Massachusetts Tree Wardens and Foresters Assn.

The 2019 Seedling Sale is nearing its close, with orders due by April 15th. (Seedlings may be delivered until early May.) Use the brochure order form and either fax to 413-315-3454 or email to Dave Hawkins. Proceeds of the annual sale support the MTWFA Scholarship Fund. Read more about our scholarships and view the recipients.

The 2019 Scholarship Application is now available to download, fill in, and save the completed form. The submission deadline is February 15.  For more information, please visit our Scholarship Page. If you would like to order seedlings to support MTWFA’s scholarship program, please view the 2019 Seedling Brochure to see this year’s tree species and to use the order form inside the brochure.

WMA – the Western Massachusetts Tree Wardens, a sub-chapter of MTWFA! Online registration is now open for the spring dinner meeting at the Bluebonnet Diner in Northampton. Need more information, or prefer to register by mail? Download the Spring 2019 registration brochure.

As the 2019 Annual Conference fades into memory, we thank all who came and supported the association. If you were there, you know that this conference set yet another record for attendance, great student turnout, and a robust presence of exhibitors! The speaker lineup was a strong one, with varied programs that offered plentiful arborist, landscaper, and safety-specific credits. Another highlight was the awards ceremony. Congratulations to Richard Parasiliti, City of Northampton, who received the Tree Warden of the Year Award, and to Mollie Freilicher, Mass. DCR Urban & Community Forestry, who received the President’s Award for her initiative and major support to make the Qualified Tree Warden program become a reality in 2018. Stay tuned for photos!

The Annual Conference starts tomorrow, January 8 and continues on Wednesday, January 9.  We’re all in Sturbridge getting ready, but you can still join us even though online registration is now closed. Just come to the registration desk, tell us you want to register, and bring your payment (check, credit card or PO #).  The late registration fees are members $195 and non-members $215. Still not sure? Check out the 2019 Conference Program Book; the schedule of presentations is on pages 8-9. Hope to see you there!