Cornell Cooperative Extension

Tompkins County

Citizen Pruners

Citizen Pruners

Citizen Pruner volunteers help maintain street trees and shrubs in the City of Ithaca. Volunteers work once a week from May to October, side-by-side with a team of Cooperative Extension employees and City foresters, to maintain City street trees and trees and shrubs in Ithaca parks. 

Training is provided each Spring by university and local experts and covers: selecting and planting trees, urban trees, evaluating tree structure and needs, and pruning trees and shrubs. Classes are not required but encouraged for those who wish to volunteer.

Citizen Pruner Workdays will start in June! Contact Jeanne Grace (jgrace@cityofithaca.org) to get workday information.

Annual training in April and May, but join any time!

If you would like to be a Citizen Pruner but have missed the training sessions, please reach out to City Forester Jeanne Grace at jgrace@cityofithaca.org

Contact

Marissa Nolan
Horticulture Team Lead
mn623@cornell.edu
607-272-2292 x194

Last updated May 26, 2023

Volunteering


Want to Become a Citizen Pruner Volunteer?

STEP 1: Indicate your interest in becoming a Citizen Pruner by emailing Marissa Nolan at mn623@cornell.edu

STEP 2: Fill out the volunteer enrollment materials. Please note that the forms will be filled out online through Adobe Sign, and you will provide an electronic signature. The forms will be transmitted to CCE securely. If you have questions about this process or need assistance, please contact us. Paper forms will also be available at volunteer sessions.

For New Volunteers:

  1. Casual Volunteer Application Form (indicate Citizen Pruners in the Agriculture/Horticulture Program Name)
  2. Screening Consent form

For Re-Enrolling Volunteers:

  1. Re-Enrollment Form
  2. Screening Consent form

STEP 3: If you did not attend the training sessions, please watch this short, CCE-Mandated sexual harassment prevention video, and confirm your viewing by submitting this online form.