Giving
The Future of Arboriculture
The TREE Fund was established in 1975 to provide a reservoir of money from
which important arboricultural research could be funded. Administered by an
Executive Director and overseen by a Board of Directors, the mission of the TREE
Fund is to identify and fund projects and programs that advance knowledge in the
field of arboriculture and urban forestry to benefit people, trees and the environment.
The TREE Fund has established specific goals and objectives within an overall strategic
plan in order to achieve this mission.
The gains made through arboricultural research are significant. The TREE Fund has supported
research that has developed more environmentally sensitive methods of plant management, produced
genetically superior trees that can withstand the stress of urban environments, advanced
strategies for tree disease suppression and insect resistance and improved techniques for
planting, fertilization and adapting shade trees to poor soils.
Arborists require an intimate knowledge of how trees grow, how they react to pests and
environmental changes, how to select the most appropriate species, how to care for trees
in general and how to keep themselves safe during their work. Arboricultural research is
the means through which we can ensure healthy trees for future generations. After years
of hard work, the TREE Fund is in the position to make great strides in finding new solutions
to developing and maintaining the urban forest. But the TREE Fund cannot do it alone.
The future of arboriculture depends upon research. Professional arborists rely on the
effective application of knowledge of tree biology, pest problems and control, equipment
and safety. Most of this knowledge has been gained through research. In arboriculture,
research findings are rapidly implemented into day-to-day thinking and activities.
Please help us maintain that momentum and create a bright future for arboricultural
research and education.
We need your help!
Click Here to make a donation to the TREE Fund.
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