PORTLAND PARKS AND RECREATION NOTICE: Now Accepting Applications for 2013 Neighborhood Tree Steward Training Do you love trees? Do you have a passion to do good work in your community, learn about the urban forest, have fun and meet other like-minded people? If so, the Neighborhood Tree Steward Training just might be for you. The Neighborhood Tree Steward training is free and gives participants over 25 hours of training but in turn, participants must submit an application and agree to meet the NTS service requirements. Since 1997, the Neighborhood Tree Steward Training (formerly the Neighborhood Tree Liaison Training) has worked to provide over 140 community members with the tools and resources they need to be active leaders and urban forest advocates in their neighborhoods. The Neighborhood Tree Steward Training is a 7-session course starting in September that covers general tree care, tree biology, tree identification, urban forest management and policy, and much more. No previous experience is needed to become a Neighborhood Tree Steward (NTS), but you do need a passion for trees, a desire to learn and the commitment to help. Past Tree Steward Graduates have gone on to plant, prune and photograph trees while educating members in their community about the importance of the urban forest Applications must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 28th. The training will start Tuesday, September 17th. For more information about Neighborhood Tree Steward training, contact Autumn Montegna, Urban Forest Education & Outreach Coordinator at [email protected] or 503-823-8178.
Posted on: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 21:12:35 +0000
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