The PA Horticultural Society, Penn State Extension and Tree Pittsburgh will hold Tree Tender classes between now and the end of the year.  Here’s a rundown.

PA Horticultural Society

The PA Horticultural Society will hold a series of community Tree Tender classes in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties starting in April and running through October.

PHS Tree Tenders® is at the forefront of the urban tree movement across the country, and is one of the oldest, most respected volunteer urban tree planting and stewardship programs in the world.

Volunteers need to attend 3 sessions for 9-hours of training which covers tree biology, identification, planting, proper care, and working within your community to be certified as a community Tree Tender.

The PHS Tree Tender training sessions will be held--

-- Bucks County: September 25, October 2, 9, Penndel Borough Hall, 300 Bellevue Avenue, Penndel, 6:00 to 9:16 p.m.

-- Chester County: April 24, May 1, 8, Westtown School, 975 Westtown Road West Chester, 6:00 to 9:16 p.m.

-- Delaware County: September 17, 24, October 1, Swarthmore College, Wister Educ. Center 500 College Avenue Swarthmore, 6:00 to 9:16 p.m.

-- Montgomery County: May 10, 17, 24, Souderton Mennonite Homes, 207 West Summit Street, Souderton, 6:00 to 9:16 p.m.

-- Philadelphia: May 9, 16, 23, PA Horticultural Society, 100 North 20th Street, Philadelphia, 5:45 - 9:00 p.m.

-- Philadelphia: October 3, 10, 17, PA Horticultural Society, 100 North 20th Street, Philadelphia, 5:45 - 9:00 p.m.

Click Here to register and for all the details.  Questions should be directed to Mindy Masline for the Philadelphia sessions at 215-988-8844 or send email to: mmaslin@pennhort.org  or for the sessions in the other counties to Barley Van Clief at 215-988-8793 or send email to: bvanclief@pennhort.org.

For more information and other resources, visit PHS’s Tree Tenders webpage.

Penn State Extension

Tree Tender training sessions will be held by Penn State Extension at these locations and dates--

-- Huntingdon County: May 12: Penn State Extension, Juniata College, Brumbaugh Academic Center, 1700 Moore Street, Huntingdon. 9:00 to 4:30, Click Here to register;

-- Cambria County: May 19: Penn State Extension, 814 Worx, Feeder Canal Building, 647 Main Street, Johnstown, 9:30 to 4:30, Click Here to register; and

-- Lancaster County: June 22: Southeast Agricultural Research & Extension Center, 1446 Auction Road, Manheim, 8:00 to 4:00,  Click Here to register.

For more information, contact Brian Wolyniak by sending email to: bjw229@psu.edu or call 412-482-3455

Tree Pittsburgh

Tree Tender training sessions will be held by Tree Pittsburgh at these locations and dates--

-- May 30, June 6, June 13: Penn State Center, Downtown Pittsburgh, 5:30 to 8:30, Click Here to register;

-- September 8: Environmental Charter School, Regent Square, Pittsburgh, 9:30 to 4:30, Click Here to register; and

-- December 1: Tree Pittsburgh Campus, Upper Lawrenceville, 9:30 to 4:30, Click Here to register.

For more information, contact Joe Stavish at by sending email to: joe@treepittsburgh.org  or call 412-781-8733.

Tree Resources

Visit DCNR’s TreeVitalize webpage to learn more about community tree management in other parts of Pennsylvania or Penn State Extension’s Community Forests webpage.

For more information on programs, initiatives and upcoming events, visit the PA Horticultural Society website, Like PHS on Facebook, Join PHS on Instagram and Follow on Twitter.  Click Here to sign up for regular updates from PHS.  Click Here to become a member.

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[Posted: April 2, 2018]

4/9/2018