Branching Out March Addition

Branching Out	March 7th, 2011

Greetings!

Birch trees on the corner of 800 South 200 West

Spring is weeks away. TreeUtah is geared up and ready to start planting! Last week Hob, Vaughn, Ty, and Owen collected Peachleaf Willow poles for our first planting coming up this weekend on March 12th.

Mark your calendars because we have more fun and exciting events coming up this month including a Trees for Eagles Nature Walk around the Redwood Nature Area lead by TU's own Senior Forester Hob Calhoun.

Also, this month I am happy to announce that TreeUtah welcomes Owen Carroll, our 2011 Americorps Environmental Intern. We are looking forward to a fantastic spring and are all eager to get started!

Happy Planting,

Gena

Eugenia Christie

Program and Outreach Coordinator

.TU Welcomes Owen to the Team
Owen Carroll Americorps Intern

Owen

TreeUtah is pleased to welcome Owen Carroll to the mad tree planters team. Owen will be helping to run our Trees for Eagles (T4E) environmental education and ecological restoration programs.

Owen is the perfect addition with his knowledge of wildlife and passion for the outdoors. He will help make this year a great success!

Read Owen's Bio to learn more

Volunteers Needed
Become a TreeUtah Team Leader

Volunteer Orienation at the Redwood Natural Area

TreeUtah has over 20 tree planting events already planned this spring. We are looking for dedicated individuals that want to become TreeUtah Team Leaders!

Team Leaders will help TreeUtah ensure the survival of trees as they are being planted as well as care for previously planted trees.

If you would like to become a TreeUtah Team Leader, register for our March Volunteer Orientation. (click below to register)

Mar. 15th, @ 4pm to 5pm Volunteer Orientation Location: West Valley City, UT

Click here to view TreeUtah's online Calendar

Register here!

Upcoming Spring Events

March 2011

Sat, 3/12 @ 9am - 12pm: Tree Planting

Redwood Natural Area FULL

Mon, 3/14 @ 4:30pm - 5:30pm: Nature Walk Redwood Nature Area OPEN

Tue, 3/15 @ 4pm - 5pm: Volunteer

Orientation Redwood Nature Area OPEN

Wed, 3/30 @ 9am - 12pm: Orchard Care Day

EcoGarden and Orchard OPEN

seedling

Click here to view all open Spring volunteer events

Register for an event here!

Spring Workshops

Hosted at TU's EcoGarden and Orchard

Sat, 3/26 @ 10am - 1pm: The Art of Pruning Fruit Trees with Thor Lindstrom, USU

Please join TreeUtah at our beautiful EcoGarden and Community Orchard to learn about how to prune your fruit trees to promote both long-term health and optimal productivity.

Sat, 4/9 @ 10am - 1pm: Rainwater Harvesting with Jonathon Krausert

Join Wasatch Community Gardens and urban homesteader Jonathon Krausert, at TreeUtah's EcoGarden for some valuable insights into what it takes to build a functional rainwater collections system in your own backyard.

Workshops Location: TreeUtah's EcoGarden & Community Orchard at the Day-Riverside Library (1575 West 1000 North, in Rose Park)

for more information contact us at

(801) 364.2122 or email

treeutah@treeutah.org

Become a TreeUtah Member today!

Sign up to become a member of TreeUtah. Your support will help us continue our high quality programs including community tree plantings and our youth environmental education programs. Together we can make Utah a greener and healthier place to live. Click here to join today!

Help TreeUtah continue our work for generations to come!

We look forward to seeing you outdoors this spring!

Sincerely,

TreeUtah Team
treeutah@treeutah.org
www.treeutah.org