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FREE TREES FOR ARBOR DAY 2008
The NJ Tree Foundation is offering free one- to two-year-old trees to Celebrate Arbor Day in New Jersey. An information sheet and application form are below. Deadline for the application is February 22, 2008.
New for this Year: You or your volunteer group must have participated in this program in the past in order to receive the free trees. Please read over the application carefully.
Spring 2008 Trees Deadline 2/22/2008
Green ash Norway spruce N. Red Oak
Tulip poplar Eastern redbud Buttonbush
Celebrate Arbor Day 2008! Free Tree Information
The New Jersey Tree Foundation is offering free two-year-old trees (1' - 2' tall) to celebrate Arbor Day 2008 in New Jersey. A variety of evergreen and deciduous trees will be available. Schools, local governments, tree groups, non-profit organizations, scout groups, and any volunteer organization may apply for the free trees. All planting must occur on public lands, be done by volunteers and maintained for two years.
The goals of this project are to:
1. Use volunteers to plant trees on public lands to Celebrate Arbor Day 2008!; and
2. Develop partnerships with diverse groups for information and resource sharing, and future projects.
There are many ways the trees can be used to beautify your neighborhood. Trees can be planted in a vacant lot to create an urban forest, planted as a windbreak for a community garden or at a school, planted in a nursery, or trees can be planted randomly throughout a park or cemetery.
It is important to note the following conditions mandated by the New Jersey Tree Foundation:
- Trees may be planted only on public land (parks, school grounds, cemeteries, public golf courses, etc.)
- Trees will be available in late April 2008, and must be planted on/near Arbor Day (April 25, 2008);
- Groups may NOT sell or give away trees;
- All projects must be done by volunteers;
- All groups must complete and send annual report forms to the New Jersey Tree Foundation by the required dates;
- All groups must maintain trees for a minimum of two years after the trees are received: Providing water, mulch, weeding and pruning;
In addition to the above requirements, the New Jersey Tree Foundation requires that each group has participated in this program in the past. This is a mandatory requirement.
The New Jersey Tree Foundation is a statewide non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion, enhancement and development of community forestry activities in the state of New Jersey. The goals of the Tree Foundation are to disseminate the importance of community forestry activities to a broad range of participants, expand urban, suburban and rural forestry activities, promote volunteerism and strengthen relationships between the private and public sector of forestry experts through innovative programs and projects.
For further information or to request an application, please call Lisa Simms at 609-984-3856,
e-mail at NJTF1@JUNO.COM or
visit our web site at www.newjerseytreefoundation.org to download an application.
The deadline for application materials is February 22, 2008.
New Jersey Tree Foundation Free Tree Application for
Celebrate Arbor Day 2008!
Please type or print clearly, and complete the entire application. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
All applications due (not postmarked) at the NJ Tree Foundation by February 22, 2008.
Please keep a copy for your records.
Contact Name_________________________________________________________________________________
Address______________________________________________________________________________________
City_______________________________County____________________________Zip_____________________
Phone Number______________________________Fax Number________________________________________
E-mail address_________________________________________________________________________________
Name(s) of Volunteer Group(s)___________________________________________________________________
Tree Order: Please list the number of each species you would like to receive:
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[Minimum of 10 trees. Maximum of 1,500 trees] [For orders of 500+ trees, applicant will be responsible for tree pick up from nursery in Jackson, NJ]
Where will the trees be planted?___________________________________________________________________
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Have you obtained the necessary approval to plant the trees on publicly owned lands? Yes________ No________
If yes, please submit the name, address and phone number of the person who has given your group permission to plant the trees on publicly owned land.
Name_____________________________________________Address____________________________________
_____________________________________________________Phone Number___________________________
Who will be maintaining the trees for the minimum two years required?_______________________________
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The New Jersey Tree Foundation requires that you or your volunteer group has participated is this program in the past. Please list the year(s) that you planted trees under this program:
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Who will be responsible for submitting the annual report?
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Please provide a brief description of your tree planting project. Use the space provided and/or additional paper if necessary. Please include the location(s) of your planting site(s), number of trees to be planted at each site, source of volunteers, public relations activities, and participating organizations.
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Please mail, fax or e-mail the completed application by February 22, 2008 to:
New Jersey Tree Foundation
Lisa Simms, Director
501 East State Street
PO Box 404
Trenton, NJ 08625
Phone: 609-984-3856 Fax: 609-984-0378
E-mail: NJTF1@JUNO.COM
www.newjerseytreefoundation.org
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