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Urban Tree Workshop
Come learn about the wonderful world of urban trees!
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Novato City Hall 901 Sherman Avenue Novato, CA 94945
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About this event
Want to become savvier at identifying urban tree species, gain insights from skillful, local arborists on how to best nurture them, or learn how urban trees help to create a vibrant, healthy community while also sequestering carbon? Don’t miss this FREE workshop on Saturday, March 7 at Novato City Hall!
- History of project partners and background to Arbor Day
- What is an urban forest, what are the benefits, and why are they important?
- How is the value of our urban forest quantified?
- Tree anatomy, evolutionary history, and facts
- How to plant and care for trees
- Why ‘Right Tree Right Place’ is so important
- How to advocate for trees.
- Information on arboriculture and forestry careers
We hope this workshop will spark your interest in being part of our Earth Day community tree planting event on April 18, 2020, when we'll be planting 100 trees to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day!
Registration starts at 8:30am and the workshop will start promptly at 9am. Free pastries and coffee provided.
This event is presented by the City of Novato in collaboration with Sustainable Novato, West Coast Arborists, California Urban Forests Council and Western Chapter ISA with funding from CAL FIRE via California Climate Investments.