Is your town like most Missouri communities? Check out Plant and Protect Community Trees which outlines recent attitude survey results of public officials and randomly selected Missourians.
The Missouri Department of Conservation can help you and your community become a model tree town. We can help you protect the time, effort and money you put into your townÕs trees and community forest. Our services include the following:
- Technical assistance Ð Forestry professionals are available to help communities on-site with issues and questions. To locate the forester nearest you check out WhoÕs My Local Forester.
- Workshops and training on tree selection, planting and care are available free of charge
- Cost Share assistance - Tree Resource Improvement and Maintenance is a competitive cost-share program designed to help communities fund tree projects on publicly owned property.
- Recognition Ð Missouri Arbor Award of Excellence is an awards program that recognizes sustained and thoughtful care of your community trees.
- Networking Ð the Missouri Community Forestry Council offers an opportunity to met and share ideas or concerns.
