The YCPTT program is a two-pronged approach dealing with the primary and secondary education arenas, and is designed to educate children and then integrate them into Tree New York 's programs and community self-help efforts. The two program components are (1) interactive field curriculum for young children ("The Great Cookie Lesson") and (2) The Young Citizen Pruner Program which combines a New York City Board of Education approved science curriculum with lifetime skills training. The project ultimately precipitated community empowerment and self-help using trees as the vehicle to address a wise range of issues that includes environmental and economic viability, an awareness of "cause and affect", and basic maintenance and skills training which guarantee tree management, continuity, and health. On the recommendation of the National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council, the USDA Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry Program awarded a $100,000 grant toward the $200,000 project. For further information, contact Barbara Eber-Schmid, Executive Director, New York City Street Tree Consortium, 51 Chambers Street, Suite 1412A , New York , NY 10007 . Phone: (212) 227-1887. E-mail: treesny@treesny.com. New York City Street Tree Consortium's web page can be found at http://www.treesny.com.

1994 Costs & Benefits of Urban Forests Project