Birmingham TreePeople

Birmingham TreePeople was set up as part of the Tree Warden Scheme by Birmingham City Council’s Tree Officers in 2016. The charity consists of knowledgeable professionals within the arboriculture industry, prepared to use their skills and expertise to plant, protect and promote trees and the urban forest. The urban forest is far more important than given credit for; the canopies of trees provide shade and help reduce urban heating, they help with storm-water drainage, and their production of oxygen helps offset the carbon footprint, improving the air quality. That’s why our Urban Forest Volunteers undertake every project with this in mind, to make the city a better, greener place to live. What do we do at BTP? 1. Gather Information: > We will be using iTree software to survey the entire city to calculate the benefits of the urban forest. This is a big task that is already underway. > Our Urban Forest Volunteers look out for pests and diseases on city trees and alert the tree officers, as well as spotting planning breaches. > We also help with tree-related citizen science research, developing better records for trees in the city, for The Urban Forest Master Plan. 2. Liaison > Urban Forest Volunteers link with local Councillors over issues affecting trees in their wards, using our communication skills and tree knowledge. > Urban Forest Volunteers support landowners over the trees on their land, in order to preserve residential, urban trees. 3. Practical Projects > Urban Forest Volunteers organise activities in their local parks and open spaces. > These workshops and community events include, but are not limited to: tree planting, tree care, pruning, mulching, link with nurseries, tree identification walks (tree trails), tree dressing, arts & crafts activities. If you are interested in becoming an urban forest volunteer with Birmingham TreePeople, our new email is: info@birminghamtreepeople.org.uk