Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund
@treefund.bsky.social
A non-profit organization that specializes in grant and scholarship programs for tree researchers, arborists, and urban foresters.
See website for info on our grants and scholarships, our free webinar series, and the Tour des Trees ride. www.treefund.org
See website for info on our grants and scholarships, our free webinar series, and the Tour des Trees ride. www.treefund.org
The February edition of our TREE Press newsletter is now out. Read up on our latest grant and scholarship application cycle and the Tour des Trees. https://conta.cc/3Lvuyuv
January 28, 2026 at 8:05 PM
The February edition of our TREE Press newsletter is now out. Read up on our latest grant and scholarship application cycle and the Tour des Trees. https://conta.cc/3Lvuyuv
ON THIS DAY: On January 26, 1977, the ISA Memorial Research Trust was created to support research and education in arboriculture.
In 2002, it merged with the National Arborist Foundation (hosted by what is now TCIA) to create TREE Fund!
In 2002, it merged with the National Arborist Foundation (hosted by what is now TCIA) to create TREE Fund!
January 26, 2026 at 5:12 PM
ON THIS DAY: On January 26, 1977, the ISA Memorial Research Trust was created to support research and education in arboriculture.
In 2002, it merged with the National Arborist Foundation (hosted by what is now TCIA) to create TREE Fund!
In 2002, it merged with the National Arborist Foundation (hosted by what is now TCIA) to create TREE Fund!
Registration is now open for the 2026 Tour des Trees and you won't want to miss this year's ride!
Ride dates are September 12-18, riding in South and North Carolina, so head to www.treefund.org/tourdestrees to sign up today and get ready to ride with us!
Ride dates are September 12-18, riding in South and North Carolina, so head to www.treefund.org/tourdestrees to sign up today and get ready to ride with us!
January 20, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Registration is now open for the 2026 Tour des Trees and you won't want to miss this year's ride!
Ride dates are September 12-18, riding in South and North Carolina, so head to www.treefund.org/tourdestrees to sign up today and get ready to ride with us!
Ride dates are September 12-18, riding in South and North Carolina, so head to www.treefund.org/tourdestrees to sign up today and get ready to ride with us!
Please join TREE Fund in welcoming our newest members to the Board of Trustees.
Vivek Shandas, PhD is a researcher, entrepreneur, and has served as a professor in several disciplines at Portland State Univ.
You can view his full bio and others at https://treefund.org/tree-fund-board-of-trustees.
Vivek Shandas, PhD is a researcher, entrepreneur, and has served as a professor in several disciplines at Portland State Univ.
You can view his full bio and others at https://treefund.org/tree-fund-board-of-trustees.
January 16, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Please join TREE Fund in welcoming our newest members to the Board of Trustees.
Vivek Shandas, PhD is a researcher, entrepreneur, and has served as a professor in several disciplines at Portland State Univ.
You can view his full bio and others at https://treefund.org/tree-fund-board-of-trustees.
Vivek Shandas, PhD is a researcher, entrepreneur, and has served as a professor in several disciplines at Portland State Univ.
You can view his full bio and others at https://treefund.org/tree-fund-board-of-trustees.
Please join TREE Fund in welcoming our newest members to the Board of Trustees.
Ben Rickenbacker is the Forestry Operations Manager for the City and County of Devner, CO.
You can view his full bio and others at https://treefund.org/tree-fund-board-of-trustees.
Ben Rickenbacker is the Forestry Operations Manager for the City and County of Devner, CO.
You can view his full bio and others at https://treefund.org/tree-fund-board-of-trustees.
January 14, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Please join TREE Fund in welcoming our newest members to the Board of Trustees.
Ben Rickenbacker is the Forestry Operations Manager for the City and County of Devner, CO.
You can view his full bio and others at https://treefund.org/tree-fund-board-of-trustees.
Ben Rickenbacker is the Forestry Operations Manager for the City and County of Devner, CO.
You can view his full bio and others at https://treefund.org/tree-fund-board-of-trustees.
Please join TREE Fund in welcoming our newest members to the Board of Trustees.
Kristina Bezanson is a senior lecturer in Arboriculture & Urban Forestry at the University of Mass- Amherst.
You can view her full bio and others at https://treefund.org/tree-fund-board-of-trustees.
Kristina Bezanson is a senior lecturer in Arboriculture & Urban Forestry at the University of Mass- Amherst.
You can view her full bio and others at https://treefund.org/tree-fund-board-of-trustees.
January 12, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Please join TREE Fund in welcoming our newest members to the Board of Trustees.
Kristina Bezanson is a senior lecturer in Arboriculture & Urban Forestry at the University of Mass- Amherst.
You can view her full bio and others at https://treefund.org/tree-fund-board-of-trustees.
