YNDC Completes Fall Planting and Begins Training Activities

Tuesday, October, 22 2024

Through the Mahoning Valley TreeCorps program, YNDC planted a total of 337 2" caliper shade trees in Youngstown's neighborhoods during the early fall planting season; its largest seasonal tree planting in organizational history. This fall, trees were planted in a total of 14 neighborhoods, including: Lincoln Knolls, Brownlee Woods, Buckeye Plat, Wick Park, Kirkmere, Steelton, Upper West Side, Mahoning Commons, Gibson Heights, Cottage Grove, Idora, Oak Hill, Fosterville, and Newport. Door-to-door outreach for street tree planting for the spring has already begun! Anyone in the Cities of Youngstown or Warren who is interested in having a tree planted in their tree lawn can request one by visiting our website at https://yndc.org/programs/mahoning-valley-treecorps.

Mahoning Valley TreeCorps also began its fall Volunteer Tree Training series, which provides free and interactive training courses for members of the public to learn about tree planting, care and management. The first two courses, held in September in Youngstown and Warren, focused on how to care for and prune young trees. Two sessions held in October provided training on software that can be used by shade tree commissions, tree care professionals, and community based organizations to inventory and manage trees.