<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi neighbors,</div><div><br></div><div>I'm sharing the following e-mail on Community Tree Keeper training. <br></div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Ethan<br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Kievning, Alexis</b> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:Akievning@providenceri.gov">Akievning@providenceri.gov</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, Jul 8, 2019 at 3:14 PM<br>Subject: Community Tree Keeper training<br>To: Kievning, Alexis <<a href="mailto:Akievning@providenceri.gov">Akievning@providenceri.gov</a>><br></div><br><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Hi all! Please help to spread the word about this amazing initiative to become a Community Tree Keeper. See the info below:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span class="m_-6655420991770478240gmail-m2507397449808613346gmail-il"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">APPLY TO BECOME A PROVIDENCE COMMUNITY
</span></i></b></span><b><i><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">TREE KEEPER--NEXT
</span></i></b><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">TRAINING IS ON JULY 10TH:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Do you love trees, have some basic horticulture or landscaping experience & knowledge, and want to do more to protect and tend to our urban forest? Consider applying to become a certified <i>Providence Tree Keeper</i>!
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<p><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">The program offers technical <span class="m_-6655420991770478240gmail-m2507397449808613346gmail-il">
training</span><span class="m_-6655420991770478240gmail-m2507397449808613346gmail-m-611081100453306136gmail-il">
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Anyone with some experience in gardening or tree planting & care </span>is eligible to participate. Those who complete the
<span class="m_-6655420991770478240gmail-m2507397449808613346gmail-il">training</span> session are then authorized to engage in pruning and stewardship of our young city trees.
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<p><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Young street trees (our future urban tree canopy!) need lots of attention and maintenance to truly thrive. The goal of the PVD Tree Keepers program is to provide some of that stewardship and to foster engagement
and leadership in the <span class="m_-6655420991770478240gmail-m2507397449808613346gmail-il">Providence</span> tree community.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><b><i><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">THE NEXT TREE KEEPER <span class="m_-6655420991770478240gmail-m2507397449808613346gmail-il">
TRAINING</span> SESSION IS TUES, JULY 9th, at 5:30pm. </span></i></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><b><i><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">The application form, and more info may be found here:
<a href="http://pnpp.org/pvdtreekeepers/" target="_blank">http://pnpp.org/pvdtreekeepers/</a>, or contact PNPP:
<a href="mailto:info@pnpp.org" target="_blank">info@pnpp.org</a> | (401) 368-5380</span></i></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">***<i>DON'T</i> YET HAVE ANY TREE KNOWLEDGE, BUT WANT TO GET LEARNING? CHECK OUT<i>
<a href="https://www.ritree.org/tree-stewards-education-program" target="_blank">
THE RHODE ISLAND TREE COUNCIL'S "TREE STEWARD EDUCATION COURSE!</a>***</i></span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Cassie Tharinger, Director<br>
<i>Providence Neighborhood <br>
Planting Program</i><br>
PO Box 5897<br>
Providence, RI 02903<br>
401.368.5380<br>
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<a href="mailto:ctharinger@pnpp.org" target="_blank">ctharinger@pnpp.org</a> <br>
<i><a href="http://pnpp.org/" target="_blank">http://pnpp.org/</a><br>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/ProvidenceNeighborhoodPlantingProgram/" target="_blank">facebook</a></i><br>
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“The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The second best time is now.”<br>
<i>-Anon/Proverb</i></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#807f83">Alexis Kievning</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#807f83">
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Joseph A. Doorley Municipal Building<br>
444 Westminster Street <br>
Providence, RI 02903<br>
<a href="mailto:akievning@providenceri.gov" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">akievning@providenceri.gov</span></a><br>
(401) 680-8400 | Ext: 5408<br>
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Call to Connect | <a href="https://www.providenceri.gov/pvd-311/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#807f83">PVD311</span></a></span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#807f83"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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