Meet a dozen of the 13 Tree Stewards graduates of the first Modular Training, April 30, 2019. Some have completed the required 30 volunteer hours to become certified Tree Stewards. They’ll receive their wooden name badges and green polo shirts at the Membership meeting on July 9. Left to right: Lauren Oschman, Jenny Johns, Marjorie Burnett, Kathryn Chiasson, Barbara Goodman, Cathy Swider, Neil Snyder, Pattee Ryan, Tom Schelstrate, Kevin Sherlock, David Chamowitz and Gretchen Crowley. Not pictured, Somer Abdeljawad. Photo by Tree Steward Jo Allen
The Training Committee is incredibly proud of the intrepid students who learned all about trees, from planting to pruning, during our first try with training in modules. They stuck with it through three seasons. They became friends, and they volunteered all during their training. We’re happy to call them our Mod Squad 2018-19! We adore all of them for their dedication not only to training but for their love of trees and their understanding of the volunteer effort it takes to try to put trees first in our changing urban environment.
Accompany this very smart cadre of new Tree Steward during their training sessions. They’re eager to enlighten their world with their new tree knowledge but remain open to learning much, much more. Here is a gallery of slides.
TreeStewards of Arlington and Alexandria, Virginia, are trained volunteers who work to protect, preserve, and enhance urban tree canopy through public education and volunteer activities such as planting, pruning, and caring for trees.
