Become a Citizen Forester to learn about trees and volunteer to improve our urban forest! Applications are now being taken thru Feb. 10, 2020.

This program consists of 10 sessions, held on the third Wednesday of each month from March 18, 2020, to Dec. 16, 2020. The training days will start at 9 a.m. and end at 4 p.m. with an hour for lunch along streets, in schoolyards, etc. We also provide talks to groups wishing to learn more about how they should better maintain their trees and provide other services that benefit trees and civic organizations responsible for them. The goal is to help communities reap all the benefits of trees in the urban environment in a responsible manner.

Part of the training will be in the classroom and part of it will be in the field. Most of the classes will be held in the Master Gardeners Training Room at 1801 Circle Dr. in Fort Worth. A couple will be held at the Fort Worth Botanic Gardens. The fieldwork will be held in various locations as convenient to the location of the classes as possible. Students will learn things like how to properly plant trees and then go plant trees.

Those who complete this training never look at a tree the same way again. We look forward to your participation!

Please go to www.ctufc.org to learn more about the Citizen Forester Program. Click the “Interested in Becoming a Citizen Forester?" button. If you are interested, click "Apply Now".

Info: David Coke at david.l.coke@gmail.com or 817-386-3235 or Bobbye Hitzfeld at bobbye55@outlook.comor or 817-522-2058.