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FALL 2024 GRANT APPLICATION CYCLE NOW OPEN

August 1, 2024 Jonathan Cain 3453 Views

Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund’s (TREE Fund’s) fall 2024 grant application cycle is now open. Six grant programs are

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2019 Grant Research Archive Hyland R. Johns Grant 

Monitoring and modeling changes in street tree communities over time

July 24, 2024 Heath Hupke 2429 Views

Monitoring and modeling changes in street tree communities over time 2019 Hyland Johns Grant Program  Study Results: Our research focused

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2022 Barborinas Family Grant Grant Research Archive 

Producing Fibrous-Rooted Hickories Towards Commercial Production and Improved Transplanting

July 19, 2024August 20, 2024 Heath Hupke 1854 Views

Producing Fibrous-Rooted Hickories Towards Commercial Production and Improved Transplanting 2022 Barborinas Family Fund Grant Carya species, commonly referred to as

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TREE FUND 2024 SPRING CYCLE GRANT AWARDEES

July 9, 2024 Jonathan Cain 2154 Views

Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund (TREE Fund) is proud to announce its grant awardees from the spring 2024 application

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TREE FUND 2024 SCHOLARSHIP AWARDEES

June 28, 2024November 7, 2024 Jonathan Cain 1524 Views

Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund (TREE Fund) is proud to announce its 2024 scholarship program recipients.   Six scholarships

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Can Mandatory Minimum Clearance Requirements Between Trees and Powerlines Successfully Reduce Injuries and Death to Workers and the Public?

June 9, 2024June 9, 2025 Barb 586 Views

    Year of Grant Awarded: 2023 Grant Program: Safe Arborists Techniques Grant Grant Title: Can Mandatory Minimum Clearance Requirements

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General Grant Research Archive Safe Arborist Techniques Fund 

Evaluation of load distribution in removal operations: a comparison of techniques and equipment

March 15, 2024July 23, 2024 Heath Hupke 2745 Views

Evaluation of load distribution in removal operations: a comparison of techniques and equipment Matt Follett, Université du Québec à Montréal

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Evaluation of Efficiencies Among Climbing Systems and Rope Diameters

March 15, 2024 Heath Hupke 2690 Views

Evaluation of Efficiencies Among Climbing Systems and Rope Diameters John Ball, South Dakota State University   Climbing is a high-risk

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Identifying social barriers to equitable tree planting and quantifying potential benefits to overcoming them

March 15, 2024 Heath Hupke 2446 Views

Identifying social barriers to equitable tree planting and quantifying potential benefits to overcoming them   The urban forest is not

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TREE FUND HIRES NEW OPERATIONS AND GOVERNANCE COORDINATOR

March 11, 2024March 11, 2024 Jonathan Cain 1979 Views

Suzette Guzman-Brown has joined the Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund (TREE Fund) as its Operations and Governance Coordinator. This

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March 2024 TREE Fund Webinar registration now open

March 7, 2024 Jonathan Cain 1450 Views

The first TREE Fund webinar of 2024 will take place on Tuesday, March 19 at Noon CT. The free, online

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Fall 2023 Grant Cycle Awardees Announcement

February 16, 2024 Jonathan Cain 1731 Views

Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund (TREE Fund) announces its Fall 2023 Grant Cycle recipients. Three grants are being awarded

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New Trustees in 2024

February 6, 2024 Jonathan Cain 1664 Views general, trustees, welcome

Welcome to Our New Trustees. Three new trustees are joining the TREE Fund Board of Trustees in 2024. We would

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Thank you to our Trustees

February 6, 2024February 6, 2024 Jonathan Cain 1487 Views board, general, thank you, trustees

Thank You to Our Trustees.   We have several members of the TREE Fund Board of Trustees rolling off of

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2023 Ken Ottman Volunteer Award- Jacques Brunswick

February 6, 2024 Jonathan Cain 1618 Views award, general, ken ottman, volunteer

Ken Ottman Volunteer of the Year Award Recipient We would like to take a moment to recognize and thank the

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Engaging underserved populations in community tree management activities

January 12, 2024 Heath Hupke 2169 Views

Engaging underserved populations in community tree management activities   Jason Gordon, PhD, University of Georgia Research Foundations, Inc. Urban tree

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2018 General Grant Research Archive Jack Kimmel International Grant 

