The Treasure of Trees | Master Gardeners Green Thumb Project

Program Type:

Speaker, Community Event

Age Group:

Adults
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Learn about the importance of trees, proper selection, planting, pruning, and ways to recognize and solve common problems in this free educational event sponsored by Hancock County Soil & Water Conservation District and the Hancock County Master Gardeners Association.

SCHEDULE

9:30 AM
Doors open
Educational booths available for browsing

10:00 AM
Lais McCartney, ANR Educator Purdue Extension  - “Indiana’s Keystone Trees”.
Learn the importance of native trees to our food web.
Q&A and door prizes will follow. 

11:00 AM
Professional Foresters Brain Gandy and Michael Bane
Forestry in our state and county and resources available to help trees thrive.
Q&A and door prizes will follow.

12:00 PM
Lunch
Provided by Hancock County Soil & Water Conservation District

1:00 PM
Andrew L. Sargent, ISA Certified Arborist and ISA Risk Assessment Qualified - "Right Tree, Right Place"
Learn to select, plant and tend a tree properly.
Q&A and 3-gallon tree certificate giveaway (for spring 2024 planting)