomery Counties) bvanclief@pennhort.org

To register online, go to http://www.pennsylvaniahorticulturalsociety.org and choose “Tree Tenders Training.”