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Parks and Recreation
Roanoke Tree Steward Program
 Roanoke Tree Stewards
Plant a Tree in Fishburn Park | In 2009, Roanoke started a Tree Steward Program designed to train volunteers to care for trees and teach others about the urban forest. Volunteer Tree Stewards prune trees, plant new trees in parks and public areas, conduct tree inventories, plan Arbor Day events, and educate homeowners.
The Tree Steward course begins with 30 hours of combined classroom sessions in the evenings and hands-on training on several Saturdays. An additional 30 hours of volunteer work in the first year is required to complete the class. Twenty hours of volunteer work is required in subsequent years.
The class gave practical information on trees, how they grow, soil and root systems, planting and maintenance, tree selection and identification, insect and disease problems, and pruning. |
The next session of Tree Steward training starts on January 11, 2010. Roanoke is able to offer the class at no cost due to a grant from the Urban and Community Forestry Program of the USDA Forest Service and the Virginia Department of Forestry.
To ask questions, contact Helen Smythers, Urban Forestry Planner, by email or phone (540-853-5225). |
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