Tree Tenders

 

Tree Tenders are trained volunteers who are authorized to care for small city-owned trees during Tree Care Days.  This special group of volunteers participate in a three-session course that equips them with the skills necessary to care for trees.  Local tree experts provide instruction, and the course covers everything from tree biology to planting and pruning.  Following completion of the course, Tree Tenders-in-Training participate in 8 volunteer hours (often at plantings in their neighborhoods) and a hands-on Pruning Workshop. 

In partnership with TreeVitalize Pittsburgh, Friends will host the course in July, August, September, and October.   

Want to become a Tree Tender? Click Here to Register Online!

 

 

 What will I learn in a Tree Tender course? 

Session 1 Introduction to Urban Forestry  
1.     Program Overview
2.     Test Pre-Existing Level of Knowledge
3.     History - Inventory, Management Plan, Flow Chart
4.     TreeVitalize
5.     Urban Tree Condition and Stressors and the Need for Tree Tenders
6.     Benefits of Trees & Advocacy
 
 

Session 2 Tree Biology and Planting  
1.     Tree Biology
2.     Tree Planting, Right Tree/Right Place, Review Permit & City Requirements
a.     Bare Root
b.    Container
c.     B&B
3.     Basics of Tree ID

 

 
Session 3 Tree Pruning and Health   
1.     Pruning – Why we do it, workshop introduction
2.     Mulching, Staking, and Watering
3.     Pest &Diseases
4.     Organizing a Tree Planting
 
 

* Each class includes both classroom and field instruction

Want to become a Tree Tender? Click Here to Register Online!

 

 

 Congratulations to our Fall 2007 graduating class of Tree Tenders!