Kristina Bezanson is a senior lecturer in Arboriculture & Urban Forestry at the University of Mass- Amherst.
You can view her full bio and others at https://treefund.org/tree-fund-board-of-trustees.
The recording of last month's TREE Fund Webinar has been posted to our Archives page: https://treefund.org/webinar-archive. View videos of any of our past webinars by clicking the link above.
January 9, 2026 at 6:29 PM
The recording of last month's TREE Fund Webinar has been posted to our Archives page: https://treefund.org/webinar-archive. View videos of any of our past webinars by clicking the link above.
As we roll into 2026, members of our Executive Board are moving into their new leadership roles. We look forward to working with them in the new year.
Board Chair: David Gorden, FASLA
Board Chair Elect: Sam VanMaanen
Board Vice Chair: Jon Hicks
Treasurer: Carol Donnelly
Past Chair: Rachel Barker
Board Chair: David Gorden, FASLA
Board Chair Elect: Sam VanMaanen
Board Vice Chair: Jon Hicks
Treasurer: Carol Donnelly
Past Chair: Rachel Barker
January 6, 2026 at 5:35 PM
As we roll into 2026, members of our Executive Board are moving into their new leadership roles. We look forward to working with them in the new year.
Board Chair: David Gorden, FASLA
Board Chair Elect: Sam VanMaanen
Board Vice Chair: Jon Hicks
Treasurer: Carol Donnelly
Past Chair: Rachel Barker
Board Chair: David Gorden, FASLA
Board Chair Elect: Sam VanMaanen
Board Vice Chair: Jon Hicks
Treasurer: Carol Donnelly
Past Chair: Rachel Barker
Looking forward to even more growth in tree research and education in 2026!
Happy new year, everyone!
Happy new year, everyone!
January 1, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Looking forward to even more growth in tree research and education in 2026!
Happy new year, everyone!
Happy new year, everyone!
Three of our TREE Fund Trustees are rolling off their positions at the end of this year. We'd like to thank Lori Brockelbank, Dan Herms, and De'Etra Young for all their leadership and guidance over the last few years.
Thank you all for your years of guidance and wisdom!
Thank you all for your years of guidance and wisdom!
December 29, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Three of our TREE Fund Trustees are rolling off their positions at the end of this year. We'd like to thank Lori Brockelbank, Dan Herms, and De'Etra Young for all their leadership and guidance over the last few years.
Thank you all for your years of guidance and wisdom!
Thank you all for your years of guidance and wisdom!
We broke records in 2025!
Our TREE Fund Webinar Series set a new attendance record this year with 7,273 attendees! Thanks to everyone that joined us this year.
We were also able to submit 6,432 credits for CEUs to ISA and send an additional 151 Certificates of Attendance.
Our TREE Fund Webinar Series set a new attendance record this year with 7,273 attendees! Thanks to everyone that joined us this year.
We were also able to submit 6,432 credits for CEUs to ISA and send an additional 151 Certificates of Attendance.
December 23, 2025 at 3:45 PM
We broke records in 2025!
Our TREE Fund Webinar Series set a new attendance record this year with 7,273 attendees! Thanks to everyone that joined us this year.
We were also able to submit 6,432 credits for CEUs to ISA and send an additional 151 Certificates of Attendance.
Our TREE Fund Webinar Series set a new attendance record this year with 7,273 attendees! Thanks to everyone that joined us this year.
We were also able to submit 6,432 credits for CEUs to ISA and send an additional 151 Certificates of Attendance.
As we close out 2025, we want to know, "what did you learn in 2025?"
Did you gain new knowledge watching one of our webinars?
Did someone say something that stuck with you?
Did you pass the ISA Certification Exam this year and have a ton of new knowledge?
Comment below.
Did you gain new knowledge watching one of our webinars?
Did someone say something that stuck with you?
Did you pass the ISA Certification Exam this year and have a ton of new knowledge?
Comment below.
December 15, 2025 at 6:57 PM
As we close out 2025, we want to know, "what did you learn in 2025?"
Did you gain new knowledge watching one of our webinars?
Did someone say something that stuck with you?
Did you pass the ISA Certification Exam this year and have a ton of new knowledge?
Comment below.
Did you gain new knowledge watching one of our webinars?
Did someone say something that stuck with you?
Did you pass the ISA Certification Exam this year and have a ton of new knowledge?
Comment below.
Thank you to the 57 people that donated $2,462.06 during Tuesday's webinar!
Make a donation today and support our research and education grants and scholarships. https://host.nxt.blackbaud.com/donor-form/?svcid=tcs&formId=134d567f-49b1-43a4-af9c-72881bc976d0&envid=p-Sr9dtBKXOUKOv4XxFg6WYw&zone=usa
Make a donation today and support our research and education grants and scholarships. https://host.nxt.blackbaud.com/donor-form/?svcid=tcs&formId=134d567f-49b1-43a4-af9c-72881bc976d0&envid=p-Sr9dtBKXOUKOv4XxFg6WYw&zone=usa
December 11, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Thank you to the 57 people that donated $2,462.06 during Tuesday's webinar!
