The Biology of Your Backyard Tree

Featured Speaker: Perry Eckhardt, Urban Forester, Missouri Department of Conservation, Northern St. Louis, St. Charles, Lincoln, and Warren Counties; Certified Arborist MW-5070A

Urban forester Perry Eckhardt provides a basic lesson in tree biology and how it should determine the measures used in caring for the trees and other vegetation near our homes.  Learn how to properly plant, mulch, fertilize, water, and prune, as well as select appropriate plant species for your yard.

To be held at:
OASIS at the O’Fallon Senior Center
106 North Main
O’Fallon, MO 63366

Registration required.  FREE to the first 10 registrants, $9 per person thereafter.  OPEN to ALL.  Space is limited.  Middle and high school students welcome. 

To register call 314-533-8586 or e-mail events@academyofsciencestl.org.

Photo credit: flickr.com/46867860@N05

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