TreeUtah and the Salt Lake County Million Trees Project are continuing to expand our partnership!
Please Help Support our Work!
Make a tax-deductable donation
now through our Tree Bank!
Other Ways you can support our organization:
Zoom Utah Real Estate
Brandon Hacker, Real Estate Professional with Zoom Real Estate has offered to make an unrestricted donation to Tree Utah with every real estate closing deal he handles. Even better, he will increase his donation if your business is referred to him from our organization, so if you are planning on selling or buying a home, contact Brandon and be sure to tell him that TreeUtah sent you!
Brandon Hacker
801-999-8084 or visit
http://brandon.zoomutah.com
Starting on April 22nd, Transwest Credit Union is matching TreeUtah membership funds to their members who convert their accounts to Green accounts and go paperless!
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April 2010, Planting Season has Arrived! |
Greetings!
Spring has arrived and tree planting season is in full swing! There are some wonderful opportunities to volunteer and get involved. We hope to see you at our fun and exciting events being held at the Redwood Natural Area, Jordan River Ecological Restoration site and the EcoGarden.
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Read our latest newsletter on-line!
TreeUtah spring 2010 newsletter is available on-line by clicking here- Read about our 20+ year history; new partnerships, upcoming events, our new Trees for Eagles and Urban Orchard program and more!
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Welcome New Americorps Interns!
Our team has expanded to include three new interns this year, please join us in welcoming; Supreet Gill- Environmental Education Assistant Meg Oswald- Ecological Restoration & EcoGarden Assistant Gena Christie- Outreach and Volunteer Coordinator
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TreeUtah's Earth Day and Arbor Day Events
Earth Day: April 22nd
- 8am - 5pm SLVHD Environmental Health Open House
- Location: 788 East Woodoak Ln, Murray
- 5:30pm - Earth Fest
- Location: Gallivan Center 239 So. Main St, SLC
Arbor Day: April 30th
- 9am - 12pm State Ceremony
- location: Red Butte Gardens 300 Wakara Way, SLC
- 6pm - 7pm Permaculture Workshop
- Location: Cactus and Tropicals 2735 South 2000 East, SLC
Be sure to stop by and say hello and get more information on our upcoming programs and volunteer opportunities! |
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Trees for Eagles
 TreeUtah's Trees for Eagles/Edible Forest Grove is a new environmental education site and program. One goal of this program is to teach why native tree plantings help restore vital eagle and wildlife habitat in the riparian zone along the Jordan River. Supreet Gill is working with children and adults in West Valley to emphasize the importance of trees in our living environment. Here are some upcoming events for T4E @ the Redwood Natural Area(3100 South, between the Jordan River and Redwood Road) - May 1st, 9am T4E Grove Launch- Planting the grove
- May 11th, 7pm Songbirds, Trees and Songs- Interpretive walk with TreeUtah's Senior Forester Hob Calhoun
For more information please contact supreet@treeutah.org or
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EcoGarden Events
- Starting May 13th and continuing every Thursday evening @ 6pm, Garden Gathering come and get your questions about Permaculture answered
- May 5th, Fern Gully film viewing @ 7pm, enjoy this classic environmental tale of a threatened rainforest saved by its magical inhabitants
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AAA Utah Battery Roundup to Support TreeUtah
"In Utah, batteries can be dropped off at Jardine Services at 2646 South 300 West in Salt Lake City, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Members and the public are encouraged to bring any number of old vehicle or marine batteries for recycling during business hours. AAA Utah will donte $2 per battery to TreeUtah. For more information about AAA's Battery Roundup visit www.aaa.com/batteryroundup." -AAA Utah News Release
This is a great way to clean up your garage or storage space, remove hazadous batteries from the environment, and support TreeUtah all at the same time! |
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Hope to see you outside planting this month!!
Sincerely,
TreeUtah |
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