PROGRAMS

Cross Timbers Urban Forestry Council offers interactive programs throughout the year.  The core of all programs is to further our mission and goals.
Mision:

Promote programs in the region to increase interest in Urban & Community Forestry.

Goals:
  • Promote a sustainable urban forest in our region
  • Provide educational opportunities for local arborists, Citizen Foresters and the public
  • Support municipal forestry programs

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Citizen Forester

The Citizen Forester program presents a wonderful opportunity for individuals to become skilled at planting, pruning, and maintaining trees in an urban environment. It also provides interested persons with the chance to get involved with local city and county agencies and help their community take care of its public trees. The program has been active for 10 years and has graduated over 150 volunteers to dedicate their time to their communities.

Interested in becoming a Citizen Forester?

North Texas Urban Forestry Conference

Formerly known as the North Central Texas Urban Forestry Conference, this educational opportunity is put together in cooperation with Texas A&M AgriLife, Texas A&M Forest Service, and Trinity Blacklands Urban Forestry Council.

The conference is intended for tree care workers, arborists, pesticide applicators, landscape architects, and others that work with trees professionally in DFW. The NTUFC (or NCTUFC) is held annually in February and is a great opportunity for professionals to get up to date knowledge on tree care and urban forestry for the North Texas region. The conference helps attendees improve their knowledge and help their business while earning CEUs from ISA, SAF, TDA, and TNLA. More than 80% of our 2019 attendees said the information they learned would benefit them economically!

Topics typically include:

  • Insects and Diseases
  • Pruning Practices
  • Tree Climbing
  • Business Management
  • Worker Safety
  • Irrigation
  • Interesting Urban Forestry Projects
  • and more!

Learn More about North Texas' only dedicated Urban Forestry Conference

Bronze Leaf Award

The Bronze Leaf Award is presented to individuals or organizations that accomplish projects which advance urban forestry in the Cross Timbers Region. The award is presented at the annual North Central Texas Urban Forestry Conference. One of the great things about this award is that it brings attention to urban forestry projects and people that are very important to our communities, but are often go unrecognized.

Past award recipients include the City of Arlington for an interactive tree map and virtual tree tour, Micah Pace for the State of the Denton Urban Forest project, and Hester Schwarzer for her long-time commitment to service in urban forestry. Other recipients have included Keep Denton Beautiful and the City of Grand Prairie.

We accept nominations year-round, so if you have a recommendation for the award please submit a nomination now!

Visit the Award Page to Submit a Nomination

Mayfest

CTUFC collaborates with Bartlett Tree Experts and the City of Fort Worth to provide 2,000+ FREE trees to visitors at the annual Mayfest event. The tree seedlings provided are native to the Cross Timbers eco-region & are drought-tolerant.

 

 

Scholarships

The Cross Timbers Urban Forestry Council awards a scholarship to students at Texas A&M University and Stephen F. Austin State University. The award is a $1000 scholarship to aid promising students interested in careers in urban forestry:

  • The $1000 must be given to one student and not broken into smaller scholarships.
  • The faculty at each university will recommend the scholarship recipient to the appropriate academic unit scholarship committee.
  • The promising student should have a 3.0 GPA (4 point scale) or higher and be in good standing with the university. The minimum GPA requirement is 2.5.
  • The student receiving the scholarship must be majoring in urban forestry.
  • Preference will be given to junior and senior level students from DFW area or who intend on working in DFW area, though all undergraduate students are eligible. Preference will also be given to those students who are not receiving other urban forestry scholarships.

The Cross Timbers Urban Forestry Council is awards these scholarships each spring semester. Click here to find out more information.

Traveling Display

Rentable Traveling DisplayThe exhibit briefly explains the natural and cultural history of the Cross Timbers region.  It covers wildlife, flora, human history and geology.  The exhibit is accompanied by free professionally-produced brochures that explain the Cross Timbers region in greater detail.  The information is based on the book “The Cast Iron Forest” by Richard Francaviglia.

“A complex mosaic of post oak and blackjack oak forests interspersed with prairies, the Cross Timbers cover large portions of southeastern Kansas, eastern Oklahoma, and north central Texas.  Home to Native Americans over several thousand years, the Cross Timbers were considered a barrier to westward expansion in the nineteenth century, until roads and railroads opened up the region to farmers, ranchers, coal miners, and modern city developers, all of whom changed its character in far-reaching ways.

This landmark book describes the natural environment of the Cross Timbers and interprets the role that people have played in transforming the region.  Richard Francaviglia opens with a natural history that discusses the region’s geography, geology, vegetation, and climate.  He then traces the interaction of people and the landscape, from the earliest Native American inhabitants and European explorers to the developers and residents of today’s ever-expanding cities and suburbs.  Many historical and contemporary maps and photographs illustrate the text.

Richard V. Francaviglia is Professor of History and Director of the Center for Greater Southwestern Studies and the History of Cartography at the University of Texas at Arlington.”

Other Events

Cross Timbers Urban Forestry Council offers several events throughout the year including Big Tree Tours, Talking Tours, meetings, and learning opportunities.  We focus on learning and outdoor activities in the Cross Timbers region; usually staying in Texas.  Occasionally, trips may be planned into Oklahoma.

Keeping the Green Side Up

Laura M. Miller, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, North Texas Urban Forestry Conference Chair The 2023 North Texas Urban Forestry Conference will provide tree professionals with an opportunity to learn about the ways we can best protect valuable trees while...

Donate to Help the Urban Forest on North Texas Giving Day

The Cross Timbers UFC will be participating in the North Texas Giving Day for 2020, please help support our mission by donating September 17th, or anytime before then!

2019 Annual Meeting

Join the Cross Timbers Forestry Council for our annual meeting on September 11, 2019 at the Lake Arlington Lakehouse.