-Nov. 5, Thu. 10-11 a.m., is Rally for the National Conference with Scott Fogarty This webcast, sponsored by the Alliance for Community Trees (ACT), features Fogarty, executive director of Friends of Trees, who will discuss the upcoming opportunities at the National Arbor Day Foundation. -Nov. 7, Sat. 9 a.m. -4 p.m., is Crew Leader Training [...]
Perhaps you’ve seen our crew leader training posters at your favorite coffee shop and wondered whether this is the year? Well, time is running out on registering for one of our (free) upcoming trainings! Crew leaders are critically important to the success of our Neighborhood Trees and Green Space Initiative programs. They lead teams of [...]
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What has a 5.4 liter V8 engine and is one of the newest editions to the Friends of Trees family? Formal nicknames are still pending (suggestions welcome), but it’s a big truck that Friends of Trees can use for hauling equipment and people to plantings. With the largest and most ambitious planting season coinciding this [...]
–President Obama planted a 25-foot Linden Tree today. Well, kind of. According to ABC and Reuters, the tree was already in the ground on the north lawn of the White House when the President approached in a full suit, grabbed a golden shovel and placed nine pre-piled loads of dirt into the massive hole. “This [...]
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