"Trees turn cities into home towns."

William J. Porter, NJSTF Executive Director Emeritus


The New Jersey Shade Tree Federation is a non-profit organization that has been assisting those individuals and agencies entrusted with the selection, planting and care of trees, since 1926.


Our objective is to educate our members by providing the latest up-to-date information and techniques relating to the care and maintenance of shade trees, in order to provide tree-lined streets for future generations. 

The New Jersey Shade Tree Federation accomplishes its objectives by bringing knowledgeable experts within the tree industry to speak at our Annual Conferences. Our speakers include nationally recognized scientific professionals, college professors, and tree experts. We also publish a bi-monthly newsletter that contains additional informative articles regarding the care and maintenance of shade trees. We invite you to become an active member in the NJSTF.

Our office, conveniently located on the Cook College Campus of Rutgers University, may be contacted for a wide range of information and services.


Community Support

Join as a member

find out more at


www.NJSTF.org

Get To Know Series on our
YouTube Channel

Get to know the NJSTF Officers and Directors and your fellow members! In an effort to bring our members together throughout the year, the NJSTF will be posting periodic video chats with some of our membership so that we can get to know each other better.

Annual Conferences & Publications

We recognize that the beauty of our conference is that it brings together municipal shade tree commissioners with professionals in the tree industry. Come to the Federation conference and obtain whatever credits you need.

Our goal is to improve the status of our profession and to establish liaisons between allied associations, businesses, and federal, state and municipal governments, in order to provide tree-lined streets for future generations.