Welcome! If you are committed to volunteerism, to helping make your community and state a healthier place to live, and if you think that trees, shrubs, vines, and other natural resources add to the quality of life in your community, then you've found a home.
The Minnesota Tree Care Volunteer programs are part of the Urban Forestry Outreach & Research (UFOR) Lab at the University's Department of Forest Resources. Since our flagship Tree Care Advisor program began as a two-year pilot project funded by the USDA Forest Service in 1993, hundreds of people from Minnesota and Western Wisconsin have completed our trainings. Teogether, our programs aim to develop a network of trained, community-based volunteers to assist state agencies, municipalities, local organizations, and residents across Minnesota in cultivating robust and thriving urban and community forests. Since its inception in 1993, dedicated volunteers have donated over 121,000 volunteer hours.