Training + Education

Regional opportunities for skill development at multiple levels.

• Semiannual CRTI Urban Forestry Basic Training
• Bluestem Communications Infographics
• "Chicago's Urban Tree Canopy Has Room to Grow"- A comparison of where tree canopy exists in our region and where it is needed.

• "Chicago Region's Tree Canopy Under Threat," -Explains factors that are reducing the extent of canopy cover in our region, such as invasive species, poor oak regeneration, and climate change.

• The third infographic, "Trees are a Person's Best Friend" - Why we care about the loss of trees, including carbon sequestration, flood reduction, energy savings, air filtration, and noise buffering- including the financial value of these services.

• The Arbor Day Foundation Bulletins (examples below)
  • How to select and plant a tree
  • Pruning young shade trees
  • Resolving sidewalk conflicts
• CRTI Quarterly Community Tree Network
• Compound Chemistry's Chemistry of the Colors of Autumn Leaves infographic
• Equipment Garage's Growing Cost of Invasive Species Infographic and related blog post
• Goshen Parks Department's “Goshen’s Urban Forest” 
• McHenry County Conservation District's Oaks of McHenry County
• USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service "Urban Soil Primer"
• The Morton Arboretum's Woodland Stewardship Program (WSP)
• The Morton Arboretum Fact sheets​
  • Insects, Diseases, Planting, and Mulching
  • Thousand Cankers Disease
• The Nature Conservancy’s Tree Pest and Disease Training presentations
• The Nature Conservancy's Healthy Trees, Healthy Cities program
• Openlands TreeKeepers program
  • ​Cook County
  • DuPage County
  • Lake County