Citizen Pruners

**Interested in the new Citizen Pruning program in the Town of Ulysses? Contact Marissa Nolan (mn623@cornell.edu) for details!**

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 start in June and run through the summer

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

• "Tree Selection and Care"
• "Pruning Shrubs"
• "Ornamental Tree Training and Pruning"

If you would like to be a Citizen Pruner but have missed the training sessions, please reach out to Marissa Nolan, mn623@cornell.edu

Last updated June 12, 2024