May 2013 – New Jersey Tree Foundation

July Camden TreeKeepers Dates

Beth Kwart Uncategorized May 31, 2013

July 2013 Schedule
Sign up today for our Camden TreeKeepers Workshops! All sessions come with a free tool, educational materials, and a light dinner. Attend all four sessions to become a Certified TreeKeeper! Camden residents attend for free. Non-Camden residents can attend for $20/session. All participants earn 1 CEU per class. Workshops will be held at the Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority @ 1645 Ferry Avenue in Camden.

DATES
Wednesday, July 10th from 6-7:30pm
Basic Tree Biology and Tree Identification
FREE Trees of NJ book

Wednesday, July 17th from 6-7:30pm
Proper Young Tree Planting, Pruning, and Maintenance
FREE hand pruners

Wednesday, July 24th from 6-7:30pm
Recognizing and Preventing Tree Hazards and Disease
FREE gator bag

Wednesday, July 31st from 6-7:30pm
Understanding Environmental Issues and Your Tree
FREE pruning saw

TO SIGN UP: Please contact Jessica at 856-287-4488 or jfranzini.njtf@gmail.com.

Thank you to this year’s TreeKeepers sponsor, the Alliance for Community Trees!

For more information, please click here.

Newark TreeKeepers Workshops: June 2013

Beth Kwart Benefits of Trees, Good Landscaping, Tree Care May 24, 2013

Join the NJ Tree Foundation in June for our Newark TreeKeepers Workshops! A series of four sessions, these classroom and hands-on trainings will teach you how to maintain and enhance the health of your community’s trees.

All workshops will be held at the Ironbound Community Corporation Office:
29 Cortland St, Newark, NJ.

Thursday June 6 6-7:30PM
Session 1: Basic Tree Biology and Tree Identification

Thursday June 13 6-7:30PM
Session 2: Tree Planting, Pruning, and Maintenance Techniques

Thursday June 20 6-7:30PM
Session 3: Recognizing Tree Hazards and Tree Disease

Thursday June 27 6-7:30PM
Session 4: Trees and Environmental Impacts

SPACE IS LIMITED, so please sign up today. Newark residents attend at no charge. Non-Newark residents pay $20/session. All attendees receive free tools, educational materials, and dinner at each workshop. 1 CEU is earned per session, which can be applied toward your state approved Community Forestry Management Plan requirements.

To register today, please contact Elena Lopez at elopez@njtreefoundation.org or 609.439.1755.

A Successful Spring Season in Camden

Beth Kwart Just for Fun, Pictures, Success Stories, Volunteers May 20, 2013

This April and May, the NJ Tree Foundation planted 167 trees in the City of Camden with help from over 360 residents and volunteers! Thank you to everyone who supported the Camden Urban Airshed Reforestation Program this season. Whether you donated, volunteered, or helped organize an event in your own community, your hard work is what made our tree planting season a success.

Season Highlights:
** First fully sponsored Plant One Million event
** Second fruit tree planting!
** Earth Day/Arbor Day with Mayor Redd
** featured in Camden SMART’s Earth Week

East Camden resident, Ms. Louie, expressed her excitement for her trees, “I am just ecstatic. I could not be happier to have these trees in our neighborhood. They make such a difference.”

What’s next? Stay tuned for our Camden TreeKeepers workshops, offered to South Jersey residents, which are coming in July. Tree plantings will start again in the fall, and that schedule will be posted here in August. Please consider making a donation to support our community-based tree plantings in Camden.

Trees In and Around Community GNCS Garden

Elena Lopez Just for Fun, Pictures, Success Stories May 10, 2013

On May 10, 2013, our Newark Renaissance Trees Program partnered with the Greater Newark Charter School (GNCS) to plant trees in and around their Community Garden located on the corner of Broad Street and Clark Street in Newark, NJ. Tree Lilacs and Cherry trees now line the perimeter of the garden thanks to the hard work poured in by our volunteers including 30 students from GNCS. Pictured are some of the students happily planting trees with Newark’s Director of Neighborhood and Recreational Services. See more photos here.

West Maple Neighborhood Planting Begins

Beth Kwart Benefits of Trees, Just for Fun, Success Stories May 8, 2013

On May 1st and 2nd, the NJ Tree Foundation’s Green Streets Crew planted 34 trees to kick-start the West Maple Neighborhood Street Tree Planting Project! Trees were planted at several sites in Pennsauken along West Maple Avenue and the Federal Street overpass to shield industry, screen noise, provide shade, soften the appearance of development, and create a beautiful corridor into the neighborhood. Trees are an easy way to revitalize our communities. Thank you to the West Maple Neighborhood, a multi-municipal task force, for making this planting possible! Interested in conducting a planting like this in your town? The Green Streets Crew is available for hire.

Fruit Trees Planted in Camden

Beth Kwart Just for Fun, Success Stories, Volunteers May 3, 2013

On Thursday, May 2nd, the NJ Tree Foundation, the Center for Environmental Transformation, Lakeshore Drive Community Gardeners, and the Pennsauken Work Group planted 15 new fruit trees in Camden. These peaches, pears, plums, and apples were planted with six families that garden at Reverend Evers Park in Morgan Village. Pictured left: Camden resident Joe Travis admires the baby peaches he can already see! See more photos here.