Workshops

Tree Tenders Training! 6/23

Wonder how we maintain thousands of trees in the urban environment? Join thousands of other concerned citizens like yourself. Become a Tree Tender and help increase tree canopy cover in your community. Tree Tenders® is a training program that empowers concerned residents to make dramatic strides towards restoring and caring for the tree canopy in their communities. The course is designed for lay people and experts alike. Become one of the Tree Tenders restoring and tending your part of the forest. Instruction is provided by DCNR’s Bureau of Forestry, in partnership with Penn State Extension, PHS, and other local urban forestry experts.

Upcoming Class offered by Penn State Extension:

June 23 – Elizabethtown, PA – 8 AM to 4 PM  (Register online at http://extension.psu.edu/tree-tenders)

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Tree Tenders training includes:

-Tree Biology

-Urban Stresses on Trees

-Tree Identification

-Tree Pruning and Root Care

-Tree Planting Techniques

-Community Organizing