Tree Board Academy

Phase One: Creating a successful community forestry program

Purpose & Need:   

Within the southern Illinois region, there are 20 Tree City USA communities. As part of the requirement to become a Tree City USA community, each community must have a municipal tree authority. This workshop will allow municipal tree authorities and local tree advocates to receive professional training on planning, fund-raising, marketing, and implementing community forestry projects and programs, as well as an opportunity to network with their southern Illinois peers.

Location& Time:

          Korte Co. Conference Room                            February 1^st, 2006        1:30-5:30 PM

            12441 US Hwy 40

            Highland, IL 62249

Tentative Schedule & Agenda:

• Using trees as a community & economic development tool (Paul W-SWIL RC&D) 20 minutes
• Sharing local program successes and limitations (group session) 30 minutes
• Marketing and public relations (Charlotte King-Snowden & King) 45 minutes

Networking break 20 minutes

• Program planning, fund-raising, volunteer management (Jason Walker-ICCS) 45 minutes
• Strategies for the future (group session) 30 minutes
• Sources of assistance (speaker panel) 40 minutes

* one or more of the following

-         IDNR grants & technical assistance

-         Home Depot Foundation

-         Lowe’s Foundation

-         Forest ReLeaf of Missouri

-         Hoosier ReLeaf

-         Trees Forever

-         ICCS

-         USDA Forest Service