Volunteer
your time and services to support the greening of Dallas and the conservation of our
community's urban forestry resources.
Streaming Video of the "Go Climb a Tree" Challenge courtesy of the Dallas Morning News - video by Michael Ainsworth of the
Dallas Morning News.
Scenic America - Tree Conservation -
caring for trees on a national scale.
Some of the Best Darn Volunteers in the State of
Texas - North Texas
Chapter, Texas Master Naturalists This state-wide program is sponsored by
Texas Cooperative Extension and Texas Parks and Wildlife to develop a
corps of well-informed volunteers to provide education, outreach and
service dedicated to the beneficial management of natural resources and
natural areas within their communities. NTMN members work to support
UFAC and Texas Tree Trail initiatives.
Let's not
forget about the Master Gardeners! The are also some of the best darn
volunteers in the state of Texas! -
Dallas County Master Gardener Association. Their mission is to be an
educational, nonprofit, volunteer and service corporation which renders
non-biased, sound horticultural information to the community. Master
Gardeners work in partnership with the Texas Cooperative Extension and
are the service arm of Extension Horticulture. Their objectives are
accomplished through the volunteer efforts of Association Members.
Committee members volunteered to help
community kids in the KDFW Fox4 Treasure
Hunt at the Discovery Gardens, Fair park, Dallas, Oct. 2007. See
video clips of the event. There are many
other unsung heroes in the Dallas citizenry who silently volunteer there
time and talents and never make headlines. To quote Pepper Provenzano of
Treelink, "They are the backbone of nonprofit organizations, and those
nonprofits match your donated buck and make it worth what a buck used to
be worth, with an endless wellspring of volunteer muscle and know-how
and passion, driven by no other choice but the simple good of it."
"Some say you have to give to get in this world. I think there's more
to it. Volunteers are like an unseen force in the evolutionary process
of spiritual enrichment, but they also drive our roots into the earth
and our limbs heavenward. That's more than a platitude, and not just a
metaphor."
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Volunteers
As volunteer opportunities arise, they will be listed on this
page. Typically there will either be a hyperlink to an activity
or phone
numbers for additional information.
If you have a service or skill that can benefit our community
such as planting trees, caring for trees or raising funds,
please volunteer your time. We need professional and
non-professional volunteers to fill all levels of team or
individual service to the
community. As an example: homeowner groups, community groups,
Master Naturalists, Master Gardeners, Arborists, boy-scout
troops, pathologists, horticulturalists, printers, computer
specialists, church youth groups ...
The following is a list of teams to which one can volunteer:
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Public Relations and Media Team
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Wood Waste Recycling Team
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Citizen Forester Team
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Tree Planting and Transplanting Team
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Tree/Forest Management Team
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Forest Surveys, Inventory & Tracking Team
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Land Planning, Development and City Codes
Team
The Dallas Urban Forest Advisory Committee
also offers sponsors and
volunteers the option to donate through an Urban Forestry Fund,
a part of the Dallas Foundation. The Dallas Foundation
is a 501(c)3 organization.
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Help Grow a Greener Dallas by Donating Your Time and Talents!
Current Opportunities:
Master Naturalists Calendar for
March 2009
Irving Tree Survey
Texas Forest Service and Irving Heritage District
Neighborhood Association will conduct a Survey of Street
Trees in the Heritage District.
Street Tree Survey, 200 South Main Saturday, March 21,
2009 8:00 a.m.
Oak Cliff Earth Day, 2009
Lake Cliff Park, April 19, 2009
from 11:00 AM-5:00 PM
To REGISTER or get more information.
Looking for Volunteer Opportunities? The following are
currently available:
Upcoming Jefferson Avenue Beautification Project
Adopt-a-Median Program
- this is an outstanding volunteer opportunity sponsored
by the City of Dallas.
Polk Street Beautification Project;
DMN Article
Regional Advocacy Groups Make A Difference
Girl Scouts The Girl
Scouts have a statement on
advocacy. Locally. they are actively involved in a tree
issue in
McKinney.
As a
follow
up on the above story, it is interesting to note that
the Girl Scouts reviewed our new display on the benefits of
trees (picture
attached) and copied portions of it for several recent
public events. They also authored a petition to encourage
the conservation of trees that was recently presented to the
council after obtaining 877 signatures!!
Previous Opportunities
Signature Project, Skillman Tree
Planting - Sat January 10th
It was originally scheduled this past November but postponed
due to delays in delivering the requested trees. The weather
was much too warm for the supplier to safely ball and burlap
the trees. Doing so then would damage a live, active root
system. The
trees need to be partially dormant to cut them from the
ground with minimal damage.
Preston Ridge Trail
Nov 15th AND 22nd, 2008 volunteer planting -
November 15, 2008
Project Green Summit; Putting Green Into Action -
Sponsored by
WFAA 8,
this is still an active pursuit. You can still go green!
- Interested in Environmental and Alternate Energy Issues
locally? Contact/Join the
Dallas Area Alternative Energy Meetup Group. -
September 2008
Mow Down Air Pollution - June 2008
Oak Cliff Earth Day 2008
- April 2008
Dallas Zoo - Party
for the Planet - April 2008
Frito Lay Eco-Fair -
April 2008
Citigroup Fair Park Tree Planting Exposition
November 2007
Last Saturday was a proud and
historic moment in Dallas when over 1,000 two to three inch
in diameter trees were planted. Mayor Leppert as well as six
Council Members attended and/or planted trees in support of
the event.
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