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Research Report- Winter 2024

November 12, 2024 Jonathan Cain 1125 Views

Click below for a copy of the Winter 2024 edition of the Research Report. https://treefund.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Research-Report-Winter-2024_-pdf.pdf  Topics: Monitoring and Modeling Changes

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2020 Bob Skiera Memorial Fund Building Bridges Initiative General Grant Research Archive 

Enhancing collaboration amongst urban forest stakeholders – An assessment of natural hazard risk perceptions in relation to the services and disservices of city trees

October 20, 2024October 21, 2024 Monika Otting 4153 Views

2020| Mysha Clarke, PhD, University of Florida, Co-PIs Lara Roman, PhD, USDA Forest Service, Tenley Conway, PhD, University of Toronto-Mississauga,

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FALL 2024 GRANT APPLICATION CYCLE NOW OPEN

August 1, 2024 Jonathan Cain 3612 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 2648 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 1999 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 2257 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 1617 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 673 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 2913 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 2925 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 2604 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 2102 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 1558 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 1836 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 1768 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 1598 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 1718 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 2373 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 5105 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 4941 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 5769 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, 2022March 19, 2026 Monika Otting 4818 Views

2018-2021, 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 4354 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 4881 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 4245 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 3989 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 3145 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 3639 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 3367 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 3098 Views

Read the July 2021 edition of TREE Press here.

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