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17 03, 2023

Recap of the NYSDEC 2023 Urban Forestry Awards Celebration at Vassar College

By |2023-03-21T18:58:46-04:00March 17th, 2023|Categories: Awards, NYSDEC, Tree Campus Higher Education, Tree City USA, Tree Line USA|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Recap of the NYSDEC 2023 Urban Forestry Awards Celebration at Vassar College

Celebrating the Village of Rhinebeck's 13 years as a Tree City USA! From left to right: NYSDEC Urban Forestry Partnerships Coordinator Christina McLaughlin; Joyce Meisinger and Connie Lown from the Village of Rhinebeck Tree Commission; and NYSDEC Urban and Community Forestry Coordinator Gloria Van Duyne. [...]

1 03, 2023

March April 2023 Edition of City Trees Features Rural Urban Forestry, SMA Conference in Seattle pics, New Horizon Elm, and New Role for Community Arboreta

By |2023-03-01T11:52:33-05:00March 1st, 2023|Categories: City Trees Magazine, Society of Municipal Arborists, Uncategorized, Underutilized Urban Trees|Tags: , , |Comments Off on March April 2023 Edition of City Trees Features Rural Urban Forestry, SMA Conference in Seattle pics, New Horizon Elm, and New Role for Community Arboreta

City Trees is the magazine of the Society of Municipal Arborists (SMA) and is freely available to everyone. Here’s how you can access City Trees, an international, bimonthly online magazine about all things urban forestry:  The March/April 2023 City Trees is here From the Jan/Feb 2023 link (or any other issue [...]

28 02, 2023

Schenectady’s Dynamic Tree Planting Collaboration: 2022 Update

By |2023-02-28T14:52:03-05:00February 28th, 2023|Categories: Environmental Justice, Funding, Grants, Innovative Projects and Programs, Nonprofits, Training, Tree Planting, Youth|Tags: , , , , , , |Comments Off on Schenectady’s Dynamic Tree Planting Collaboration: 2022 Update

The excellent e-flyer that went out to Schenectady community members in advance of the summer 2022 tree planting. See also the earlier blog post: Schenectady Plants 50 Trees with New Collaborative Initiative In the summer of 2021, ReTree Schenectady, the City of Schenectady, Schenectady County, Community [...]

20 02, 2023

Writing for the Trees: How Arborists Can Communicate With the World and Have Fun Doing It

By |2023-02-20T20:15:22-05:00February 20th, 2023|Categories: Essays and Reflections|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Writing for the Trees: How Arborists Can Communicate With the World and Have Fun Doing It

Writing for the Trees In this first installment of a somewhat regular feature, NYSUFC Board Member, author and blogger Jean Zimmerman shares ideas about How Arborists Can Communicate With the World and Have Fun Doing it Michelle Sutton wrote a great post recently about getting an article [...]

20 02, 2023

Register for Round 16 UCF Grants Virtual Information Session March 29

By |2023-02-20T11:21:04-05:00February 20th, 2023|Categories: Funding, Grants, NYSDEC|Tags: |Comments Off on Register for Round 16 UCF Grants Virtual Information Session March 29

  NYSDEC hopes to open the Round 16 UCF grant application period grants in spring (keep an eye out around Arbor Day!) If you’re interested in applying, the information session will be very useful for you. It will be recorded and sent to folks who register, so [...]

20 02, 2023

BIPOC Forestry Professionals Conversation Series Starts Feb 24th

By |2023-02-20T10:57:41-05:00February 20th, 2023|Categories: Innovative Projects and Programs|Tags: |Comments Off on BIPOC Forestry Professionals Conversation Series Starts Feb 24th

BIPOC Forestry Professionals Conversation Series Friday, February 24, 11:30am-1:00pm Central Register here! Beloved community is formed not by the eradication of difference but by its affirmation, by each of us claiming the identities of cultural legacies that shape who we are and how we live in the [...]

16 02, 2023

Widening the Funnel: Issues and Actions for Addressing Low Urban Tree Diversity, with Dr. Grant Thompson

By |2023-02-16T19:57:16-05:00February 16th, 2023|Categories: Arboriculture, Research, Society of Municipal Arborists, Training, Webinars & Online Workshops|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Widening the Funnel: Issues and Actions for Addressing Low Urban Tree Diversity, with Dr. Grant Thompson

We know the critical importance of diversifying tree canopy in cities. What are the obstacles to getting to our biodiversity goals for urban forests, and how can they be overcome? On February 13, Dr. Grant Thompson of Genus Landscape Architects presented a superb webinar on Widening the [...]

14 02, 2023

Jean Zimmerman and Doug Still Explore Connecticut’s Charter Oak on the This Old Tree Podcast

By |2023-02-14T16:25:26-05:00February 14th, 2023|Categories: Essays and Reflections, History, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Jean Zimmerman and Doug Still Explore Connecticut’s Charter Oak on the This Old Tree Podcast

This Old Tree podcast host Doug Still (left) and Council Board Member, arborist and author Jean Zimmerman (right) met with Jack Hale of the Hartford, Connecticut Tree Advisory Commission as part of their extensive exploration into the history, lore, and meaning of the storied Charter Oak, [...]

14 02, 2023

Council’s Jean Zimmerman and Andy Hillman Contribute “Tree Story Shorts” to This Old Tree Podcast

By |2023-02-14T18:02:06-05:00February 14th, 2023|Categories: Essays and Reflections, Organizational News|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Council’s Jean Zimmerman and Andy Hillman Contribute “Tree Story Shorts” to This Old Tree Podcast

One of two mature copper beech (Fagus sylvatica Atropurprea) at Wave Hill in the Bronx. Photo by Jean Zimmerman Council Board Members Jean Zimmerman and Andy Hillman were featured recently on Doug Still's This Old Tree podcast. Jean, an arborist, author of seven books, blogger, [...]

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