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REGISTER NOW FOR PHS TREE TENDERS®
TRAINING!
Pre-registration is required - Fee: $25
Register online at www.pennhort.net/treetenders
Join the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society in learning how
to plant and care for neighborhood trees by becoming a "Tree
Tender" this spring.
PHS and its partners have launched Plant One Million, the
nation's largest 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®
is a nine-hour hands-on tree care course that supports Plant
One Million by empowering concerned residents to help restore
and care for their local tree canopy. Help beautify your neighborhood
and region by planting trees! The 2011 spring trainings will
be held in the following locations:
Montgomery County – Tuesdays
April 10, 17 & 24
6:00-9:00 PM
Meadowbrook Farm
1633 Washington Lane
Meadowbrook (Abington Township), PA 19046
Delaware County –Thursdays
March 15-22-29
6:00-9:00 PM
Marple Public Library
227 South Sproul Road
Broomall, PA 19008
Philadelphia - Thursdays
May 3-10-17
5:45-8:45 PM
PHS
100 N. 20th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Given the intensity of the training and the late hours,
the training is not appropriate for children under 16. Continuing
education credits are available for ISA, PA LA, PLNA and Act
48. Partial and full scholarships are available on request.
Your Community can form a Tree Tenders group by having three
or more people from your community graduate from the course.
Benefits include tree grant and volunteer tree planting opportunities.
For more information, contact:
Mindy Maslin at (215) 988-8844, mmaslin@pennhort.org
for Philadelphia
Barbara Van Clief at (215) 988-8793, bvanclief@pennhort.org
for Delaware or Montgomery Counties
The Woods in Your Backyard
A Sustainable Landscapes Workshop
Friday, March 30, 2012 – Keystone College, LaPlume,
PA
Saturday, March 31, 2012 – East Stroudsburg University,
East Stroudsburg, PA
9:00am – 3:30pm
“We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity
belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which
we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect.”
- Aldo Leopold, Naturalist
Penn State Extension is offering a one-day workshop titled
The Woods in Your Backyard on March 30th at Keystone College,
LaPlume, PA and repeated on March 31st at East Stroudsburg
University in the Poconos. The program is designed specifically
(but not exclusively) for smaller landscapes. These small
lots are a big deal, for the vast majority of Pennsylvania’s
land-owners have less than 10 acres. This land, wooded or
not, can provide benefits. By enhancing wooded areas or creating
natural areas on your lot, you can enjoy recreation, aesthetics,
wildlife, improved water quality and reduced energy costs.
Owners of even the smallest landscapes can make a positive
difference in their environment through planning and implementing
simple stewardship practices learned at this workshop.
The workshop will be held at two sites – Keystone College
(March 30th) and East Stroudsburg University (March 31st).
Registration is $25 per person and includes lunch, breaks
and program materials. Each workshop attendee will receive
a free copy The Woods in Your Backyard: Learning to Create
and Enhance Natural Areas Around Your Home (a $20 value).
The full-color, 139 -page manual is a self directed book that
will guide you through the process of developing and implementing
projects to enhance your land’s natural resources.
This workshop is part of a Sustainable Backyard Landscapes
Series developed through a partnership of Penn State Extension,
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources,
Pennsylvania Environmental Council and Forestry for the Bay.
To register for this program online visit http://agsci.psu.edu/backyard/woods
or contact Penn State Extension - Luzerne County at 570-825-1701.
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