the Tree Council
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The Tree Council was founded in 1973 in the United Kingdom, and became a registered charity in 1978.{{EW charity|279000}} Its primary objective is to act as an umbrella organisation for local groups involved in the planting, care and conservation of trees throughout the United Kingdom, and its creation followed the government-sponsored Plant A Tree In '73 campaign.
The charity is based at Canada Water, Surrey Quays, London.{{Cite web |title=Meet the team |url=https://treecouncil.org.uk/meet-the-team/ |access-date=2022-03-02 |website=The Tree Council |language=en-US}} Its activities include:
- Managing a national force of volunteer Tree Wardens who champion their local trees
- Young Tree Champions programme
- Orchards for Schools
- Science and research
- Trees Outside Woodland
- Community grants
Projects
- In 2002, selecting 50 Great British Trees to honour the Queen's Golden Jubilee of accession to the throne
- Supporting the UK government's Big Tree Plant campaign, which planted one million trees between 2011 and 2015
- Supporting the 2017 Charter for Trees, Woods and People
- Supporting the Queen's Green Canopy to mark her Platinum Jubilee in 2022{{Cite web |title=The Queen's Green Canopy |url=https://treecouncil.org.uk/our-members/queens-green-canopy/ |access-date=2022-03-02 |website=The Tree Council |language=en-US}}
- Organising National Tree Week in November each year{{Cite web |title=National Tree Week |url=https://treecouncil.org.uk/take-action/seasonal-campaigns/national-tree-week/ |access-date=2022-03-02 |website=The Tree Council |language=en-US}}
- Hadley Wood Hedgerow Trials__NOTOC__
Notable people
Landscape architect and garden designer Dame Sylvia Crowe was the organisation's chairman between 1974 and 1976.{{Cite web |title=Dame Sylvia Crowe |url=https://landscapewpstorage01.blob.core.windows.net/www-landscapeinstitute-org/migrated-legacy/SylviaCrowepreface.pdf |access-date=2 March 2022 |website=Institute of Landscape Architects.}} Joel Cadbury is The Tree Council's current chairman.
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website}}
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Category:Environmental organisations based in the United Kingdom
Category:Trees of the United Kingdom
Category:Environmental organizations established in 1974
Category:1974 establishments in the United Kingdom
Category:Environmental charities based in the United Kingdom