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  • Friday, December 6, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm – What’s In Your Toolkit?

    Working in your yard or garden is a joyful activity made better when you are well equipped for the work. On December 6 from 11 – 12:30 at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Derek Lirange will showcase a variety of common tools and their uses. He will also demonstrate the essentials of good tool care, such as cleaning, disinfecting, removing rust, and sharpening. The opportunity to see and handle these tools will give attendees a sense of how to invest in their toolbox when equipping themselves for a variety of tasks and how to keep their tools in great condition for years to come.

    Derek Lirange is the Community Forester for the Worcester Tree Initiative (WTI) program at Tower Hill Botanic Garden. He has worked for WTI since 2013 helping to coordinate programs ranging from tree planting and pruning events with volunteers to classes for children and adults on the value of the landscape in cities and towns. Derek has a Bachelors of Science in Community Forestry from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and is an International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Certified Arborist.

    Tower Hill Botanic Garden members $15, nonmembers $20. Register online at https://towerhillbg.thankyou4caring.org/pages/event-registration-form—whats-in-your-toolkit

  • Thursday, November 7, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm – Pruning Basics

    Worcester Tree Initiative’s Community Forester, Derek Lirange, will cover the fundamentals of pruning woody plants including what should be cut out of trees and shrubs and how to make cuts for both health and appearance. He will also address common pruning mistakes or misconceptions and simple tool maintenance so you can make sure you’re making the best cut every time. The lecture takes place at Tower Hill Botanic Garden at 10:30 am. $26 for Tower Hill members, $36 for nonmembers. Register at www.towerhillbg.org

    Derek Lirange is the Community Forester for the Worcester Tree Initiative (WTI) program at Tower Hill Botanic Garden. He has worked for WTI since 2013 helping to coordinate programs ranging from tree planting and pruning events with volunteers to classes for children and adults on the value of the landscape in cities and towns. Derek has a Bachelors of Science in Community Forestry from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and is an International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Certified Arborist.

  • Thursday, May 2, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Tree Planting Deep Dive

    On May 2 from 6 – 8 at Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston, join the staff of Worcester Tree Initiative to learn how to properly plant and care for young trees and shrubs. Topics include: planting container trees, ball and burlap stock, and bare root plants. We will also discuss the basic elements of choosing right tree right place and when to stake a tree. Each attendee will receive a tree care booklet to take home. $26 for Tower Hill members, $36 for nonmembers. Register at www.towerhillbg.org.

  • Thursday, December 6, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm – All Things Evergreen

    Do you have a prized rhododendron? Perhaps a prominent spruce? We love those plants that bring some green life into the interminable gray of winter. But did you know they grow differently, have different needs, and therefore need to be cared for differently from plants that lose their leaves? Explore all these topics and more at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive in Boylston on Thursday, December 6 from 11 – 1 with Worcester Tree Initiative’s Community Forester, Derek Lirange.

    Derek Lirange began working at Worcester Tree Initiative (WTI) days after completing his Bachelor’s Degree, from UMASS Amherst, in Urban and Community Forestry in 2013. As WTI’s Community Forester, Derek’s primary role is to work with WTI’s partners coordinating tree plantings, education programs, and workdays. $10 for THBG members, $20 for nonmembers. Register at http://www.towerhillbg.org

     

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  • Thursday, November 15, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Pruning Basics

    Worcester Tree Initiative’s Community Forester Derek Lirange will cover the fundamentals of pruning woody plants, including what should be cut out of trees and shrubs and how to make cuts for both health and appearance. He will also address common pruning mistakes or misconceptions and simple tool maintenance so you can make sure you’re making the best cut every time. This beginner’s class will take place at Tower Hill Botanic Garden on November 15 from 10 – noon. Tower Hill member price $15, nonmembers $25. Register at http://www.towerhillbg.org.

    Derek Lirange began working at Worcester Tree Initiative (WTI) days after completing his Bachelor’s Degree, from UMASS Amherst, in Urban and Community Forestry in 2013. As WTI’s Community Forester, Derek’s primary role is to work with WTI’s partners coordinating tree plantings, education programs, and workdays.

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  • Tuesdays, January 23 – February 13, (snow date February 20), 6:00 pm – 9:15 pm – Master Tree Steward Program

    Tower Hill Botanic Garden will present the Master Tree Steward Program on Tuesdays, January 23-February 13 (snow date February 20), 6-9:15pm (every session is mandatory for the completion of the class)

    Tower Hill Members $100, Non-member $120 4-Week Series (includes learning materials)

    Registration closes December 31st.

    Instructors: Trained Forestry and Horticultural Professionals:

    Jan 23rd: Intro – Grace Elton, CEO Tower Hill & Ruth Seward Exec Director, WTI
    Cut it Out: Basic Tree Pruning Techniques – Derek Lirange, Community Forester, WTI

    Jan 30th: Tree Biology: Dr Kelly Bellin, College of the Holy Cross
    Tree Planting & Establishment Care – Kathryn Aroian, Deputy Liaison MA ALB Eradication Team USDA, APHIS.
    Soil & Plant Nutrition: Derek Lirange, Community Forester, WTI

    Feb 6th: Community & tree Pests – A.J. Elton, Forester
    Tree Health Assessments – Rick Harper, UMASS Amherst

    Feb 13th: Fungal Diseases – Grace Elton, CEO Tower Hill Botanic Garden
    Tree Identification – Derek Lirange

    To complete this program, participants must commit to at least 20 hours of volunteer time in the urban forest of Worcester or at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, as well as organize one pruning outing project to demonstrate leadership.

    Learn the skills essential to urban and community forestry and become tree stewards in your community. Topics covered will include basic pruning techniques and safety, tree identification and biology, proper tree planting and establishment care, tree pests and diseases, tree health assessment and urban soil challenges.

    SKILL LEVEL: ALL LEVELS
    Classes scheduled every week on Tuesday starting 1/23/2018 and ending 2/13/2018 at 6:00PM. Register online at https://towerhillbg.thankyou4caring.org/pages/event-registration-form—master-tree-steward-program