Tree Tenders’ Basic Training in Chester & Montgomery Counties, The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society

Posted by on March 31, 2013

The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) will offer a PHS Tree Tenders training course to Chester & Montgomery County residents this spring.

The acclaimed PHS Tree Tenders program offers affordable training in tree planting and care in the five-county Philadelphia region, and affiliated trainings take place across Pennsylvania. It has trained more than 4,000 volunteers who have been responsible for the planting of 20,000 trees in Philadelphia and surrounding municipalities. The program is also a vital element of PHS Plant One Million, the multi-state tree campaign to replenish the tree population of 13 counties in the Greater Philadelphia region, southern New Jersey and Delaware.

PHS Tree Tenders training covers tree biology, identification, planting, maintenance, and community engagement. Tree Tenders works alongside local tree agencies, leveraging resources and extending the impact of municipal tree stewardship. Given the intensity of the training, the training is not appropriate for children under age 16.

• Chester County: The nine-hour, three-session PHS Tree Tenders training course, which empowers and teaches concerned residents how to make dramatic strides toward restoring and caring for the local tree population, will take place from 6 – 9pm on April 18, 25 & May 2 at the DANSKO Building, 33 Federal Road, West Grove,  PA.
• Montgomery County: The nine-hour, three-session PHS Tree Tenders training course, which empowers and teaches concerned residents how to make dramatic strides toward restoring and caring for the local tree population, will take place from 6 – 9pm on April 9, 16 and 23, at Ursinus College’s Pfahler Hall Auditorium, 601 East Main Street, Collegeville, PA.

A community can form a PHS Tree Tenders group by having three or more people graduate from the course. Benefits include tree grant and volunteer tree planting opportunities. Course fee is $25.

Pre-registration is required. Please register online at www.pennhort.net/treetenders.

For more information, contact Barley Van Clief, 215-988-8793, bvanclief@pennhort.org.