The Urban Tree Alliance was awarded a grant from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to implement and manage an online tree inventory of the greater Madison area using the
Dormant Season Tree Pruning
With dropping temperatures and shorter days nearly all of our urban trees have dropped their leaves and gone dormant. The dormant season is the best time to prune trees. For
Atwood Online Tree Inventory
Sustainable Atwood and the Atwood Neighborhood received a grant in 2011 to inventory all of the trees on private property in the neighborhood. The Urban Tree Alliance has had the privilege of
Volunteer Day at Lake View Elementary School
This Saturday, October 13th, Lakeview Elementary School on the north side of Madison is hosting a volunteer day to remove invasive species and dead trees from their incredible oak woodland.
Emerald Ash Borer: What you need to know
The Emerald Ash Borer, an invasive wood boring beetle, has been in the Madison news a lot recently. While the insect isn’t yet established in Dane County, it is gradually
Community Education Classes
The Urban Tree Alliance is hosting a couple of community education classes in the coming months. We’re partnering with Community Groundworks to offer classes on Tree Identification and using tree
Madison’s Drought and Tree Care
Having not received significant rainfall in well over a month, plants in Southern Wisconsin are showing signs of stress. Compared to agricultural crops or turf grass, trees have well developed
Managing Urban Tree Hazards
Last week the New York Times ran a series of three articles on the hazards of trees in the Big Apple. Having worked as an arborist for the New York
Gypsy Moth Season
With the warming temperatures of spring comes the emergence of insects. One invasive and detrimental insect in Southern Wisconsin is the Gypsy Moth. As a caterpillar, this moth species feeds on over
Arbor Day Plantings
Urban Tree Alliance staff and directors had the opportunity to plant trees with 3rd and 4th graders from Shorewood Hills Elementary School in honor of Arbor Day. This was a