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Recent Updates

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Remediating Compacted Soils Compromised by Urban Construction Webinar

May 29, 2019October 7, 2019 Barb 2039 Views

Dr. Nina Bassuk Cornell University Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. Mountain WATCH IT NOW Landscape architects frequently either

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Tree and Soil Research Best Practices

May 23, 2019May 30, 2019 Barb 2688 Views

by James Urban, FASLA Urban Trees + Soils Annapolis, MD Your tree planting specifications say take off the wire basket

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About the Tree and Soil Research Fund

May 23, 2019May 29, 2019 Barb 2004 Views

by James Urban, FASLA Urban Trees + Soils Annapolis, MD As the profession of landscape architecture moves toward ‘evidence based’

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Support the Tree and Soil Research Fund

May 23, 2019August 21, 2019 Barb 2161 Views

If you  are interested in supporting the science to produce better specifications and details for trees and soil, please support

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May 2019 News from TREE Fund

May 8, 2019May 8, 2019 Barb 1829 Views

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Crowning Achievements: Cooling Effectiveness of Urban Street Trees

May 8, 2019May 8, 2019 Barb 2334 Views

Last time we checked in with Dr. Mohammad Asrafur Rahman, he was busy working on his study, “Quantifying the cooling

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Leading Thoughts (May 2019): Into the Woods

May 8, 2019May 8, 2019 Barb 2125 Views

by J. Eric Smith, TREE Fund President and CEO When I was a kid, the woods were my second home.

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Lead Donors

May 8, 2019May 8, 2019 Barb 2052 Views

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

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Volunteer Spotlight: Rebecca Johnson

May 8, 2019May 8, 2019 Barb 2400 Views

This month we are pleased to point the Volunteer Spotlight at Rebecca Johnson (Arborholic, LLC). Rebecca is our newest TREE

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Tour des Trees 2019

May 8, 2019May 8, 2019 Barb 1758 Views

Attention Riders! For each $50 Tour donation you raise between May 15 and May 31, your donor earns a chance

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April 2019 News from TREE Fund

April 11, 2019June 20, 2019 Barb 2163 Views

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TREE Fund 2018 Annual Report

April 11, 2019October 8, 2019 Barb 2324 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 10751 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 2027 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 1964 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 2070 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 1724 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 1913 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 1963 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 1557 Views

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Leading Thoughts (March 2019)

March 14, 2019April 29, 2019 Barb 1420 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 1497 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 1540 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 1551 Views

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Leading Thoughts (January 2019)

January 22, 2019March 15, 2019 Barb 2366 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 2292 Views

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Leading Thoughts (December 2018)

December 15, 2018March 6, 2019 Barb 2153 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 1765 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 1722 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 1741 Views

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