Member Profiles

8 03, 2017

Getting to Know Brenda Cagle

By |2017-03-08T14:22:40-05:00March 8th, 2017|Categories: Member Profiles, Tree Inventory, Tree Planting|Tags: , |0 Comments

Brenda’s at center, wearing sunglasses, with other members of the proud Red Hook Village Green Committee. Can you tell us about your childhood influences that foreshadowed getting interested in conservation, trees, and urban forestry? Brenda Cagle: Growing up in West Virginia in the Ohio Valley [...]

14 02, 2017

Dr. Ed Gilman on Semi-Retirement, the Research Trail He Leaves Behind, and the Nexus of Urban Forestry and Arboriculture

By |2017-02-14T17:24:35-05:00February 14th, 2017|Categories: Arboriculture, Essays and Reflections, History, Member Profiles, Research|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

Ed and Betsy Gilman, married 37 years, overlooking the Brooklyn Bridge on a visit to NYC. Dr. Ed Gilman is a popular presenter among NY arborists and members of our state’s U&CF community, giving talks based on his decades of applied research at the University [...]

3 01, 2017

NYSUFC VP Brian Skinner on Retirement, with a Twist

By |2017-01-03T15:12:53-05:00January 3rd, 2017|Categories: Essays and Reflections, History, Member Profiles, Organizational News|Tags: , |0 Comments

So … to the surprise of many (including myself), I really did finally retire from National Grid at the end of October. After 45 years of enjoying the care of trees, service to innumerable individuals, mutual and professional associations with many industry friends, and decades of sharing [...]

28 12, 2016

Top Seven Blog Posts of 2016

By |2016-12-28T22:24:43-05:00December 28th, 2016|Categories: Arboriculture, Awards, Bare Root, Community Science, Forest Restoration, Innovative Projects and Programs, Member Profiles, Organizational News, Recommended Urban Trees, Research, Top Blog Posts|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Our Council's blog was viewed more than 19,500 times in 2016! Here are the year's seven most-viewed posts. Blight-resistant chestnut seedlings. Photo by Allen Nichols Over a thousand people read Participate in the Reintroduction of the American Chestnut … by Simply Planting a Few Nuts. "Now [...]

11 11, 2016

POWER-ful Allies: Utility Arborists Bring Valuable Perspective to the Council Board

By |2016-11-22T19:56:06-05:00November 11th, 2016|Categories: Member Profiles, Organizational News|Tags: , , , , , , , |0 Comments

The Council is tremendously pleased that three utility arborists have joined the Board: Orange and Rockland Utilities Manager of Vegetation Management Mark Beamish, NYSEG Lead Analyst Vegetation Manager Jeff Bell, and PSEG Long Island Forestry Supervisor Larry Ferrandiz. Council Vice President and National Grid Senior [...]

12 10, 2016

Getting to Know CCE Educator Vinnie Drzewucki

By |2016-10-12T16:17:59-04:00October 12th, 2016|Categories: Cornell Cooperative Extension, Member Profiles|Tags: |0 Comments

Vinnie Drzewucki traveled to Israel in 2015. The Sea of Galilee and Golan Heights are in the background. CCE Nassau County Horticulture and Urban and Community Forestry Resource Educator Vinnie Drzewucki (pronounced “Shavootski”) has served on the Council Board for two years. Can you tell [...]

24 08, 2016

NYSDEC Urban Forestry Intern Jennifer Kotary: Get to Know Her!

By |2016-08-24T14:07:54-04:00August 24th, 2016|Categories: Essays and Reflections, Member Profiles, NYSDEC, ReLeaf Conference, ReLeaf Workshops|Tags: , |0 Comments

In 2016, NYSDEC Urban Forestry Program Coordinator Mary Kramarchyk mentored her second summer intern, Jennifer Kotary. “The goal of the internship is to expose and recruit forestry students into the world of urban forestry,” Kramarchyk says. “Jennifer’s excellent technical and communication skills helped her fit right into [...]

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