Wilkinsburg Tree Tender Course

Tree Tenders course to be offered in Wilkinsburg with Nine Mile Run Watershed Association

Have you noticed the new trees that have been popping up all over Wilkinsburg Borough? These all count towards the Wilkinsburg TreeVitalize Project: Rooted in Wilkinsburg, with a goal to plant 500 street trees by fall 2012. Trees young and old need care in order to survive and thrive, and we need your help to keep them growing for years to come.

Tree Pittsburgh will present the skills required to tend the urban forest in Wilkinsburg this spring and we invite you to participate.

Tree Tender training will take place in Wilkinsburg on Saturday, March 3 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at South Ave United Methodist Church, 733 South Ave.

Training is offered at a special discounted fee of $10 for Nine Mile Run watershed residents and $20 for residents outside the watershed. Scholarships are also available. Participants will receive lunch and a Tree Tender shirt.

Register online here. 

For more information, please contact Alicia Donner, Nine Mile Run Watershed GreenLinks Coordinator, by calling 412-371-8779, ext. 116 or emailing alicia@ninemilerun.org.