COMMUNITY TREE CARE EVENT: Friends of the Urban Forest

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Project Overview

Join us on Fridays for our Tree Care event! You'll learn how to care for street trees by pruning them carefully, conducting health inspections, and performing hardware maintenance. You'll also get the chance to practice these skills on young trees with other volunteers. The trees are within a few blocks of the meeting, so make sure you wear appropriate shoes for walking.

Schedule:

• 9:00am: Check-In and Light Snacks
• 9:15am: Welcome and Orientation
• 9:40am: Tree Care Activities
• 12:30pm: Closing Circle and Goodbyes

About Friends of the Urban Forest

Friends of the Urban Forest is a nonprofit committed to the belief that trees are a critical element of a livable urban environment. Through community involvement and youth education, they offer financial, technical, and practical assistance to individuals and neighborhood groups who want to plant and care for trees.

Project Requirements & Important Notes

• Please dress comfortably, garden friendly attire. Please bring reusable water bottle and light layers.

• Please do your part in keeping our community healthy. If you are immuno-compromised, at increased risk for severe illness, or feeling sick at all, please decline your registration to the event and register for a project at a less risky time. For additional resources and guidance on how to keep yourself healthy, visit the CDC website.

If you are interested in signing up as a group, please email sarah@handsonbayarea.org. For a one-time $50 group sign-up fee, we can assist your team with signing up. Please note we are unable to customize our commUNITY calendar projects and are unable to increase the number of spots that are available. For groups wanting a custom project, please refer to our corporate volunteering program.