Welcoming our new Tree Trainers

With the help of two veteran volunteers, Tree Trust staff initiated a new group of 11 volunteers into the ranks of Tree Trainers this past Saturday. These dedicated volunteers learned the ins and outs of proper tree-planting, from digging down to the root flare and waking up the roots to mulching donut-style (not volcano-style). Then they got some hands-on practice leading each other through the process and planting 14 trees along the Midtown Greenway just east of Hiawatha in Minneapolis.

These and other Tree Trainers will be on hand at our planting events throughout the year to supervise volunteers and make sure everything gets in the ground correctly. That means that when you volunteer at one of our plantings, you leave behind a bunch of trees that are off to a great start in life, and you take with you the knowledge to plant trees correctly in the future.

You can learn more about planting trees correctly from our flier, aptly titled "Plant a Tree the Right Way." And we hope you'll join us at one of our events this spring, like our Green Futures planting at Lisle Park in Minnetrista, where we'll be planting 120 trees the right way. See all of our upcoming events and register for something today!

Check out more photos of the event on Flickr.