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Communitree Stewards Current Volunteer
CommuniTree Stewards:
Information for Current Volunteers |
Training for new stewards will begin in early April. Returning stewards are welcome, but not required, to attend any of the training sessions. New stewards give 15 hours of service in exchange for training. Returning stewards give 10 hours of service.
Watering trees s always a high priority during the growing season. Consider adopting a site for weekly watering. High priority this year:
Onondaga Park
Onondaga Lake Park
National Grid Arboretum on Water St.
Burnet Park
Faldo Park and the Myrtle Ave. cemetry on Tipperary Hill
| What's with the Red Spire Callery Pear? |
 Redspire Callery Pear was the most planted bare-root street tree in 2006! It is a fast growing tree with a narrow crown, enabling it to be used under utility wires.
In the spring before the new leaves unfold, this tree puts on a lovely display of white flowers.
The pea-sized reddish fruits can persist on the tree for several months and add a touch of color to our winter landscape.
Disadvantages: Branch attachments can be weak, subject to sllitting and ice damage. Callery Pears are planted extensively, some say overused. Think about increasing urban forest diversity by using more species.
Trainings and Project Schedules for 2008 (coming soon)
Work Site Locations - Get mapquest directions to your worksite
Tell a Friend about CommuniTree Stewarts!
Download a brochure about the CommuniTree Stewards Program
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| Stewards work at Clark Reservation State Park in Jamesville to pull the invasive shrub, buckthorn, out by the roots with their new weed wrenches. |
Resources for Volunteers
Publications
Elmwood Park’s Woody Plants - A guide to the trees of Elmwood Park in Syracuse. Written by SUNY ESF students
Benefits of Urban trees - USDA pamphlet on urban forestry
Web Resources (Leaving CCE Website)
Other Urban Forestry Volunteer Opportunities in NYS
Releaf NY
Citizen Pruners, City of Ithaca
Trees NY, NYC
Community Tree Planting Program, Cayuga County
Capital District Community Gardens, Albany
General Urban Forestry Information
Cornell University Department of Horticulture
Pruning: An Illustrated Guide
Planting and Maintaining Trees and Shrubs
Cornell University Urban Horticulture Institute
Cornell University Community Forestry Program
Urban Horticulture Institute, Cornell University
The National Arbor Day Foundation
Opportunities to Learn More
CCE CommuniTree Stewards Program
Cornell University Urban Horticulture Institute
SUNY ESF Dendrology Courses
SUNY ESF Landscape Architecture Program
Dr. Alex Shigo’s tree articles
For more information on our CommuniTree Stewards Program contact Fran Lawlor at 315-424-9485 x232 or fml7@cornell.edu.
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