Resources

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Tree Keeper Documents
Kids Activities
Champion and Big Tree Lists
Requesting Speakers or Presentations
Other Tree Organizations
Other Tree Links

Tree Keeper Documents
Workshop 1: “The Urban Forest: An Introduction to Trees, the Benefits They Provide, Tree Identification and How to Become a Tree Advocate”

Workshop 2: “Urban Soils and Basic Tree Biology”

Workshop 3: “Tree Planting”

Workshop 4: “Tree Pruning”

Workshop 5: “Tree Problems”

Kids Activities
Kids Make A Difference!!! - Find out about all the cool things kids are doing across the country to help the environment. This site offers ideas on how kids, teens, parents, sponsors and you can make a difference in their communities.
Majestic Trees! - Enter the timeline and discover the many historic moments when trees helped shape our country's history.
The Life of A Tree - If a tree could talk, what would it say? The rings of a tree help us to understand the story of a tree's life.
The Rain Forest - Learn about the plants and animals that live in the Rain Forest. This site offers pictures, facts and activities to help discover and protect one of nature's greatest treasures.
What Tree is That? - Do you ever wonder what kinds of trees are growing by your house? Through a series of questions and pictures, this interactive guide will help you identify almost any tree!
Leaf Invaders - Test your speed and your knowledge of Missouri’s leaves – quick, before they hit the ground!

Content provided by The National Arbor Day Foundation and Missouri Department of Conservation.

Champion and Big Tree Lists
 Champion Trees of Greater Kansas City

 Champion Tree Requirements, Greater Kansas City

Champion Trees of Kansas
Missouri State Champion Trees
Information and Nomination Form for Missouri State Champion Trees
National Register of Big Trees

Requesting Speakers or Presentations
Would you like your neighborhood association, business or other group to know more about trees? Trees 101 is an educational tool that teaches the benefits of trees, their impact on the urban environment, tree and site selection, proper planting techniques and early tree care. Call us at 816-561-1061 ext. 110 or send an e-mail to treemail@bridgingthegap.org.

Other Tree Organizations
Alliance for Community Trees: the national coalition of urban and community forestry organizations.
Forest ReLeaf of Missouri : based in St. Louis and founded in 1993 to help citizens reverse the decline of the urban forest; provide free and low-cost trees to communities.
Kansas Forest Service: the state agency serving the citizens and forest industry of Kansas.
Kessler Society: a Kansas City, Missouri, Parks and Boulevards citizen support organization named after the creator of Kansas City's Boulevard and Parkway system, landscape architect George E. Kessler.
Missouri Department of Conservation, Forestry Division: the state agency dedicated to protecting Missouri’s wild resources and helping Missourians connect with their natural heritage.

National Arbor Day Foundation : inspiring people to plant, nurture and celebrate trees.
Trees Are Good: the International Society of Arboriculture consumer tree care site.
TreeLink : a wealth of web-based information, tools and inspiration.
UFind: a database of current and historic urban forestry and arboriculture-related publications and other media.
USDA Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry, Northeastern Area: encouraging and supporting sustainable forestry in the Northeast and Midwest.

Other Tree Links
Elmwood Reclaimed Timber
History of the term “tree hugger”
Pioneer Forest
TreeTables
Urban Hardwoods
Information on the Emerald Ash Borer
Missouri Department of Conservation Information on Emerald Ash Borer

 

 
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