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The Tree Research & Education Endowment Fund (TREE Fund) is the merged organization of the International Society of Arboriculture Research Trust and the National Arborist Foundation. The missions of the two organizations were similar, and the Boards felt that through joining of resources, the TREE Fund would advance the joint mission more effectively.
 The ISA Research Trust was established in 1976 to provide a reservoir of money from which important research could be funded. It’s goal was to “identify significant environmental, biological, social and economic needs of arboriculture and urban forestry … and provide funding for innovative basic/applied research and education project.”
In 1985, the National Arborist Foundation (NAF) was established to “be a vehicle for funding endeavors that would benefit the commercial arborist profession in its efforts to protect and enhance the global environment.” The main objective of the NAF was to fund scholarships in arboriculture and promote career opportunities in the field.
The boards of these two organizations agreed to merge in 2001 and the TREE Fund was officially established in 2002. Although the TREE Fund is an independent organization, it continues to work closely with the ISA and the Tree Care Industry Association (formerly, National Arborist Association) to fulfill our mission.
TREE Fund
711 E. Roosevelt Rd.
Wheaton, IL 60187
Phone: (630) 221-8127
Fax: (630) 690-0702
General Inquiries email: treefund@treefund.org
Janet Bornancin
Allan West, President
Ojai, CA
Ken Ottman, Vice President
City of Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
David McMaster, Secretary/Treasurer
The F.A. Bartlett Tree Expert Co.
Southhampton, NY
Mike Neal, ISA Representative
Arizona Public Service
Phoenix, AZ
Benjamin G. Tresselt III, TCIA Representative
Arborist Enterprises, Inc.
Lancaster, PA
James Barborinas
Urban Forestry Services
Mount Vernon, WA
Robert Fanno
Fanno Saw Works
Chico, CA
Timothy W. Gamma
Gamma’s Shield Shade Tree
St. Louis, MO
John Goodfellow
Potelco, Inc.
Redmond, WA
John R. Lloyd
Tech Tree Experts, Inc.
Blacksburg, VA
Robert Miller
Editor JOA
Oriental, NC
Ward Peterson
Davey Resource Group
Kent, OH
Tom C. Prosser
Rainbow Treecare Scientific
Minneapolis, MN
Ruth Stein
ABC News
New York, NY
Kristin Wild
Asplundh Tree Expert Co.
Willow Grove, PA
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