Make a donation today and support our research and education grants and scholarships. https://host.nxt.blackbaud.com/donor-form/?svcid=tcs&formId=134d567f-49b1-43a4-af9c-72881bc976d0&envid=p-Sr9dtBKXOUKOv4XxFg6WYw&zone=usa
Make a donation today and support our research and education grants and scholarships. https://host.nxt.blackbaud.com/donor-form/?svcid=tcs&formId=134d567f-49b1-43a4-af9c-72881bc976d0&envid=p-Sr9dtBKXOUKOv4XxFg6WYw&zone=usa
Our final TREE Fund Webinar for 2025 is next week, Dec 9 at Noon CT featuring Stella Dee presenting "Assessing the Mechanical, Physiological and Carbon Accounting Effects of Different Pruning Regimens."
Register here: https://auburn.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_G0k08jouQ7SwzLM79niyAA
Register here: https://auburn.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_G0k08jouQ7SwzLM79niyAA
December 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Our final TREE Fund Webinar for 2025 is next week, Dec 9 at Noon CT featuring Stella Dee presenting "Assessing the Mechanical, Physiological and Carbon Accounting Effects of Different Pruning Regimens."
Register here: https://auburn.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_G0k08jouQ7SwzLM79niyAA
Register here: https://auburn.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_G0k08jouQ7SwzLM79niyAA
Start the Thanksgiving weekend off with a good read. Our December issue of The TREE Press, is now available. https://conta.cc/4o5MHMn
It has been a busy and exciting last few months and we are looking forward to more great things in 2026. Click the link above for the latest news and announcements.
It has been a busy and exciting last few months and we are looking forward to more great things in 2026. Click the link above for the latest news and announcements.
November 25, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Start the Thanksgiving weekend off with a good read. Our December issue of The TREE Press, is now available. https://conta.cc/4o5MHMn
It has been a busy and exciting last few months and we are looking forward to more great things in 2026. Click the link above for the latest news and announcements.
It has been a busy and exciting last few months and we are looking forward to more great things in 2026. Click the link above for the latest news and announcements.
Thank you to the 1,255 people who joined us for our webinar last week on Optimizing Tree Responses to Root Pruning in Mature Trees! Our highest attended webinar this year! (So far.)
The video can now be seen on our Webinar Archives page: https://treefund.org/webinar-archive
The video can now be seen on our Webinar Archives page: https://treefund.org/webinar-archive
November 14, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Thank you to the 1,255 people who joined us for our webinar last week on Optimizing Tree Responses to Root Pruning in Mature Trees! Our highest attended webinar this year! (So far.)
The video can now be seen on our Webinar Archives page: https://treefund.org/webinar-archive
The video can now be seen on our Webinar Archives page: https://treefund.org/webinar-archive
Our final, free, TREE Fund Webinar of 2025 is on 12/9/25 @ Noon CST.
"Assessing the Mechanical, Physiological and Carbon Accounting Effects of Different Pruning Regimens"
Presenter: Stella Dee, UMass- Amherst.
Register at: https://auburn.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_G0k08jouQ7SwzLM79niyAA
"Assessing the Mechanical, Physiological and Carbon Accounting Effects of Different Pruning Regimens"
Presenter: Stella Dee, UMass- Amherst.
Register at: https://auburn.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_G0k08jouQ7SwzLM79niyAA
November 12, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Our final, free, TREE Fund Webinar of 2025 is on 12/9/25 @ Noon CST.
"Assessing the Mechanical, Physiological and Carbon Accounting Effects of Different Pruning Regimens"
Presenter: Stella Dee, UMass- Amherst.
Register at: https://auburn.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_G0k08jouQ7SwzLM79niyAA
"Assessing the Mechanical, Physiological and Carbon Accounting Effects of Different Pruning Regimens"
Presenter: Stella Dee, UMass- Amherst.
Register at: https://auburn.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_G0k08jouQ7SwzLM79niyAA
The November edition of our monthly newsletter, the TREE Press, is now available online and in your inbox. https://conta.cc/4gWfUYa
Read up on research from Dr. Andy Kaufman, view our Annual Report for 2024, hear about Paul's visit to the ISA Conference, and more!
Read up on research from Dr. Andy Kaufman, view our Annual Report for 2024, hear about Paul's visit to the ISA Conference, and more!
