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Tree champions are honored for supporting their community’s rootsSecretary of the Agency of Natural Resources, Deb Markowitz, and the Vermont Urban and Community Forestry Council (Council) recognized the recipients of this year’s Vermont Tree Stewards Awards. Each year the Council sponsors the awards as a way to recognize Vermont’s community tree champions. “These awards help us say thank you for the great work volunteers are doing to promote trees in our communities,” says Lee Krohn, Chair of…See More

Check out Vermont's Forest Health Update for August 2012 at: http://www.vtfpr.org/protection/documents/2012ForestHealthAugustObservations.pdf. See More

Find out in Vermont's Forest Health Update for June 2012.See More

To spread the important message portrayed in the book the Lorax, the Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation has created The Lorax in StoryWalk format. StoryWalk takes the pages of the book outside along a self-guided tour. The Lorax StoryWalk will be set up at five State Parks this weekend: Quechee, Mt. Philo, Button Bay, Knight Point & Elmore. This weekend is Vermont Days, so you can enjoy free day entry into any Vermont State Park. Get out and enjoy some FREE time!…See More

A new publication to help forest managers understand potential impacts of an insect pest that is poised at Vermont’s borders. The publication is Ash Management Guidelines for Forest Managers. Learn moreSee More

During the college year in 2008 and again in 2009, 18 city trees along South Winooski Avenue and South Union Street in Burlington were damaged or destroyed by vandals who were tentatively identified but never brought to justice, and the destruction has begun again. More.See More

VT Urban and Community Forestry ProgramMaking life in Vermont a shade better.See More

In Vermont, we celebrate Arbor Day on the first Friday in May: Friday May 4th. Join us on the Statehouse lawn in Montpelier at 10 am for our state Arbor Day ceremony. We will be joined by Governor Shumlin, our youth Tree Trading Card winners, Tree City, Line and Campus USAs and the Vermont Urban and Community Forestry Council. On that day we will also be featuring a StoryWalk on the lawn of the book The Lorax. What are you doing to celebrate Arbor Day? Learn more about our…See More

Guides Vermont Tree Guide Town Forest Stewardship Guide   Factsheets Tree Planning and Care Series Right Tree Right Place Planning to Purchase a Tree Protecting Your Investment: Tree Care Pruning Young Trees   Forests, Trees and Water…

We are looking for people interested in becoming a Vermont First Detector. First Detectors are volunteers who are on the front line of defense against likely pest infestations. Vermont's Forest Pest First Detectors program will prepare them to meet, work with and educate the public about exotic tree pests. Following is the job description of a Vermont First Detector. …See More

Jim Urban, FASLA, will present principles from his book, Up By Roots: Healthy Soils and Trees in the Built Environment, in a one-day, hands-on workshop. This event is designed to introduce key concepts used in site assessment and give attendees experience performing basic soil analyses. “Up By Roots” will focus on site assessment and plant selection and has applications in site development, landscape design, tree protection, and plant health care.See More

VT Urban and Community Forestry ProgramMaking life in Vermont a shade better.See More