1. Welcome to Trees for Abington Abington’s Community Tree Program March 26, 2011

6. Watersheds and You

7. What is a Watershed? An area of land where all of the water that is under it or drains off of it goes into the same place – EPA EVERYONE lives in a watershed!! Includes water draining from rain, melted snow, draining pools, hoses, power washing houses, washing cars, etc.

10. Delaware River Watershed Map created by Karl Musser

11. Philadelphia Area Watersheds

13. Pennypack Creek Watershed Map courtesy of Philadelphia Water Department

14. Wissahickon Creek Watershed Map courtesy of Philadelphia Water Department

15. Tookany – Tacony/Frankford Creek Watershed Map courtesy of Philadelphia Water Department

16. www.phillywatersheds.org/your_watershed/find_your_watershed Find Your Watershed

17. www.phillywatersheds.org/your_watershed/find_your_watershed Find Your Watershed

18. Natural vs. Urbanized Water Cycle Images courtesy of Philadelphia Water Department

21. Delaware Valley Tree Coverage

32. Locate the root flare

34. VIEWED FROM ABOVE [NOTE: 3 FT. MINIMUM GIVES CLEARANCE FOR CAR DOORS]

35. LONGEST BRANCHES ROTATE TREE TO ALIGN LONGEST BRANCHES PARALLEL TO CURB BRANCHES VIEWED FROM ABOVE

36. GENTLY SPREAD OUT ROOTS, THEN DIG HOLE SHAPE TO MATCH ROOTS VIEWED FROM ABOVE

44. Enjoy your tree!

45. Freshly planted tree Cockspur Hawthorn, Crataegus crus-galli , planted at The Triangle at Huntingdon Pike and Cedar Road

52. Proper Mulching Diagrams from International Society of Arboriculture website: http://www.treesaregood.com/treecare/mulching.aspx Correct Incorrect

54. Machine wounds Lawnmower damage Weed-whacker damage

55. Other damage Rot caused by mulch and groundcovers Deer rubbing

56. Tree Protection Fence Optional

57. Because of you, a beautiful tree will grow Cockspur Hawthorn, Crataegus crus-galli , planted at Highland Green Beech leaves in autumn Winter King Hawthorn, Crataegus viridis ‘Winter King’

59. Survey Trees For Abington: Tree Planting and Tree Care Workshop Survey and Evaluation Form ===================== Fill in # 1 through 4 before the presentation ================= 1. How did you hear about the workshop? _________________________________________________ 2. Where do you live? _______________________ Township/Borough (where you pay your local taxes) _______________ Zip Code ____________________________ Watershed (if known) 3. Why did you register for this workshop? _________________________________________________ 4. Please check all of the groups below that you have heard of, prior to attending this work shop: ____ Abington Township Environmental Advisory Council (EAC) ____ Briar Bush Nature Center ____ Abington Township Shade Tree Commission (STC) ____ Water Resources Education Network (WREN) ____ Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) ____ PHS Tree Tenders =============== Fill in below during or after the presentation =============== 5. As a result of this workshop, did you become aware of any new information sources that you did not know about before? Yes ___ No ___ Which sources are you likely to use? ____________________________________ 6. What is the most valuable thing you learned from the workshop? ______________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 7. As a result of what you learned, what tree care changes will you make? ________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 8. Did you sign the pledge? Yes ___ No ___ Comments ________________________________________ 9. Did the workshop meet your expectations? Yes ___ No ___ Comments __________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 10. Additional comments or suggestions for this workshop? ____________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 11. What environmental topics would you be interested in attending a future workshop about? _______ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 12. Please indicate the watershed where you reside. __________________________________________ Thank you for your participation! This free workshop was made possible through funding by a grant from the Water Resources Education Network, a program of the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania Citizen Education Fund, through a section 319 federal Clean Water Act grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, administered by the US Environmental Protection Agency.