In June, the NJ Tree Foundation hosted its first-ever Newark TreeKeepers workshops! TreeKeepers is an educational extension of our Newark Renaissance Trees Program (NRTP). This program is free and open to Newark residents only, who have or will be receiving a tree from our organization. Residents learn about long term maintenance practices including pruning, as well as tree biology, tree identification and hazardous tree recognition. The final workshop is an opportunity to put that knowledge gained into practice by learning how to conduct a tree inventory. Those who attend all four workshops, become Certified TreeKeepers.
We are proud to recognize 13 residents as the first class of Certified Newark TreeKeepers! Thank you to all who participated, making this program a huge success! One attendee stated, ” The most valuable part of the workshop was gaining a clear understanding of proper pruning. I will now be looking at trees differently!”
Our 2012 Class of Certified TreeKeepers
Reginald Bledsoe Mahima Giri Donna Johnson Mary McDaniel Wayne McDougall Leonard Mitchell Charon Motayne Mario Motayne Joseph Nardone Gregory Newell Miriam Santiago Sandra West Joy White For more information about becoming a Newark TreeKeeper, click here.