EVENTS

August 13, 2025 Board Meeting - 4:15 pm

August 13, 2025 JP Urban Forest Master Plan Workshop
5:30-7:00 pm Lafreniere Park Foundation Ctr.
Eastbank

August 20, 2025 JP Urban Forest Master Plan Workshop 5:30-7:00 pm Woodmere Playground Room 101
Westbank

September 18, 2025 Board Meeting - 12:00 Noon

October 6, 2025 Sippin Under the Oaks Reception - 5:30am

October 7, 2025 Carey Hammett Tree School-Doors Open 8:00am

November 15, 2025 Tree Giveaway

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

Friends of Jefferson the Beautiful provides a variety of educational opportunities throughout the year through collaboration with experts in the horticulture field.

CAREY HAMMETT
TREE SCHOOL

A free, comprehensive, accredited one day seminar on all aspects of urban arboriculture. The program is held each year at the Jefferson Performing Arts Center. To become a sponsor, please email friendsofjeffersonthebeautiful@gmail.com. The next Tree School will be held on October 7, 2025. More details to follow. Click here to register.

EDUCATIONAL MEETINGS

Informative meetings with speakers on topics of civic and horticultural interest, produced several times during the year. Thank you to all of our members and guests who attended our most recent meeting. Stay tuned for information on upcoming meetings/events this summer and fall.

DEDICATION CEREMONY

A tree dedication ceremony is held during the year for those who have had a tree planted in honor or memory of a loved one. Trees are planted in Lafreniere Park and a memorial plaque is dispalyed in the foundation center at Lafreniere with the name of the person or family the tree is dedicated in memory or honor of a loved one.