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Citizen Pruner Training #1: Tree Selection and Care

• Monday, April 10, 2023, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

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Watch the recording here: Citizen Pruners Tree Care Training

This class is being offered both In-person or Via Zoom.

Join City Forester, Jeanne Grace, as she teaches how to select right shade or flowering tree for your space as well as how to plant it and how to care for it in its early years.

Each spring, CCE-Tompkins offers a multi-part training series for individuals who want to learn best practices for selecting, planting, caring for, and pruning ornamental trees and shrubs. The classes are part of a 3-part hybrid series, with a final hands-on workshop - take one or all. There will be a separate registration link for each class.

This class series gives the basics to start as a Citizen Pruner Volunteer for the City. Citizen Pruners are stewards of the city's trees. Throughout the warm months, interested folks gather with experienced foresters at weekly volunteer sessions to prune city trees.

Classes are offered 4 Monday evenings in April – April 10, 17 and 24, 7-8:30 PM, and one hands on workshop May 1st, 5:30-7:30pm, in person.

Register for one or all of the following workshops (separately):

"Tree Selection and Care" Monday, April 10th, 7-8:30 pm.

"Small and Large Tree Pruning" Monday, April 17th, 7-8:30 pm.

"Shrub Pruning" Monday, April 24th, 7-8:30 pm.

"Hands On Pruning Workshop" Monday May 1st, 5:30 - 7:30pm, Space is limited, pre-registration is required.

These classes are part of our Citizen Pruner Volunteer Training - a group of dedicated volunteers who meet once each week to prune street trees within the City of Ithaca. Classes are offered at different pay-what-you-can prices.

Presenter Bio: Jeanne Grace has worked as City Forester for the City of Ithaca for 13 years. She previously working on the Asian Long-horned Beetle Eradication program in NYC. She holds a BS from SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse and an MS in Horticulture from Cornell University. She is a certified Arborist, a Tree Risk Assessment Qualified Arborist (TRAQ) and a DEC licensed pesticide applicator.

The cost of the class: pay-what-you-can sliding scale for everyone else with price points at 0, 10, 20, 30, and 40 dollars.

Classes are offered 4 Monday evenings in April – April 10, 17 and 24, 7-8:30 pm.

There is also an in-person hands on workshop on May 1st from 5:30-7:00 pm

Registration is required for each of the following workshops:

• "Tree Selection and Care" Monday, April 10th, 7-8:30 pm.
• "Small and Large Tree Pruning" Monday, April 17, 7-8:30 pm.
• "Pruning Shrubs" Monday, April 24th, 7-8:30 pm.
• "Hands-on outdoor workshop" Monday May 1st, 5:30-7:00 pm

Fee

$0-$40 (self-determined sliding scale per class)

Register

http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=p4dbbwfab&oeidk=a07ejpt9hxk60fbc86d

Location

This event is online

Location

CCE-Tompkins Education Center
615 Willow Avenue
Ithaca, NY 14850-3555

Last updated May 11, 2023