Right Tree Right Place Seminar in Bergen County!

The New Jersey Tree Foundation, Bergen County & Public Service Electric & Gas are offering this FREE seminar on Planting the Right Tree in the Right Place, the Right Way on Friday, April 12^th from 8am – Noon at 2 Bergen County Plaza, First Floor Conference Room, Hackensack, NJ. To attend, please RSVP by Friday, April 5th to Lisa Simms LSimms@NJTreeFoundation.org Seating is limited – don’t miss out!

Topics include:

• Sustainability & Resilience: tree pests, inventory & management.
• Storms, trees and the aftermath.
• Tree selection, planting & maintenance, planting grants.
• 811! – the importance of utility mark-outs prior to planting.
• Utility tree pruning.

Who should attend? Environmental & Shade Tree Commissioners, DPW Supervisors, County Officials, Mayors, Freeholders, and any other interested parties. Space is limited. First come first served.

Date: Friday, April 12^th, 2019

Time: 8:00am registration. Program starts promptly at 8:30am and runs until 12:00pm.

Place: 2 Bergen County Plaza, 1^st Floor Conference Room, Hackensack, NJ

A continental breakfast will be served.

This seminar is:

• Worth 3 Continuing Education Units for towns with a 5-year Community Forestry Management Plan.
• Approved by the ISA for 3 Arborist certification renewal credits.
• Approved by the NJ Dept. of Community Affairs for 3 CEUs for Public Works employees
• Approved for 3 credits LTE/LTCO from the NJ Board of Tree Experts.

To register: RSVP with your name, town/organization and email address by Friday, April 5th to Lisa Simms at  LSimms@NJTreeFoundation.org

If you would like send a representative(s), please include their names and contact information (email address).