Enhancing Tree Health in Water Sensitive Urban Design: Role of Mycorrhizae

March 14, 2022 Monika Otting 4959 Views

2018, Brandon Kyle Winfrey, PhD, Monash University In cities, paved roads and buildings prevent the course that rainfall would naturally

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2018 General Grant Research Archive John Z. Duling Grant 

A Three Pronged Approach to understanding the defensive mechanisms in Green Ash (Fraxinus, pennsylvanica) resistant to EAB (Agrilus planipennis)

March 7, 2022March 8, 2022 Monika Otting 4743 Views

2018, Jeanne Romero-Severson, PhD, University of Notre Dame Emerald ash borer (EAB, Agrilus planipennis), an accidentally introduced Asian beetle, poses

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2021 General Grant Research Archive Tree and Soil Research Fund Grant 

Utilizing biochar to improve community tree vault soils and tree health and to reduce watershed contamination

March 3, 2022September 30, 2025 Monika Otting 5556 Views

2021, Rebecca Brianne Abney, PhD, University of Georgia (UGA) Research Foundation, Inc., Co-PI Julia Holly Campbell The goal of this

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2021 General Grant Research Archive Sponsored Grant 

Long term effects of electrical right-of-way vegetation management on floral and faunal communities

March 3, 2022 Monika Otting 4651 Views

2021, Carolyn G. Mahan, PhD, Pennsylvania State University I propose to continue, replicate, and expand the research and outreach efforts

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2021 General Grant Research Archive Hyland R. Johns Grant 

Tree Health Implications of Long-term Strategies to Treat Emerald Ash Borer: Long-term Effects on Tree Injections and Tree Tissue

March 3, 2022September 5, 2025 Monika Otting 4069 Views

2021, Richard J. Hauer, PhD, University of WI-Stevens Point, Co-PIs Dr. Andrew Koeser, Mr. Randy Krouse, Dr. Jake Miesbauer This

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2021 General Grant Research Archive John Z. Duling Grant 

Computer Vision for Hazard Tree Identification and Assessment

March 3, 2022July 25, 2024 Monika Otting 4521 Views

2021, Jose Delpiano, PhD, University of the Andes, Co-PIs Dr. Mauricio Ponce, Dr. Jose Saavedra, Dr. Matias Recabarren There are

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2021 General Grant Research Archive Jack Kimmel International Grant 

Optimizing tree responses to root pruning in mature trees

March 3, 2022September 10, 2025 Monika Otting 3806 Views

2021, Justin Morgenroth, PhD, The University of Canterbury, Co-PI Andrew R. Benson, PhD Roots are important tree structures and have

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2021 General Grant Research Archive Utility Arborist Research Fund 

Characterizing the Risk of Electrical Contact to Arborists

March 3, 2022July 1, 2025 Monika Otting 3750 Views

2021 John W. Goodfellow, BioCompliance Consulting, Inc, Co-PI John Ball, PhD Electrical contact has been among the most common cause

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2021 Bob Skiera Memorial Fund Building Bridges Initiative General Grant Research Archive 

Identifying social barriers to equitable tree planting and quantifying potential benefits to overcoming them

March 3, 2022 Monika Otting 3021 Views

2021 Lindsay Darling, The Morton Arboretum, Co-PIs Dr. Brady Hardiman, Dr. Zhao Ma, Lydia Scott Trees are vital to the

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General Newsletter Archive Recent Updates Resources 

September 2021 News from TREE Fund

October 1, 2021 Monika Otting 3548 Views

Read the September 2021 edition of TREE Press here.

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General Newsletter Archive Recent Updates 

August 2021 News from TREE Fund

August 13, 2021 Monika Otting 3265 Views

Read the August 2021 edition of TREE Press here.

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General Newsletter Archive Recent Updates Resources 

July 2021 News from TREE Fund

July 22, 2021 Monika Otting 2986 Views

Read the July 2021 edition of TREE Press here.

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June 2021 news from TREE Fund

July 22, 2021 Monika Otting 2901 Views

Read the June 2021 edition of TREE Press here.

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General Newsletter Archive Recent Updates Resources 

May 2021 News from TREE Fund

June 8, 2021June 8, 2021 Monika Otting 2759 Views

Read the May 2021 edition of TREE Press here

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