Education Program Grants

Thanks to the Robert Felix Memorial Fund, established through the Tree Care Industry Association (one of our co-founding organizations), this program supports the development of arboriculture educational programs and materials for K-12 students. Guidelines and an application form are currently available for the Arboriculture Education Program Grant, which is due May 1st.

Funded by TCIA membership donations, other foundations, businesses and agencies, the educational programs that the TREE Fund currently supports include:

• Careers in Arboriculture DVD and Facilitator’s Guide:  Funded by USDA Forest Service NUCFAC, Asplundh, Bartlett and Stihl, the DVD’s target audience is high school students. In addition to high schools and technical schools, this DVD is popular with universities and colleges, small businesses, and arborists. View the video on YouTube
  
  
• Trail of Trees: An interactive public education program targeted to children ages 3 to 8, the Trail of Trees is presented by Tim Womick usually in conjunction with the TREE Fund Tour des Trees. Age appropriate biology, vocabulary, tree care and a tree planting are usually included.
  
  
• Treetures: This is a public education program targeted to children ages 3 to 8 using a life-size squirrel-like character, “Professor Arbor E. Tum,” a tree researcher who engages the children and distributes hand-outs.
  
  
• We have also provided funds to underwrite student attendance at the TCI Expo. 

Education Grant Program Questions: Please contact TREE Fund Executive Director.