Spring 2026
Anita B Gorman Conservation Discovery Center
4750 Troost Ave, Kansas City MO 64110
Cost to Attend: $50 per person
Heartland Tree Alliance is offering our Tree Keepers course this spring in Kansas City, MO. Tree Keepers is perfect for city employees,
landscape professionals, Master Gardeners, Master Naturalists, students, and
retirees. All classroom sessions will be held inside the Anita B Gorman Conservation Discovery Center. Thursday afternoon we will hold a tree identification and planting session taking place outdoors (all
tools will be provided). Tuesday and Wednesday sessions will run from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm. The Thursday session will run 9:00 am - 3:30 pm.
If you
have questions, please call Cathy Justice at 816-656-8918 or email cathy.justice@bridgingthegap.org, and she’ll be happy to help! If you cannot attend all the sessions, you can
make them up at a later date (at no charge)!
TENTATIVE
AGENDA:
Tuesday, April 28th, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Tree Benefits | Tree Identification | Urban Soils | Tree Biology
Wednesday, April 29th, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Tree Selection | Tree Planting | Pruning
Thursday, April 30th, 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Tree Problems | Tree Planting & Tree ID Field Day