Continuing Education and
Communication Services
3614 Administrative Services Building
Ames, Iowa 50011-3614
(515) 294-9915
10/19/01
Contacts:
Chris Feeley, Extension Forestry, (515) 294-6739, cfeeley@iastate.edu
Del Marks, Continuing Education and Communication Services, (515) 294-9807,
delmarks@iastate.edu
Community Tree Stewards Complete Course
Fifty-one central and southeast Iowa residents recently completed the Iowa Community Tree Steward Program that was offered in the Fort Dodge and Iowa City-Washington areas.
This educational program involves 24 hours of intensive forestry instruction designed specifically for citizen volunteers, community forestry and park staff, tree care professionals, utility company representatives and county conservation board staff.
Course instruction focuses on various aspects of community tree management including tree and shrub identification, basic tree biology, species selection, pest management, value assessment, tree planting, inventory techniques, program planning, funding and implementation.
The Iowa Community Tree Steward Program is sponsored by Iowa State University Extension, ISU Forestry Extension, the Forestry Division of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, the Iowa Community and Urban Forestry Council, and Trees Forever.
To date, 463 individuals have graduated from this program since it started in 1992, and almost 13,000 public service hours have been contributed. For more information, contact Chris Feeley, extension forester, Iowa State University, 253 Bessey Hall, Ames, IA 50011, phone (515) 294-6739 or e-mail cfeeley@iastate.edu.
The following individuals have completed the course:
Ames: Chuck Rodrigues
Cedar Rapids: M. Dianne Johnson
Coralville: Barbara Dillon and Lori Vermass
Eagle Grove: Richard Cahalan
Farnhamville: Kendale Vosberg
Fort Dodge: Darrin Hartzler, John Peterson, Lynette Peterson, Bob
Wagner and Mary Jo Wagner
Gowrie: Dennis Barnum
Harcourt: Harold Armstrong
Humboldt: Elaine Naeve, Richard Naeve and Gene Wempen
Iowa City: Steve Carson, James Cook, Jan Denehy, Patience Powell,
Barbara Schintler and Becky Soglin
Kalona: Londa Suter and Dorothy Tesdell
Marengo: Marsha Roberts
North Liberty: Alan Brink
Oxford: Twyla Morlan
Rockwell City: Patrick Minnick and Jerry Chizek
Solon: Richard Antrim and Sunday Antrim
Spencer: Mark Pingenot
Stratford: Julie Ehresmann and Mark Nemechek
Washington: Jim Blakeney, George Fulton, Meda Fulton, Dave Greiner,
Vivian Griffith, Leroy Haeffner, Joe McConnell, Marde McConnell and Rick
Wagenknecht
Webster City: David Anderson, Craig Biggs, Robert Lee, Richard
Mabe and Travis Schmidt
West Branch: Stacy Moore
Williamsburg: John Hogan and Marcia Hogan
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Extension programs are available to all without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, or disability.