What's New with CTUFC?

	Calendar of Events There are plenty of opportunities to engage in urban forestry in the north Texas area.  Click on Calendar of Events to find out what's going on!
	The Great Tree Ring CTUFC is collaborating with The Great Tree Ring to promote a sense of place & an appreciation for the natural world through the discovery of local trees & the stories that make them "great."  The Great Tree Ring is an alliance of individuals and organizations who care about trees and are devoted to the development of scientific and environmental literacy in our society.  Great Trees, Great Kids, Great Stories Learn more about the Great Tree story contest for students.  The focus of the contest is to identify and celebrate trees that are significant to an individual or community.  And what better serves a community than a school?  In cooperation with FWISD, we invite students to identify and celebrate the greatest tree on your campus.
	2009 "Famous & Champion Trees of the Metroplex" Calendar Photo Contest Shutterbugs!  Get out those digital cameras and have your champion and famous tree photo featured in the 2009 calendar.  Find out more about the photo contest. 2008 Cross Timbers Urban Forestry Council calendars - There are a few left for sale!  This calendar includes our favorite trees of the Metroplex.  Calendar sales fund various CTUFC programs including education, scholarships, tree plantings, urban forestry workshops, eco-excursions and much more.
	CTUFC Sportswear - embroidered logo shirts for SALE! Order your Cross Timbers Urban Forestry Council shirt today.  We now have several styles & colors available.
	2008 CTUFC Meeting Schedule Click here to find out about where the next CTUFC meeting will be. Each meeting, we meet in a different municipality in the Cross Timbers region.  You can join us and be a part of the energy and creativity of the Cross Timbers Urban Forestry Council.
	MAYFEST - Mayfest is just around the corner & again this year, CTUFC will be co-hosting a tree give-away booth with our partners:  BRIT, Fort Worth Garden Club, City of Fort Worth & Fort Worth Botanical Society.  Please visit the booth at Trinity Park on Saturday, May 3 or Sunday, May 4 to pick up your FREE tree seedling! Once you receive your FREE tree, click here to learn how to plant it & how to take care of it. We'd like to hear your Mayfest tree story.  E-mail us your story.
	Citizen Forester Cross Timbers Urban Forestry Council Citizen Forester training classes are forming now.  Find out more about the Citizen Forester program. Download the Citizen Forester brochure. Download the Citizen Forester flier. Download the Citizen Forester application. Download the Citizen Forester press release. Download the Citizen Forester class schedule. For more information, contact Melanie Migura at 817-871-5739.
	Cross Timbers Urban Forestry Council Newsletters View our current newsletter and archived newsletters online!  Read the latest issue - Winter 2008 to find out what's been going on in the Cross Timbers region.
	The Big News: Happenings in the World of Texas Champion Trees Read about the latest happenings concerning Texas' big trees.
Los Bosques Urbanos Se imagina vivir en un lugar sin árboles, sin parques o vegetación. Nuestro hábitat sería desolador, la contaminación dominaría el mundo y habríamos perdido gran parte de la calidad de vida que diariamente disfrutamos. La vegetación ayuda, sin duda, a aumentar el nivel estético de nuestro entorno. Plantar y reforestar árboles no solo contribuye a aumentar la plusvalía de nuestros vecindarios, sino que también son espacios de reunión, para que niños y adultos puedan descansar, relajarse y divertirse. A lo largo de la historia de la humanidad y en distintas civilizaciones, los árboles y los parques han simbolizado el crecimiento de la sociedad y de la familia; son parte de los recuerdos y también son testigos del desarrollo de un pueblo. Los temas siguientes le invitarán a aprender un poco sobre los árboles, los beneficios de los parques en nuestras ciudades y el impacto que tienen los parques o bosques urbanos en las comunidades.

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Cross Timbers Urban Forestry Council serves a 
17 county area in North Texas.

Archer, Clay, Cooke, Denton, Erath, Hood, Jack, Johnson, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker Somerville, Stevens, Tarrant, Wichita, Wise and Young counties

Last updated 4/18/08

*Cross Timbers Urban Forestry Council (CTUFC) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Contributions made to the organization are tax deductible.