A non-profit
organization that has been assisting those individuals and agencies entrusted
with the selection, planting and care of trees since 1926.
Our objectives
are to provide our members with the latest up-to-date information and
techniques, as well as other related topics of interest and importance.
Our office,
conveniently located on the Cook College Campus of Rutgers University, may be
contacted for a wide range of information and services.
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The New Jersey Shade Tree Federation
accomplishes its objectives in the following ways:
Hosting an Annual
Three-Day Meeting:
Where we bring together nationally known
scientific professionals, college professors, tree experts, commercial,
municipal and utility arborists, state forestry and agriculture personnel,
county and municipal shade tree commissioners, park and road departments,
environmental commissioners, municipal planners, students and interested
individuals to exchange information and ideas.
The 83rd ANNUAL MEETING will be held October 24-26, 2008 at the Crowne Plaza Philadelphia-Cherry Hill Hotel, 2349 W. Marlton Pike, Cherry Hill, N.J.
Topics selected for presentation at our
annual meeting and published in our newsletter, which is printed bi-monthly (6
issues), include timely information important to the management of municipal and park shade tree departments, commercial arboriculture, and landscape
firms.
Publishing:
In addition to our newsletter "The
Shade Tree," the Federation publishes "Trees for N.J. Streets,"
an indispensable guide for information on planting the right tree in the right
place.
Also available, "
Volcanoes Killing Trees In New Jersey", A NJ Division of Parks publication.
Promoting:
Tree City USA, Arbor Day, community
forestry, and related sound arboricultural practices.
Remember that a properly selected tree,
given a suitable location and proper care, will outlive the person who plants
it and will continue to benefit people for generations to come.
Trees create green spaces in communities.
The right trees in the right places benefit you, your home, and your community
now and in the future. It is essential to select living trees to create
a sense of place within communities.
As well as providing beauty, trees moderate
the effect of heat, sound, air pollution, excess storm water runoff, and soil
erosion. Trees also provide a living space for wildlife, enhance property
values, and contribute to the economic vitality of communities.
Greening and maintaining a community
landscape is a long term commitment that depends on people! Designed,
built landscapes with living trees require an infusion of human energy to
survive. Parks and other built landscapes need people for completion.
If you have an interest in improving our
environment through better tree selection and sound maintenance practices, then
the New Jersey Shade Tree Federation is for you!
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Our goal is to improve the status of our
profession and to establish liaisons between allied associations, business, and
federal, state and municipal governments in order to provide tree- lined
streets for future generations.
Membership Classifications and Annual Dues
Municipal:
$95
County &
Municipal shade tree commissions, shade tree advisory committees, environmental
and conservation agencies, county and municipal park commissions, county and
municipal road departments and other agencies engaged in street and/or park
tree work. Includes up to five (5) members of the Agency, Committee or
Commission. Additional members require an Associate Membership.
Commercial Associate: $50
Private organizations and individuals engaged in any phase of commercial arboriculture, nursery management or related industries.
Associate: $25
Students,
educators, private organizations and other individuals engaged in or interested
in the non-commercial practice of arboriculture.
Complete and return an
Application For Membership form today.
Industry Affiliate
Request
Utility
companies, contractors, suppliers and individuals. For dues
structure, contact the Executive Director.
New
Jersey Shade Tree Federation
New
Brunswick, New Jersey 08901
Telephone
(732) 246-3210
FAX
(732) 246-3210
E-MAIL -
njshadetreefederation@worldnet.att.net