[Press Release] : 2010 TreeKeepers volunteer program starts later this month

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 4, 2010

CONTACT: Leigh Britt
Neighborhood Services Manager 
(573) 874-7504

2010 TreeKeepers volunteer program starts later this month
								
	(COLUMBIA, MO) - Columbia residents who have an interest in
trees in city parks, along trails and in city right-of-way are invited
to participate in the 2010 TreeKeepers volunteer program.  
	TreeKeepers attend a three-session course in tree management,
including information on identification, planting, pruning, diseases,
and tree pests. The 2010 course will be held on Tuesday evening, Jan.
26, Thursday evening, Jan. 28, and Saturday morning, Jan. 30, at the
ARC, 1701 West Ash Street. The course is taught by staff from the City
of Columbia, the Missouri Department of Conservation, and faculty at the
University of Missouri.  
	In exchange for the educational component of the program,
participants are required to volunteer 36 hours working on tree projects
in city parks, along trails, at the city nursery and along city
right-of-way.  
	The TreeKeepers program was created in 1998 as a partnership
between the city’s Office of Volunteer Services, Parks & Recreation
Department and the Missouri Department of Conservation. Since the
program began, 287 volunteers have given 11,047 hours of service to the
city.
	For more information on becoming a TreeKeeper, contact the city
of Columbia’s Volunteer Programs at 874-7499 or e-mail
volunteer at GoColumbiaMo.com. Details are also available on the
city’s Web site at www.GoColumbiaMo.com.

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