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Deadline extended to September 30th for NYSUFC Tree City USA Reward Grant!
$1,000 AVAILABLE to support planting a large specimen tree or grove of trees in a prominent location within a community. The 2023 New York State Urban Forestry Council Tree City USA Reward Grant Municipalities in New York State that have been a Tree City USA for at least the [...]
$3 Million In Grants Available for Invasive Species Projects
Grant Applications Now Being Accepted Through Nov.1, 2023 $3 million is available in the third round of New York State’s Invasive Species Grant Program (ISGP). This grant program, supported by the State Environmental Protection Fund (EPF), is designed to advance projects that target both aquatic and terrestrial invasive species across [...]
At the Fair With New York State Arborists
New York State Arborists has sponsored a booth at the New York State Fair since 1982. That makes this the fortieth year. (Covid resulted in no Fair in 2020.) Dedicated volunteers help people who drop by with concerns about their trees. Every square inch affords a wealth [...]
Equitable Urban Greening Webinar
ReLeaf is offering a free webinar – a lunch time event on October 25, 2023, noon EST, with Dr. Lincoln Larson of NC State on his research into equitable urban greening. Trees are excellent partners in the fight against climate change and recent federal funding in the Inflation Reduction Act presents [...]
Trees, Please!
Ancient Paulownia at Winterthur, Delaware/Photo Donna Kaz. “Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything.” - Albert Einstein
Writing for the Trees: I Went for a Saunter
In this installment of a somewhat regular feature, NYSUFC Board Member, author, blogger and Taking Root editor Jean Zimmerman takes a personal view of tree ID. After a cue from John Muir, who preferred the word saunter to hike, I dipped into the largest old-growth tract in Dutchess County New York, the South Woods [...]
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