Volunteers in Pruning (VIP)
Help Shape the Future of Young Trees
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If you are a tree fan and want to know the techniques needed to properly prune and train young tress, then this is the program for you! The "Volunteers In Pruning" (V.I.P.) program trains local tree fans to prune young trees for form and structure and is designed to improve the future of young trees in public places. The program targets trees that were planted within the last three years which is the best time in the tree’s development to establish good tree form and correct any structural problems that can lead to future hazards or tree failure.
The V.I.P. project is sponsored by "Community Canopy," a tree care education program created collaboratively by the cities of Spokane, Coeur d’Alene, Post Falls, Hayden, and the Spokane County Conservation District. These communities are pooling resources to train volunteers and supply them with the tools needed to do the pruning. Pruning work parties will take place starting in late fall and will extend into early spring. Each community’s forestry program will choose which public trees will be targeted for pruning and will most likely be a combination of park trees and street trees.
Anyone 16 years of age or older and interested in the V.I.P. program is invited to attend a three-hour training session.
Stay tuned for training opportunites in Fall 2011.
View the Fall 2011 VIP Brochure for more information.
To get email updates on upcoming trainings please contact Urban Forestry @ urbanforestry@spokanecity.org