October 31, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The November edition of our monthly newsletter, the TREE Press, is now available online and in your inbox. https://conta.cc/4gWfUYa
Read up on research from Dr. Andy Kaufman, view our Annual Report for 2024, hear about Paul's visit to the ISA Conference, and more!
Read up on research from Dr. Andy Kaufman, view our Annual Report for 2024, hear about Paul's visit to the ISA Conference, and more!
Hey, it wouldn't be Halloween without some spooky, tree branch shadows outside your window, right?
Have a fun and safe Halloween!
#halloween #dontbescared
Have a fun and safe Halloween!
#halloween #dontbescared
October 31, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Hey, it wouldn't be Halloween without some spooky, tree branch shadows outside your window, right?
Have a fun and safe Halloween!
#halloween #dontbescared
Have a fun and safe Halloween!
#halloween #dontbescared
President & CEO, Dr. Paul Putman, had a chance to give an update on TREE Fund during the ISA Conference. He was also able to be part of the Town Hall event with Caitlyn Pollihan, Dr. Sharon Jean-Philippe, David White, and Noel Boyer. Always appreciate being on-stage and talking arboriculture.
October 22, 2025 at 1:17 PM
President & CEO, Dr. Paul Putman, had a chance to give an update on TREE Fund during the ISA Conference. He was also able to be part of the Town Hall event with Caitlyn Pollihan, Dr. Sharon Jean-Philippe, David White, and Noel Boyer. Always appreciate being on-stage and talking arboriculture.
It was a perfect day for the MAC-ISA Golf Tournament to support tree research and education at Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund (TREE Fund). Kudos to TREE Fund MAC-ISA liaison Rob Shaut and all who supported the tournament this year.
October 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
It was a perfect day for the MAC-ISA Golf Tournament to support tree research and education at Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund (TREE Fund). Kudos to TREE Fund MAC-ISA liaison Rob Shaut and all who supported the tournament this year.
2025 marks the 15th anniversary of the MAC-ISA Ride for Research. Thanks to Gary and all of the riders, including TREE Fund Trustee Emeritus John Lloyd, who collectively enjoyed a beautiful ride to benefit tree research and education at TREE Fund. Paul Putman is at the MAC-ISA conference this week.
October 6, 2025 at 4:24 PM
2025 marks the 15th anniversary of the MAC-ISA Ride for Research. Thanks to Gary and all of the riders, including TREE Fund Trustee Emeritus John Lloyd, who collectively enjoyed a beautiful ride to benefit tree research and education at TREE Fund. Paul Putman is at the MAC-ISA conference this week.
TREE Fund's Research Report for Autumn 2025 is now available for viewing. Click the link for the latest completed research funded by TREE Fund grants. https://treefund.org/research-report
October 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
TREE Fund's Research Report for Autumn 2025 is now available for viewing. Click the link for the latest completed research funded by TREE Fund grants. https://treefund.org/research-report
The October edition of our TREE Press newsletter is now available! https://conta.cc/46d77fv
Read up on all the latest TREE Fund news and research information. Don't get our newsletter yet? Sign up: https://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/manage/optin?v=001bNPGfRV9BKygvjH6X20Izd4P5zPgvZBV
Read up on all the latest TREE Fund news and research information. Don't get our newsletter yet? Sign up: https://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/manage/optin?v=001bNPGfRV9BKygvjH6X20Izd4P5zPgvZBV
September 30, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The October edition of our TREE Press newsletter is now available! https://conta.cc/46d77fv
Read up on all the latest TREE Fund news and research information. Don't get our newsletter yet? Sign up: https://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/manage/optin?v=001bNPGfRV9BKygvjH6X20Izd4P5zPgvZBV
Read up on all the latest TREE Fund news and research information. Don't get our newsletter yet? Sign up: https://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/manage/optin?v=001bNPGfRV9BKygvjH6X20Izd4P5zPgvZBV
We have three TREE Fund Webinars to round out the year and the next one is coming soon! Check the full schedule and registration details on our website: https://treefund.org/webinars
Upcoming:
Dr. Justin Morgenroth
Optimizing Tree Responses to Root Pruning in Mature Trees
Nov 4, 2025 @ 2:00pm CST
Upcoming:
Dr. Justin Morgenroth
Optimizing Tree Responses to Root Pruning in Mature Trees
Nov 4, 2025 @ 2:00pm CST
September 29, 2025 at 6:06 PM
We have three TREE Fund Webinars to round out the year and the next one is coming soon! Check the full schedule and registration details on our website: https://treefund.org/webinars
Upcoming:
Dr. Justin Morgenroth
Optimizing Tree Responses to Root Pruning in Mature Trees
Nov 4, 2025 @ 2:00pm CST
Upcoming:
Dr. Justin Morgenroth
Optimizing Tree Responses to Root Pruning in Mature Trees
Nov 4, 2025 @ 2:00pm CST