Selecting Your Tree – Fruit Trees with Paul Schwabe 4th in the Leafing Out webinar series Thursday, March 25, 2021, 12:00-1:00 PM Produced in collaboration with the Dane County Tree Board Join 1000 Friends and Paul Schwabe from Johnson’s Nursery in Menomonee Falls to hear the secrets to a bountiful fruit tree. Paul is a sales rep at Johnson’s Nursery and has many years of wisdom to share with us. He will cover the optimal site conditions for fruit trees and then help you increase your knowledge of apple and peach trees. Paul will be available for any of your fruit tree questions following his presentation. If you’ve already got a seed of a fruit tree problem stuck in your teeth, send us your question ahead of time and Paul will answer it during the webinar. We can’t wait to hear Paul share his years of experience with all of us! Click here to register. Pest Resource from Paul YouTube-Live Link The Leafing Out webinar series was funded in part by an urban forestry grant from the State of Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Forestry Program as authorized under s. 23.097, Wis. Stat. Tree Giveaway! As part of our Leafing Out webinar series, we’re having a tree giveaway! The trees are about 6-8’ tall and we have five different species currently available. The trees will be stored in Madison and need to be picked up. If you’re willing to come to Madison for a tree, let us know and we’ll add you to our list! Email our Community Project Director, Abe Lenoch ([email protected]) if you’re interested. BIG SHARE 2021 Thank you so much! Legislative Update 1000 Friends will be following the budget process carefully and also the Legislative session and providing updates on our website. We also have a calendar of committee hearings and listening sessions listed on our website. Legislative Calendar How the budget process works: The Legislative Fiscal Bureau prepares a comprehensive analysis of the Governor's bill for the Joint Finance Committee (JFC). JFC has scheduled committee hearings and will invite selected agency heads to appear and testify before the committee on their agency budgets. In April, public hearings on the bill will be held in Whitewater, Rhinelander, and Menomonie followed by one virtual meeting. After the agency and public hearings, JFC begins meeting several days a week through the end of May to to vote on various aspects of the bill. Legislative leadership has announced that JFC will work from the current budget and not the Governor's budget as its base document for preparing its version of the 2021-2023 state budget. At the end of the JFC budget process, all JFC changes to the current budget will be introduced as a substitute amendment to AB 68/SB 111 and sent to the full legislature for floor votes in each house. The legislature generally takes the bill up in June and sends its final version to the governor by the end of the month. The governor completes veto review within 30 days of receiving the bill, and then signs it into law.  We hope you'll follow the process, and when possible, let your voice be heard! Highlights from the Governor's Budget Stay safe and stay active! 1000 Friends of Wisconsin | 608-259-1000 | 1kfriends.org We are working remotely so please contact us via email at Deb Nemeth Gregg May Abe Lenoch Robin Wagner New Address: 1000 Friends of Wisconsin 820 W. Wingra Drive #259704 Madison, WI 53725 Follow 1000 Friends Online: ‌ ‌ ‌ 1000 Friends of Wisconsin | 820 W. Wingra Drive, Box 259704, Madison, WI 53725 Unsubscribe [email protected] Customer Contact Data Notice Sent by [email protected] powered by Try email marketing for free today!