Last chance in 2018 to get 3 CEUs!
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Free Right Tree Right Place Seminar in Passaic County – New topics!
The New Jersey Tree Foundation and Public Service Electric & Gas are offering a FREE seminar on Planting the Right Tree in the Right Place, the Right Way on Thursday, July 19th at the Passaic County Public Safety Academy, 300 Oldham Road, Wayne, NJ. Please RSVP by Friday, July 13, 2018 to Lisa Simms LSimms@NJTreeFoundation.org
Right Tree Right Place Seminar – New topics!
This seminar is sold out!
Right Tree Right Place Seminar, Jersey City, Hudson County
The New Jersey Tree Foundation and Public Service Electric & Gas are offering a FREE seminar on planting the Right Tree in the Right Place, the Right Way on Friday, April 6, 2018, at the Hank Gallo Community Center in Lincoln Park, Jersey City. Please RSVP by Friday, March 30, 2018 to Lisa: LSimms@NJTreeFoundation.org
Topics include:
- Utility Line Clearance – Why?
- Tree selection, proper planting & maintenance
- Tree Safety & Storms: The Aftermath
- Sustainability & Resilience: Storms, Pests, Inventory & Management
Who should attend? Mayors, Freeholders, DPW Supervisors, Environmental & Shade Tree Commissioners, County Officials and any other interested parties. Space is limited. First-come, first-served.
Date: Friday, April 6,2018
Time: Registration begins at 8:00 am. Program starts promptly at 8:30 am and runs until 12:30 pm.
Place: Hank Gallo Community Center, Lincoln Park, Jersey City, NJ
A continental breakfast will be served.
Right Tree Right Place is approved by the State of New Jersey for 3 continuing education units. Right Tree Right Place is approved by the ISA for 3 Arborist certification renewal credits. Right Tree Right Place is approved by the NJ Dept. of Community Affairs for 3 CEUs for Public Works employees
Please RSVP by March 30, 2018 to LSimms@njtreefoundation.org If you would like send a representative(s), please include their names and contact information (email address).
FREE Right Tree Right Place Seminar in Newark’s Branch Brook Park
This seminar is closed. Thank you for your interest. We will have another Right Tree Right Place Seminar in south Jersey in the fall.
The New Jersey Tree Foundation and Public Service Electric & Gas are offering a FREE seminar on planting the Right Tree in the Right Place, the Right Way on Friday, July 7th at the Cherry Blossom Welcome Center in Branch Brook Park, Newark, NJ. Please RSVP by Friday, June 30, 2017 to Lisa Simms LSimms@NJTreeFoundation.org
Topics include:
- Emerald Ash Borer – It’s here! The latest news on this bad bug.
- Planting the right tree, in the right place, the right way – Green end up.
- The importance of utility mark-outs prior to planting – Do you smell gas?
- Vegetation management policies to ensure the safe and reliable delivery of electric service – Who turned off the lights?
Who should attend? Mayors, Freeholders, DPW Supervisors & staff, Environmental & Shade Tree Commissioners, County Officials and any other interested parties. Space is limited. First-come, first-served.
Date: Friday, July 7, 2017
Time: Registration begins at 8:00 am. Program starts promptly at 8:30 am and runs until 12:30 pm.
Place: Cherry Blossom Welcome Center, Branch Brook Park Drive & Verona Avenue, Branch Brook Park, Newark, NJ
A continental breakfast will be served.
This seminar is worth three (3) Continuing Education Units for towns with a 5-year Community Forestry Management Plan, is approved by the ISA for 3 (three) Arborist certification renewal credits and is worth 3 Public Works CEUs.
Please RSVP by Friday, June 30th to LSimms@njtreefoundation.org
If you would like send a representative(s), please include their names and contact information (email address).
FREE Right Tree – Right Place Seminar
The New Jersey Tree Foundation and Public Service Electric & Gas are offering a FREE seminar on planting the Right Tree in the Right Place, the Right Way on Friday, March 31st at the Hopewell Municipal Complex, 201 Washington Crossing-Pennington Road, Titusville, NJ. Please RSVP by Friday, March 24, 2017 to Lisa Simms LSimms@NJTreeFoundation.org
Topics include:
- Emerald Ash Borer – It’s here! The latest news on this bad bug.
- Planting the right tree, in the right place, the right way – Green end up.
- The importance of utility mark-outs prior to planting – Do you smell gas?
- Vegetation management policies to ensure the safe and reliable delivery of electric service – Who turned off the lights?
- NEW! Hopewell Valley Arts Council ash tree re-use – Got Ash?
Who should attend? Mayors, Freeholders, DPW Supervisors, Environmental & Shade Tree Commissioners, County Officials and any other interested parties. Space is limited. First-come, first-served.
Date: Friday, March 31, 2017
Time: Registration begins at 8:00 am. Program starts promptly at 8:30 am and runs until 12:30 pm.
Place: Hopewell Municipal Complex Auditorium, 201 Washington Crossing-Pennington Road, Titusville, NJ
A continental breakfast will be served.
This seminar is worth three (3) Continuing Education Units for towns with a 5-year Community Forestry Management Plan. “Right-Tree, Right-Place” is approved by the ISA for 3 (three) Arborist certification renewal credits and for 3 Public Works CEUs.
Please RSVP by Friday, March 24th to LSimms@njtreefoundation.org If you would like send a representative(s), please include their names and contact information (email address).
Spring Core Training!
