Tree Troopers is 12-hour annual educational series that is free and open to the public.
Online Enrollment is now CLOSED for Tree Troopers 2015. Classes will take place Sept 22-23 and 29-30, from 5-8pm.
Tree Troopers is a 12-hour educational series, both in the classroom and in the field. This series offers a comprehensive training about New Orleans’ trees and its urban forest.
We are one of the most de-forested cities in the U.S. Thus, it is vital that we preserve our existing urban forest, and replant what we have lost. Graduates from Tree Troopers must fulfill 12-hours of volunteerism, which includes participating in tree plantings and tree maintenance efforts throughout the city. Many thanks to our event partners at Groundwork New Orleans & the LSU AgCenter!
FAQs Topics covered in our 2015 Tree Troopers training include:
- Dan Gill | LSU AgCenter - Associate Professor of Consumer Horticulture | Insect and Disease Problems
- Russell Harris | RCI - Senior Horticulturalist | Tree Health, Inclusions, Root Wrap, Weed Eating Damage, Cavities, and more
- Robert Seeman - Program Director at Baton Rouge Green | Forest Ecology: Invasives, Natives, Succession, and more
- Tammany Baumgarten | Baumgarten Designs - Landscape Designer | How to Properly Plant, Prune, Mulch, Stake and Water Trees
- Seth Rodenwald-Bates - Landscape Architect at Spackman, Mossop & Michaels | Choosing the Right Tree For the Right Spot
- Tony Laska, PhD | Tree Troopers Graduate/Energy and Environmental Consultant | How to Straighten a Tree After a Hurricane
- Susannah Burley | Parkway Partners - Program Director/Landscape Architect | Why Trees Matter - Environmentally, Economically, Socially
- Lee Rouse |LSU AgCenter - Orleans Parish Ag Agent | Fruit and Nut Bearing Trees
Tree Troopers 2015 will take place in City Park at the Botanical Garden’s Garden Study Center. For more information about our Tree Troopers educational series please email Susannah Burley, Program Director with questions or call 504-620-2224, ext 400.
