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earned on the principal is distributed as working capital. Endowments are <br /> attractive, because they supply long -term support for ongoing urban forestry <br /> programs. Some donors may be particularly attracted to this arrangement. <br /> While an endowment of any size can provide supplemental funding for <br /> programs, complete reliance on this source would require a large amount of <br /> principal. <br /> Corporate and private donations are easier to solicit and administer when <br /> other funding has already been acquired. <br /> Wood sales from trees that have been taken down and sold as timber or <br /> firewood can be an important source of supplementary income, although they <br /> cannot keep a program running by themselves. <br /> Replacement funds should be made available when accidents or vandalism <br /> contribute to the untimely death of trees. These replacement funds, obtained <br /> either from insurance payments or the parties responsible, may be earmarked <br /> as a line item within the basic budget. <br /> Arbor Day, or Arbor Week, provides an opportunity to raise funds and plant <br /> trees that crosses the barriers of age, class and neighborhood. It is perhaps the <br /> single most important event for eliciting public support for trees and for <br /> informing the public about the value of trees. Planting trees celebrates their <br /> significance in enhancing the quality of urban life. As Sterling Morton, the <br /> founder of the first Arbor Day, wrote: "Other holidays repose upon the past. <br /> Arbor Day proposes for the future." <br /> NON - MONETARY SUPPORT <br /> Urban forestry programs can benefit from contributions of labor, materials, <br /> supplies and equipment that can offset budgeted expenses. Volunteers can be <br /> extremely valuable to an urban forestry program. They can provide labor and form <br /> a potent citizen support group. Volunteers can plant and water trees, prune basal <br /> suckers and collect leaves and fallen branches. "Hands on" public participation in <br /> urban forestry activities can help create public support and increase citizen <br /> commitment to the urban forest. <br /> To be effective, volunteers must be managed properly, which often means that a <br /> person be designated as a volunteer coordinator. Volunteers must be fully informed <br /> of their responsibilities, adequately trained and carefully supervised. Follow -up is <br /> also important. Nothing is more discouraging to volunteers than to see trees they <br /> planted die from lack of care. <br />