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TREE Fund 2018 Annual Report

April 11, 2019October 8, 2019 Barb 2436 Views

2018 was a very successful year for TREE Fund! Some highlights include: We made 18 cash awards for research grants,

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TREE Fund Research Report: “A Site Index for Urban Trees,” by Bryant Scharenbroch

April 11, 2019June 20, 2019 Barb 10866 Views

“A Site Index for Urban Trees” by Bryant Scharenbroch, Ph.D. Introduction: Site and soil assessment is a critical component of urban

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Website Update

April 11, 2019June 20, 2019 Barb 2165 Views

Our transition from old to new website is complete! This website is now fully phone/tablet compatible, with a streamlined theme

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2019 Tour des Trees

April 11, 2019June 20, 2019 Barb 2056 Views

Register to Ride Today! Registration for the 2019 Tour des Trees in Tennessee and Kentucky has been so fast and

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Volunteer Spotlight – Kevin Jones

April 11, 2019June 20, 2019 Barb 2206 Views

We are happy to feature Kevin Jones, Business Development Manager with ACRT, in this month’s Volunteer Spotlight! The 2019 Tour

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Lead Donors

April 11, 2019June 20, 2019 Barb 1823 Views

We are extremely grateful to the following people and organizations who contributed over $2,500 to TREE Fund in March 2019:

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Leading Thoughts (April 2019)

April 11, 2019June 20, 2019 Barb 2005 Views

by J. Eric Smith, TREE Fund President and CEO I have spent over a quarter-century in leadership roles in the

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Crowning Achievements: Cultivating Innovation – Documenting 15 Years of TREE Fund Research Impact

April 11, 2019June 20, 2019 Barb 2077 Views

TREE Fund’s charitable mission is to support scientific discovery and dissemination of new knowledge in the fields of arboriculture and

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March 2019 News from TREE Fund

March 14, 2019June 20, 2019 Barb 1651 Views

Read the latest edition of our monthly newsletter, the TREE Press.

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Leading Thoughts (March 2019)

March 14, 2019April 29, 2019 Barb 1519 Views

by J. Eric Smith, TREE Fund President and CEO “Research” is the word that we use to define a set

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Leading Thoughts (February 2019)

February 15, 2019April 29, 2019 Barb 1599 Views

by J. Eric Smith, TREE Fund President and CEO Last summer, I wrote a Leading Thoughts column on “trees as

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TREE Fund Announces Grant Awards to Benefit Urban Forest

February 14, 2019April 29, 2019 Barb 1627 Views

TREE FUND ANNOUNCES GRANT AWARDS TO BENEFIT URBAN FOREST FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Teresa Recchia trecchia@treefund.org 630-369-8300 x-203 Naperville, IL,

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February 2019 News from TREE Fund

February 14, 2019June 20, 2019 Barb 1636 Views

Read the latest edition of our monthly newsletter, the TREE Press.

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Leading Thoughts (January 2019)

January 22, 2019March 15, 2019 Barb 2485 Views

By J. Eric Smith, TREE Fund President and CEO It’s always an extra treat to travel when you’re a tree

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January 2019 news from TREE Fund

January 11, 2019March 15, 2019 Barb 2450 Views

Read the latest edition of our monthly newsletter, the TREE Press.

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Leading Thoughts (December 2018)

December 15, 2018March 6, 2019 Barb 2262 Views

By J. Eric Smith, TREE Fund President and CEO As I write my final “Leading Thoughts” column for 2018, we

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December 2018 news from TREE Fund

December 13, 2018June 21, 2019 Barb 1860 Views

Read the latest edition of our monthly newsletter, TREE Press, and our new Research Report, a quarterly publication that features

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Leading Thoughts (November 2018)

November 13, 2018December 13, 2018 Barb 1826 Views

By J. Eric Smith, TREE Fund President and CEO Strategic planning is a key governance responsibility for nonprofit boards. The ideal

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November 2018 news from TREE Fund

November 8, 2018 Barb 1831 Views

Read the latest edition of our monthly newsletter, the TREE Press.

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New Grants Available in 2019

October 19, 2018October 19, 2018 Barb 2518 Views

TREE Fund is pleased to announce the completion of two endowment funds which will both issue inaugural grants in 2019.  The $25,000 Bob Skiera Memorial

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Leading Thoughts (October 2018)

October 19, 2018October 31, 2018 Barb 1829 Views

By J. Eric Smith, TREE Fund President and CEO Earlier this month, I attended the International Urban Forestry Congress (IUFC) in

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October 2018 news from TREE Fund

October 11, 2018 Barb 1676 Views

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Is that tie-in point safe to use?

October 1, 2018October 3, 2018 Barb 4015 Views

By Brian Kane, PhD, Massachusetts Arborists Association Professor of Commercial Arboriculture at the University of Massachusetts – Amherst Tree climbing

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Behind the Research: Meet Dr. Brian Kane

October 1, 2018October 3, 2018 Barb 3555 Views

It’s the first day of school at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and Dr. Brian Kane is back from sabbatical.

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Leading Thoughts (September 2018)

October 1, 2018October 3, 2018 Barb 2239 Views

By J. Eric Smith, TREE Fund President and CEO As the leaves begin to color and drop here in Northern

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Your voice on the future of arboriculture

September 18, 2018September 18, 2018 Barb 1895 Views

TREE Fund’s booth at this year’s International Society of Arboriculture Annual Conference in Columbus, OH, centered on “The Future of

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September 2018 news from TREE Fund

September 13, 2018June 21, 2019 Barb 1764 Views

Read the latest edition of our monthly newsletter, TREE Press, and our new Research Report, a quarterly publication that features

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Landscape Below Ground IV: International Conference on Tree Root Development in Urban Soils

September 7, 2018September 7, 2018 Barb 2450 Views

The Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL Monday, October 15 through Wednesday, October 17 Since 1993, the Landscape Below Ground Conference has

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Leading Thoughts (August 2018)

August 21, 2018August 21, 2018 Barb 1823 Views

By J. Eric Smith, TREE Fund President and CEO When I was hired as TREE Fund’s President and CEO three years

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New Tree Species Selection Guide Available

August 21, 2018May 30, 2019 Barb 2533 Views

TREE Fund researchers, Dr. Andrew Hirons and Dr. Henrik Sjöman, have just published Tree Species Selection for Green Infrastructure: A

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