On Saturday, April 8, 2017 the NJ Forest Service Community Forestry Program, Rutgers Urban Forestry Propgram & the NJ Tree Foundation will offer Core Training! CORE training will familiarize individuals with the background of community forestry and shade tree commissions, the legal aspects of managing trees and the recognition of hazardous tree situations; to enable individuals to help municipalities and counties gain approved municipal status; and a discussion of tree inventory, planting and maintenance issues. Core training is for:
*Persons participating in Shade Tree Commissions, local tree boards, or groups designated by the Mayor as the responsible party for community trees
*Any municipal or county representative or employee charged with the mission of providing maintenance or stewardship to community trees
Download the CORE Flier for more information & to register. For more information or questions, please contact Pam Zipse, pam.zipse@rutgers.edu
FREE Right Tree Right Place Seminar!
The New Jersey Tree Foundation and Public Service Electric & Gas are offering a FREE seminar on Planting the Right Tree in the Right Place, the Right Way on Friday, November 4th at PSE&G, 4000 Hadley Road, South Plainfield, NJ. Please RSVP by Thursday, October 27th, 2016 to Lisa Simms LSimms@NJTreeFoundation.org
Topics include:
- Planting the right tree, in the right place, the right way.
- 811! The importance of utility mark-outs prior to planting.
- Emerald Ash Borer – It’s coming for your ash trees! Now what?
- Vegetation management policies to ensure the safe and reliable delivery of electric service.
- Grant opportunities, tree inventories, and more!
Who should attend? Mayors, Freeholders, DPW Supervisors, Environmental & Shade Tree Commissioners, County Officials and any other interested parties. Space is limited. First come first served.
Date: Friday, November 4, 2016
Time: Registration begins at 8:15 am. Program starts promptly at 9:00 am and runs until 12:30 pm.
Place: PSE&G, 4000 Hadley Road, Room 100, South Plainfield, 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.
Right Tree Right Place is approved by the ISA for 3 (three) Arborist certification renewal credits.
Please RSVP by Thursday, October 27th to LSimms@njtreefoundation.org
If you would like send a representative(s), please include their names and contact information (email address).
FREE Right Tree Right Place Seminar 7/21/2016!
The New Jersey Tree Foundation and Public Service Electric & Gas are offering a FREE seminar on Planting the Right Tree in the Right Place, the Right Way on Thursday, July 21st at the Passaic County Public Safety Academy, 300 Oldham Road, Wayne, NJ. Please RSVP by Friday, July 15, 2016 to Lisa Simms LSimms@NJTreeFoundation.org
Topics include:
- Planting the right tree, in the right place, the right way
- The importance of utility mark-outs prior to planting
- Emerald Ash Borer – It’s here! Now what?
- Vegetation management policies to ensure the safe and reliable delivery of electric service
- Grant opportunities
Who should attend? Mayors, Freeholders, DPW Supervisors, Environmental & Shade Tree Commissioners, County Officials and any other interested parties. Space is limited. First come first served.
Date: Thursday, July 21, 2016
Time: Registration begins at 8:15 am. Program starts promptly at 9:00 am and runs until 12:30 pm.
Place: Passaic County Public Safety Academy, 300 Oldham Road, Room 122-A&B, Wayne, 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.
Please RSVP by Friday, July 15th to LSimms@njtreefoundation.org
If you would like send a representative(s), please include their names and contact information (email address).
Newark TreeKeepers Workshops
Join the NJ Tree Foundation this June for our Newark TreeKeepers Workshops! These classroom sessions are a series of 3 workshops and hands-on trainings that will teach you how to maintain and enhance the health of your community’s trees.
SPACE IS LIMITED: while FREE to Newark residents, you must RSVP to participate. Please register for each session you will attend. Attend all three sessions to become a Certified Newark Treekeeper!
To RSVP or for more information, please contact our Newark Director, Elena López:(609) 439 -1755 or elopez@njtreefoundation.org.
All sessions will be held at the Weequahic Park Fieldhouse: 92 Carmichael Dr, Newark NJ
Tuesday June 7 6:00- 8:00 PM
Session 1: Basic Tree Biology and Tree Identification
Tuesday June 14 6:00-8:00 PM
Session 2: Tree Planting, Pruning and Maintenance
Tuesday June 21 6:00-8:00 PM
Session 3: Trees and Your Watershed
Newark residents attend at no charge. Non-Newark residents pay $20/session. All attendees receive free tools, educational materials, and dinner at each workshop. 2 CEUs are earned per session, which can be applied toward your state approved Community Forestry Management Plan requirements.
These workshops are made possible thanks to the Watershed Institute in Pennington NJ.
Jersey City TreeKeepers!* May 7th, 10am-3pm
Saturday, May 7, 2016, 10AM – 3PM
William Dickinson High School Auditorium, 2 Palisade Ave., Jersey City
Registration & coffee from 9:30 to 10AM. Program starts promptly at 10AM.
*Space is limited to 75 Jersey City participants – RESERVE YOUR SEAT NOW by emailing LSimms@njtreefoundation.org
Topics include:
- Basic Tree Biology and Tree Identification
- Tree Planting, Pruning, and Maintenance Techniques
- Recognizing Tree Hazards and Tree Disease
- Understanding Environmental Impacts of Trees
- Tools and lunch provided!
Four Continuing Education Units for Community Forestry Management Plans.
For more information or to sign up, please contact Lisa Simms: LSimms@NJTreeFoundation.org This TreeKeepers Training is made possible by a partnership with Sustainable JC and the JC Parks Coalition and is sponsored by the Jersey City Municipal Utility Authority with trees donated by the Jersey City Department of Public Works. Goldman Sachs is the Jersey City Parks Coalition’s “City of Trees” 2016 Education and Engagement Sponsor. Host William Dickinson High School is a National Wildlife Federation ECO School