Arbor Day every day at Hilltop Arboretum
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A new adult-certification program in urban forestry is being offered at Hilltop Arboretum, 11855 Highland Road.
The series will focus on the aesthetic, ecological and environmental benefits of trees and instruction on tree selection, planting and care in a changing climate by professional foresters and arborists.
Hands-on demonstrations will provide an opportunity for everyone to practice their tree-care skills during six classes offered Thursday mornings at 9 a.m. to noon at the arboretum beginning in March. After completing all six classes, graduates will receive a certificate.
With program underwriting from the Urban and Community Forestry Grant Program, the course is $35 per member or $40 per nonmember for all six sessions.
Classes are as follows:
- March 20 - The Forest Where We Live. Learn tree identification and practice those skills as you tour arboretum grounds. A construction plan for tree identification markers for the home garden will be a gift to take home.
- March 27 - Designing with Trees in a Changing Climate. Hilltop Arboretum, with its diversity of native and adapted tree collections, is an example of designing with trees the native way in a changing climate. A restoration design for the ravine that flows through the heart of the arboretum will be used to illustrate the native-tree concept.
- April 3 - Trees for a Healthy Future. A tree-planting demonstration will illustrate a step-by-step process to plant a tree the right way followed by examples of tree-maintenance techniques to keep it growing stronger. Participants can practice tree-planting skills by planting a tree on the arboretum grounds.
- April 10 - Tree Top Stuff. A course on basic tree-pruning skills and tree-care tools for healthy trees. Demonstrations will show basic steps for training young trees, crown raising, thinning and dead wooding in more mature trees while emphasizing tool safety.
- April 17 - Tree Root Stuff. Urban soils compacted and depleted of essential organic matter and nutrients is a major contributing factor to poor tree growth. Lean to assess the condition of urban soils and strategies to develop healthy soils.
- April 24 - The Tree Doctor. This session will identify signs of a declining tree and insect and disease problems, with an overview of the most common insects and disease.
