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Community Tree Management Institute Offered By Penn State September 15-16
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The Penn State School of Forest Resources, along with other cooperating organizations, will offer the Community Tree Management Institute at the America on Wheels Museum in Allentown on September 15-16.
Beautiful and well maintained public trees are an indispensible contributor to the quality of life. Healthy and sustainable urban forests provide many environmental, health, and social benefits to communities.
They intercept millions of gallons or rainwater, reduce energy costs, attract businesses, tourists and residents, increase real estate values, enhance immune system response, and have even been shown to reduce crime and violence.
But the urban forest, like the rest of the community infrastructure, requires protection and care to provide the maximum benefit. Having a knowledgeable and committed group of residents serving their community is the best way to assure that public trees receive proper maintenance, and are not indiscriminately damaged or removed.
To provide the training required to be an effective tree advocate, Topics include: Why Care About Trees, Enacting a Tree Ordinance, Contracting Tree Work, Working With the Media, Planning for Trees, Tree Commissions, Landscape Tree Factsheets, Overcoming Obstacles to Trees, Conducting a Tree Inventory, Management Plans, Trees, Stormwater & Energy, Assessing Tree Risk, Trees and the Law, and Working with Municipal Officials and Volunteers.
Early registration is required by September 3. The early registration fee is $95 ($100 after September 3) which includes lunch, breaks and materials. Download a brochure.
For more information or to register, contact Julianne Schieffer at Penn State Cooperative Extension by calling 610-489-4315 or send email to: jxs51@psu.edu or contact Vinnie Cotrone at 570-825-1701 or send email to: vjc1@psu.edu.
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