West Virginia Tree Minders

Path 1: Basics of Urban & Community Tree Care

ENROLL IN PATH 1

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Trees enrich our lives and even in the most urban settings can fill our surroundings in ways that are often surprising. Check out the amazing list below. It is a privilege to be able to choose, plant, and live amongst them in our cities and suburbs.

Path 1 is the Basics of Urban & Community Tree Care and is appropriate for any member of the public who wants to learn how to better care for their trees.

musical instruments, insulation, paper, lumber, nuts, fruit, oils, maple syrup. rubber, SHADE, windbreaks, plywood, concrete forms, erasers, airplane propellers, furniture, flooring, pencils, boardwalks, bridges, food, church pews, stairs, charcoal, coffins, decks, houses, doors, firewood, clocks, matches, shampoo, railroad ties, mulch, OXYGEN, boats, tables, toothpicks, wine barrels, corks, animal bedding, artificial kidney membranes, boxes, disposable diapers, egg cartons, puzzles, teabags, toilet paper, toys, golf balls, baseball bats, chewing gum, varnish, bowling pins, insecticide, cooking utensils, medicines, skis, skateboards, CHOCOLATE, surgical gowns, playing cards, magazines, aspirin, rubber gloves, rayon cloth, paints, books, chopsticks, wall paper, pallets, siding, guitars, cosmetics, rope, photographic film, toothpaste, cleaning products, deodorants, fungicides, insecticides, shoe polish, perfumes, plastics, nylon, crayons, furniture polish, boardgames, explosives, tape, etc....

These are a few examples of stuff we get from trees.

We use tree products every day, many without even knowing and most, without even thinking. Look up from your computer and look around your environment, how many tree products can you identify without leaving your seat? How about the seat you are sitting in, or the table you are at?

Aside from all the tree products we use, we are dependent on the trees themselves. At some point, almost every living thing, both people and animals, have sought shade under a tree. Sometimes a walk in the woods or park can bring the stillness and peace that we need during stressful times.

Trees exhale for us so that we can inhale them to stay alive. Can we ever forget that? Let us love trees with every breath we take until we perish."

― Munia Khan

Hopefully, you are now all inspired and ready to learn and unlock many of the secret lives of trees and how to care for them. Before you will be able to access the lessons, you will need to take a pre-course knowledge assessment. Don't worry, it is not graded! It is designed to measure your tree care knowledge before you engage in the program!

PRE-COURSE KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT

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OPTIONAL LESSONS

MATURE TREE CARE

THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A TREE

In order to print out your certificate, you will need to take a post-course knowledge assessment.
Again, this is not graded! It is designed to assess knowledge transfer!

POST-COURSE KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT

PATH 1 CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION