Heather Leff

Now it’s easy to register with a credit card and, if you want, renew your 2014 membership at the same time. Just scroll down on the registration form to select your dues option (individual or commercial) to add them to your conference registration. Learn more about the conference.

If you prefer to register with a purchase order or check, fax or mail the completed form inside the conference brochure. You can also email the completed form to info@masstreewardens.org. Please do not email credit card numbers.

A commemorative American elm, Ulmus americana, was planted in 1942 in honor of George E. Stone, UMass professor and founder of the Massachusetts Tree Wardens’ and Foresters’ Association.  The location is noted as the southwest corner of the Shade Tree Lab on the UMass Amherst campus.

The Society of Municipal Arborists presents this unique leadership and professional development opportunity. The next annual Municipal Forestry Institute will be held February 23-28, 2014 at the Lied Lodge and Conference Center of the Arbor Day Farm in Nebraska. Past MFI classes have included over 850 City Foresters and City Arborists, Urban Foresters, Municipal Arborists, Planners, Tree Wardens, State Urban Forestry Staffs and Municipal Tree Advocates. The registration deadline is December 1st.

Twenty-two arborists and foresters recently completed the Urban Forest Strike Team training for task specialists in Springfield MA.  The two-day workshop included both indoor presentations and outdoor field exercises. The latest task specialist training was a joint effort of the U.S. Forest Service, Massachusetts DCR Urban & Community Forestry Program, MTWFA, and City of Springfield Forestry. The training session was funded with federal money under a four-year cooperative agreement between the U.S. Forest Service Northeastern Area and MTWFA.

We hope you find our new look refreshing and easy to navigate.  Kudos to Together Editing of Redwood City, CA for their creative design and ongoing maintenance of this new site. Their skills have made it easy for us to keep you updated on the activities of the association. Our thanks go out to Melissa LeVangie for her past service in the creation of our original website. Melissa maintained the old website until just this past June.