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Web Site Review

It is that time of year when you are trying to decide what tree to plant. The Urban Trees and Shrubs site provides three slide sets (265 total slides) to assist with this decision. Each section provides the characteristics of highlighted plants and their recommended uses. Section I is “Selecting Deciduous Trees for Urban Areas”; Section II is “Selecting Deciduous Shrubs for Urban Areas”; and Section III is “Selecting Conifers for Urban Areas.” Check it out at www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/uf/uts/index.htm

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Plant A Tree

Trees are your cradle when you are born
Trees are the plow that tills your corn
The threshold over which to carry your bride
The table where she sits by your side
The warmth of the hearth on a cold winter eve
Trees are a gift of God I believe
Trees are the beds in which you lie
They are the coffins when you die.

                                        -- Robertson and Futch

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April 1
Missouri Arbor Day

April 11
Tree Selection and Planting Workshop, City Hall Council Chambers, Cassville, MO, 6:30 PM Contact: Jon Skinner (Jon.Skinner@mdc.mo.gov), 417-629-3423

April 13
Tree Resource Improvement and Maintenance (TRIM) Grant Workshop, Walter Woods Conservation Area, Joplin, MO, 9:30 AM Registration Required Contact: Jon Skinner (Jon.Skinner@mdc.mo.gov), 417-629-3423

April 14
Missouri Community Forestry Council State Meeting, MDC State Office, Jefferson City, MO, 10:00 AM Contact: Justine Gartner (Justine.Gartner@mdc.mo.gov), 573-522-4115 Extn. 3116

April 14
Tree Selection and Planting Workshop, Walter Woods Conservation Area, Joplin, MO, 6:30 PM Contact: Jon Skinner (Jon.Skinner@mdc.mo.gov), 417-629-3423

April 16
Exeter Arbor Day, City Park, Exeter, MO, 9:00 AM Contact Kirk Wynns ( janis-kirk@mo-net.com )

April 18
Tree Selection and Planting Workshop, Community Bldg., City Park, Greenfield, MO, 6:30 PM Contact: Jon Skinner (Jon.Skinner@mdc.mo.gov), 417-629-3423

April 18 - 20
Trees & Utilities National Conference, Embassy Suites-Downtown/Old Market, Omaha, NE Contact: Arbor Day Conferences (conferences@arborday.org), 888-448-7337, www.arborday.org/programs/conferences/treesandutilities/

April 27
ISA Certified Arborist Exam, Jefferson City, MO Contact: ISA (ISA@isa-arbor.org), Registration deadline April 11

April 29
National Arbor Day

May 13
ISA Certified Arborist Exam, Springfield, MO Contact: ISA (ISA@isa-arbor.org), Registration deadline April 27

May 23 - 25
Urban Wildlife Management National Conference, Arbor Day Farm, Lied Conference Center, Nebraska City, NE Contact: Arbor Day Conferences (conferences@arborday.org), 888-448-7337, www.arborday.org/programs/conferences/uwm/

May 25
ISA Certified Arborist Exam, Kansas City, MO Contact: ISA (ISA@isa-arbor.org), Registration deadline May 9

June 9
Missouri Community Forestry Council State Meeting, MDC State Office, Jefferson City, MO, 10:00 AM Contact: Justine Gartner (Justine.Gartner@mdc.mo.gov), 573-522-4115 Extn. 3116

If a tree dies, plant another in its place.

- Linnaeus






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Of all the trees that grow so fair…greater are none beneath the sun than the Oak and Ash and Thorn.

- Rudyard Kipling









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