NEWS 
        
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
July 19, 2017 
 
UVI CES AND VIDOA ANNOUNCES ARBORISTS’ WORKSHOPS 
The University of the Virgin Islands Cooperative Extension Service - Agriculture and Natural 
Resources Program and the Virgin Islands Department of Agriculture will hold FREE Arborists’ 
Workshops on Wednesday July 26, 2017 on St. Croix and Thursday, July 27, 2017 on St. 
Thomas from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The St. Croix workshop will be held in the Research and 
Extension Center, Room 133 on the Albert A. Sheen Campus. The St. Thomas workshop will be held 
in the Weiss Conference Room located in the West Residence Hall, St. Thomas Campus. 
The workshop will focus on proper pruning techniques, deciding when to remove a tree, importance of 
native trees to the ecosystem and an introduction to equipment used in arboriculture. All persons 
involved with or interested in caring for trees are encouraged to attend this important workshop. 
For additional information and to register please contact the University of the Virgin Islands Cooperative 
Extension Service – Stafford Crossman at (340) 692-4071, email scrossm@uvi.edu (St. Croix) or Orpha 
Penn at (340) 692-1080 at openn@uvi.edu (St. Thomas), or VIDOA - Louis Hilgermann at (340) 778-
0997, email louis.hilgemann@doa.vi.gov. 
  
Extension programs and policies are consistent with federal and state laws and regulations on non-
discrimination regarding race, color, national origin, religion, gender, gender preference, age, disability, and 
political beliefs. 
 
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