Get Involved!
There are many ways that you can get involved with the health and success of the urban forest around you.
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Walk around your neighborhood. Get to know the trees that are part of your community. Take notes about what you see and learn about the different species and which trees are best for our area. You can learn about many of the trees by reviewing our Approved Street Tree Lists.
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Find out if your neighborhood has started a NeighborWoods group. This is a community organized group that works on strengthening your piece of the urban forest. If there isn't one active yet - get one started! Contact your Neighborhood Council or Urban Forestry to find out if one is active in your community.
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Attend a Urban Forest Tree Committee (UFTC) & Citzen Advisory Committee (CAC) meeting to find out what is happening currently with the City of Spokane's Urban Forest program. UFTC & CAC meet jointly at 3:30pm on the first Tuesday of every month at the Manito Meeting Room near the Gaiser Conservatory at Manito Park.
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Take the Tree Board University online courses for free! This is a great resource for any tree advocate no matter how long you have been working on these issues.
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Attend Arbor Day this year at the Finch Arboretum! Arbor Day will be on April 30th, 2011.
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Learn about how trees pay you back. By investing in trees urban environments can save millions of dollars in stormwater mitigation, urban cooling, and air pollution reduction. Trees also increase our quality of life and beautify our City giving it "sense of place". These attributes improve our overall tourism and increase activity in business districts.
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Get to know our partners and see how you can get involved with their organiztions' work with the urban forest.
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Become a VIP - Volunteer in Pruning! Become trained in correctly pruning trees and teach others what you have learned.
