Become a Neighborhood Tree Steward

If you have a love and fascination for trees and a devotion to making positive changes in your community, you may be interested in being a Neighborhood Tree Steward through Corvallis Parks & Recreation Urban Forestry

WHAT YOU NEED
• Love for trees and community
• Attend Neighborhood Tree Steward Training
• Dedicate a few flexible hours each week to various
tasks with guidance from parks staff
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?
• Cool Neighborhood Tree Steward gear
• Excellent training and leadership opportunities
• A chance to get to know the trees and people in your
neighborhood
• End of season celebration to thank you for all of your hard work!

JOIN US AT OUR NEXT NEIGHBORHOOD TREE STEWARD WORKSHOP
Saturday October 19th
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Tunison Community Room • 365 SW Tunison
Space is limited. Please contact Jennifer by Friday October 11th to RSVP. Back up date available. Please include t-shirt size with RSVP.
POTENTIAL DUTIES
• Help with community tree planting events • Tree care including weeding, watering, and
mulching young street trees
• Find places to plant trees
• Inspect newly planted trees
• Increase public awareness of the value of
trees in the community
• Work with parks staff to address problems
Community Building Through Urban Forestry

Jennifer.Killian@corvallisoregon.gov or (541) 740-3186corvallisoregon.gov/parksrec/page/trees-urban-forestryFollow us on Instagram @corvallis_urban_forestry

New Tree Care

A CBUF* guide to caring for newly planted trees

*Civic Beautification and Urban Forestry advisory committee

Water trees regularly:

Water bags hold about 20 gallons of water. Place a hose in the slit at the top of the bag and let it run until the bag overflows.

Weekly watering from Memorial Day through Labor Day is the goal.

The city Parks crew will attach water bags to young trees in parking strips in late spring at no cost to homeowners. All they ask is that homeowners fill bags weekly with water.

Mulch:  

A 3-4” mulch of bark or wood chips and periodic weeding will keep the area around the base of the tree weed free and keep lawnmowers from running into the trunk

Weed:

Once grass grows right up to the tree trunk, the best way to remove it is by hand. Avoid using a string trimmer because it will damage the vascular tissue beneath the bark and stunt tree growth or even kill the tree.