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In the Latest Issue of City Trees

In the May-June edition of City Trees Magazine: Fresh for Everyone: A Look Back at the 2024 Municipal Forestry Institute (and an Interest Form for 2025!) Johan Östberg and Gustav Nässlander on their Arborist Exchange adventure from Sweden to Washington DC, Baltimore, and NYC USFS and Partners on Why Stewardship Matters: Reflections [...]

By editor|May 8th, 2024|Categories: City Trees Magazine, Urban & Community Forestry Society|Comments Off

A Great Arbor Day in Ballston Spa!

Contributing Writer: Kristopher Williams, Invasive Species Coordinator, Capital Region Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management The Village of Ballston Spa Park and Tree Board sponsored an informative and fun Arbor Day Tree Planting and Maintenance Demonstration at Kelly Park on Saturday, April 27, 2024. Two American sycamores (Platanus occidentalis) [...]

By editor|May 7th, 2024|Categories: Arbor Day, Arbor Day Foundation|Comments Off

Planning for the 2024 Tour des Trees

The 2024 Tour des Trees will take place from Sunday, September 22 through Saturday, September 28 starting in Stamford, Connecticut, towards and around Martha’s Vineyard, and ending in Providence, Rhode Island. An annual long-distance cycling adventure, the Tour des Trees serves as the primary public outreach and community engagement [...]

By editor|May 6th, 2024|Categories: Advocacy, Innovative Projects and Programs|Comments Off

2024 Arbor Day Posters Now Available

Courtney Bradt of Amsterdam, NY captured the winning photograph for the DEC’s 2024 NYS Arbor Day poster! DEC Urban and Community Forestry received more than one hundred submissions for this year’s contest, making the selection process pleasantly challenging for the Arbor Day Poster Committee. Posters, as well as bookmarks [...]

By editor|April 25th, 2024|Categories: NYSDEC|Comments Off

Embrace the Mud

When you can’t do the rock walk or find logs to use as stepping stones to navigate through muddy areas, the next best option is to embrace the mud! With spring seeming to come earlier this year, so is mud season. Trying to avoid a mud puddle by going around [...]

By editor|April 24th, 2024|Categories: Forest Restoration, Innovative Projects and Programs|Comments Off

Trees, Please!

Cornus kousa 'Satomi' Planted With Diameter Size of a Pencil in 1999/Photo Christine Banigan “For in the true nature of things, if we rightly consider, every green tree is far more glorious than if it were made of gold and silver.” — Martin Luther [...]

By editor|April 23rd, 2024|Categories: Trees Please|Comments Off

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New York State’s Urban Forestry program is a partnership of public, private, and volunteer organizations and individuals that fosters comprehensive planning, management, and education throughout New York to create a healthy urban and community forest and enhance quality of life.

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Central Park, NYC by Carlos Alcazar