News release issued January 4, 2001, effective immediately.
For media inquiries, contact Caroline Booth Lara, Communications Specialist, (580) 224-6379.
  email: cblara@noble.org

Note: This event occurred in 2001. Please see our news releases section for upcoming events.

Tree Damage & Repair Program Set Jan. 11

ARDMORE, Okla. – If you’re a southern Oklahoma resident who suffered tree damage and you’re wondering what you can or should do about it, answers are on the way.

The Noble Foundation is sponsoring a free public presentation, "Damaged Trees – What Now?" The event will be held Thursday, Jan. 11^th at 7:00 p.m. in the Southern Oklahoma Technology Center Auditorium on Sam Noble Parkway in Ardmore. In the event of an overflow crowd, a second session will be held at 8:00 p.m..

The program will include information on the types and degrees of tree damage produced by the ice storm and the options for dealing with the damage. Attendees are encouraged to bring photographs of their damaged trees so that Noble Foundation horticulturists can answer individual questions.

For more information on how to deal with damaged trees, contact the Noble Foundation at 580-223-5810, or visit the web site at http://www.noble.org/Press_Release/Ag/IceDamage2000/story.htm.

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See also: Ice Damage Photos with Captions

The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, headquartered in Ardmore, Okla., is a non-profit organization conducting agricultural, forage biotechnological, and plant biology research; providing grants to numerous non-profit charitable, educational and health organizations; and assisting farmers and ranchers through educational and consultative agricultural programs.

To learn more, check out the Noble Foundation Web site at http://www.noble.org.

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