Volunteer Tree Wardens
Last updated | 11/01/2012
Perth & Kinross Council has been running a tree wardens scheme for 16 years. The scheme enables people to play an active role in conserving and enhancing their local trees and woods. Tree Wardens are volunteers who plant and care for trees, gather information about local trees, and develop imaginative projects to encourage others, including school children, to value their local trees and woods.
Why Tree Wardens are needed
Trees are a precious part of our natural heritage and we need to take action now if future generations are to enjoy the beauty and variety of our landscapes. To be most effective, this action should be taken by people on the spot; the people who know their own localities intimately and who have most to gain from the protection and enhancement of their immediate environment.
How the Tree Warden Scheme works
Tree Wardens need not be tree experts, only enthusiasts, as a series of one-day training courses are run by the Council. These courses cover topics such as surveying woodland and non-woodland trees, summer and winter tree identification, tree planting and aftercare, woodland ecology and management, seed collection and tree law. Wardens are supported in their work by the council to help in matters which are beyond its resources.
How to become a Tree Warden
Contact: 01738 475000
