Safe Tree Removal & Tree Risk Workshops
The Vermont Urban & Community Forestry Program will host two days of technical workshops to support tree management in our communities.
July 20th or 21st, 8am-12pm (Burlington/Montpelier)
Safe Tree Removal Training for Municipal Staff is a hands-on workshop focused on using ropes to safely guide trees to the ground while keeping workers out of the strike zone. Registration required; $25 for a single attendees, $40 for a team of two or more attendees from a single municipality. Vermont Local Roads Scholar credits available. *Workshop intended for municipal staff actively working with public trees.
July 20th or 21st, 1-4pm (Burlington/Montpelier)
Tree Risk Evaluation Training for Municipal Staff and Volunteers focuses on common tree health conditions that should factored into any assessment of tree risk in public places. Registration required, free and open to tree wardens, municipal staff, or other active tree stewards. Vermont Local Roads Scholar credits available.
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New Faces at VT UCF
We are excited to welcome two new members to our Urban & Community Forestry Program team this summer: Charlotte Cadow (left) is a graduate student in the Field Naturalist Program at UVM and will be spending the next year researching and raising awareness about black ash trees in Vermont and their future in the face of emerald ash borer. Julia D'Alessio (right), a rising senior in the Rubenstein School at UVM, is serving as our program intern for the summer and is supporting us across the board, from tree inventory to our updated Big Tree Program to communications. Learn more about our team.
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Heartwood Podcast: Losing our Ash
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Check out the newest Heartwood podcast: Losing our Ash (episode 6). Hosts Kate Forrer (UCF) and Lisa Sausville (Vermont Coverts) are joined by UCF's Ginger Nickerson to dive into the cultural and ecological impacts of losing black ash to emerald ash borer. The episode features an Abenaki basketmaker, a research forester, a county forester, an ecologist, and a landowner to learn what’s at stake, and what Vermonters can do to help keep ash, specifically black ash as part of our region's culture and our ecology. Listen to Heartwood!
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Vermont Emerald Ash Borer Updates
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The emerald ash borer (EAB) flight season started on June 1st and goes through September 30th. Check out the updated resources below for the most up to date EAB information.
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Free Tree Recipients
Since 2017 VT UCF has worked with the Arbor Day Foundation and local partners to give free trees to Vermonters through the Community Canopy Program. In early June, 285 trees of five different species went to residents of Burlington, Rutland, and Montpelier. A big thank you to BROC Community Action, City of Burlington, and Montpelier Tree Board. Thanks also to the Department of Environmental Conservation and the Department of Health's Climate & Health Program for providing funding for this effort. Check out the cumulative impact report of this program here!
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Vermont Tree Selection Guide:
Second Edition
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Are you thinking about or preparing to plant a tree (or maybe several)? Whether you are planning to plant on in your own yard, in a community park, or along a street, thoughtful and informed tree selection is essential to long-term success. Remember: right tree, right place, right way.
The Vermont Tree Selection Guide is designed to help match trees to sites and achieve lasting benefits in managed landscapes. This guide was recently updated and the Second Edition has been released. Check out the PDF Guide or online, sortable database.
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