Tree Tender Trainings

Posted by on January 11, 2010

Learn to plant and care for trees in your neighborhood!

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 3,000 community volunteers from 200 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.

SRING 2010 TRAININGS
Montgomery County
Oak Lane Day School
137 Stenton Avenue, Blue Bell, PA 19422
Thursdays – April 1, 8, 15 • 6 – 9 pm

Delaware County
Llanerch Presbyterian Church
Lansdowne & East Park Roads, Havertown, PA 19083
Tuesdays – April 13, 20, 27 • 6 – 9 pm

Philadelphia
PHS
100 N. 20th Street, 5th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Wednesdays – May 5, 12, 19 • 5:45 – 8:45 pm

FALL 2010 TRAININGS
Chester County
Kennett Area Senior Center
427 South Walnut Street, Kennett Square, PA 19348
Tuesdays – September 14, 21, 28 • 6 – 9 pm

Bucks County
Newtown Township Municipal Complex
Administration Building
100 Municipal Drive (off Rte. 413), Newtown, PA 18940
Thursdays – Sept. 23, 30 and (N.B.) Oct 14 • 6 -9 pm

Philadelphia
PHS
100 N. 20th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Wednesdays – October 13, 20, 27 • 5:45 – 8:45 pm

Available for ISA, PA LA, and PLNA CEUs

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://PHSonline.org and choose “Tree Tenders Training.”