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2021 Arbor Day Celebration

The Vermont Urban & Community Forestry Program will be celebrating Arbor Day throughout the entire month of May! Since we will not be able to gather for our annual conference, VT UCF is planning a variety of ways for you to get involved to celebrate trees. Learn more:

Arbor Day Tree Planting Grants: Twenty-one grants of $1,000 each to support tree planting projects. Applications due March 26th.
Tree Stewards Awards: Nominations in 4 categories are due March 31st.
Growing Works of Art: An arts and writing contest for students in grades 1-8; entries due March 12th.
Socially distant activities: Stay tuned for more at home activities to come!

Apply for an Arbor Day Tree Planting Grant!

Tree Warden Educational Opportunities

The newly amended Vermont tree warden statutes went into effect Nov. 1st, 2020. Here are a few ways that VT UCF is supporting tree wardens and municipalities this spring:

Tree Warden School, March 15-April 16: A free, online course for tree wardens. This self-paced course will focus on understanding the role and responsibilities of the tree warden, identifying trees as a public resource, and connecting with stakeholders in your municipality.
Shade Tree Preservation Plan Assistance: VT UCF is partnering with 10 municipalities to develop local Shade Tree Preservation Plans, a new optional element of the amended tree warden statutes. The selected communities are Charlotte, East Montpelier, Hartford, Johnson, Middlebury, Monkton, Mount Holly, Shrewsbury, St. Albans City, and West Windsor,
VT UCF will be working with the Vermont League of Cities and Towns' Municipal Assistance Center to develop additional statute guidance and trainings.

EAB in Vermont Updates

“Slow the Spread” efforts are ongoing in Vermont, despite the end of the federal emerald ash borer quarantine. Read more about the federal deregulation of EAB.
View the latest map of the EAB infested area here.
The non-flight, dormant season for EAB is October 1- May 31. Follow the Slow the Spread recommendations.
Start planning for EAB Awareness Week, May 15 - 22, 2021.

Upcoming Events

Feb. 17th & 24th, Tree City USA Conference, Arbor Day Foundation
Feb. 19th, 1pm: Climate Adaptation in the Northeast's Forest Products Supply Chain, VT Forests, Parks & Recreation
Feb. 22nd, 12pm: Bark, Buds, & Branches: Learn to Identify Trees in Winter, Vermont Land Trust
March 4th, 7:30pm: Woods Whys Webinar Series, VT Forests, Parks & Recreation
March 15th- April 16th: Tree Warden School, Vermont Urban & Community Forestry Program

TREEmail is brought to you by the Vermont Urban & Community Forestry Program, an initiative of the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation in partnership with the University of Vermont Extension. Visit our website, www.vtcommunityforestry.org. TREEmail is made possible in part by the USDA Forest Service, State and Private Forestry.

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