Want to get involved with the trees in your neigh­bor­hood or com­mu­ni­ty? Become a Tree Ten­der! Tree Ten­ders is a course from Tree Pitts­burgh that teach­es you all about trees and how to become an advo­cate for them in your neigh­bor­hood. Specif­i­cal­ly, you’ll learn about urban forestry prac­tices, tree biol­o­gy and health, basic tree iden­ti­fi­ca­tion, prop­er prun­ing and main­te­nance, and how to lead your com­mu­ni­ty in orga­niz­ing tree plant­i­ngs and tree care.

This course will be held on Sat­ur­day Decem­ber 2nd, 9am to 3pm.

Bring a lunch since food will not be pro­vid­ed.  Park­ing is avail­able on campus.

Please note that this course is not appro­pri­ate for par­tic­i­pants under 16 years of age.

This Tree Ten­der Train­ing ful­fills the require­ment for Tree­Vi­tal­ize grants offered by Penn­syl­va­nia DCNR.