Upcoming Trainings
Join the PHS Tree Team for this live Q&A to cover your specific planning and logistics questions for a fun, safe, and memorable community tree planting.
Homework: Watch the recorded Info Session on Organizing a Planting before the Q&A. Click here to watch.
Wednesday, April 12th, 6:00 pm -7:30 pm (virtual)
For those supervising tree plantings.
Do your tree planting gurus know the difference between a root flare, graft union, or adventitious roots? We'll review bare root planting techniques and nuances, staking and tying, tool safety, and working with volunteers to ensure happy and healthy trees and volunteers!
This session is designed for those overseeing volunteer teams on planting day and anyone (new or experienced) wanting a planting refresher. Click here for more info.
Wednesdays, May 10, 2023 – Wed, May 24, 2023, 6:00 pm -8:30 pm
(in person or virtual) $40; $36 for PHS Members.
Learn about tree care and planting by participating in a PHS Tree Tenders training this Spring. This eight-hour course will be offered for the first time in three years in person as well as virtually on Zoom. Workshop topics include tree biology, identification, planting, and proper care. You will be joining one of the nation’s oldest, most respected volunteer urban tree-care programs. The workshop series takes place in three parts on Wednesdays, May 10, 17, and 24.
Recorded Trainings & Guides
(70mins, March 2022)
Key steps, tools, checklists and tips you can adopt for a safe and fun volunteer tree planting.
Review a step-by-step guide on how to organize community tree plantings.