Extension Communications
3614 Administrative Services Building
Ames, Iowa 50011-3614
(515) 294-9915
7/14/99
Contacts:
Mark Vitosh, Foresty Extension, (515) 294-6739, mvitosh@iastate.edu
Elaine Edwards, Extension Communication Systems, (515)
294-5168, eedwards@iastate.edu
Tree Stewards Complete Course
AMES, Iowa--During summer 1999, 45 participants completed the Iowa Community Tree Steward Program in the Council Bluffs/Glenwood and Waverly/Waterloo areas.
"The goal of the program is to develop a network of highly motivated, well-trained volunteers to expand and improve the community forests in Iowa," said Mark Vitosh, Iowa State University Extension program assistant in the Department of Forestry. "Those who completed the course will be contributing a minimum of 24 volunteer hours focused on improving and expanding community tree resources in their community or region."
The program involves 24 hours of intensive training in community tree management. The program is divided into a series of four-hour sessions during a six-week period. Participants learned about basic tree identification, tree planting, tree care and maintenance, pest management, inventory techniques, program planning, funding and implementation.
The program is sponsored by the USDA Forest Service. State cooperators in the program include the Iowa Urban and Community Forestry Council, Iowa State University Extension, Iowa Department of Natural Resources and Trees Forever. Since its development in 1992, the program has been presented 14 times to a total of 353 participants representing 115 communities from 60 counties in Iowa. The graduates of the program have donated more than 7,300 hours of community service in their local areas.
The program will be presented in the Fort Dodge and Bettendorf/Clinton areas in the summer of 2000. If you would like more information on the program contact Mark Vitosh, program assistant, Extension Forestry, Iowa State University, 253 Bessey Hall, Ames, IA, 50011, phone: (515) 294-6739, or mvitosh@iastate.edu.
The following people completed the course in the Council Bluffs/Glenwood area:
Bergmann, Dave -- Atlantic
Higginbotham,Doris -- Council Bluffs
Johnson, Rebecca -- Council Bluffs
Nuzum, Bonnie -- Council Bluffs
Oelkers, Ray and Cathy -- Council Bluffs
Smith, Dewey -- Council Bluffs
Tripp, Michael -- Council Bluffs
Wichman, Daniel -- Council Bluffs
Wichman, Phyllis -- Council Bluffs
Jensen, Gordon -- Crescent
Knudtson, Vern -- Glenwood
McGinnis, Keith -- Glenwood
Ross, Terry -- Glenwood
Terry, Patti -- Glenwood
Buck, Ron -- Harlan
Langdon, Tom -- Iowa City
Lingren, Kevin -- Malvern
Miller, Lynna M. -- Manilla
Witherspoon, Sharon -- Minden
Hanson, Angi -- Pacific Junction
Ossian, Roger -- Red Oak
Rahmani, Jan -- Red Oak
Wolfe, Julie -- Red Oak
Klein, John -- Treynor
Peterson, Clarence -- Villisca
The following people completed the course in the Waverly/Waterloo area:
Marty, Howard -- Cedar Falls
Newcomb, Jim and Jeanna -- Cedar Falls
Roy, Sara -- Cedar Falls
Smith, Robert -- Cedar Falls
Marx, David -- Clear Lake
Wolter, Pamela -- Denver
Nelson, Randy -- Grundy Center
Westerman, Shelley -- Grundy Center
Milks, Jeffrey -- Independence
Fischels, Tom -- La Porte City
Knodle, Sheryl -- Marion
Butler, John -- Washburn
Dean, Susan -- Waterloo
Gardner, Cheryl -- Waterloo
Johnson, Mickey -- Waterloo
Jordan, Roger and Sharon -- Waterloo
Briggs, Merwin -- Waverly
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Extension programs are available to all without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, or disability.