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NYSDEC Hosts Joyful UCF Awards Ceremony in Baldwinsville

Folks from Tree Campus Higher Education, Tree Line Utilities, and Tree City USA communities networked and shared ideas at the DEC Urban Forestry awards at the Fireside Inn in Baldwinsville (Onondaga County) earlier this month. DEC UCF Partnerships Coordinator Christina McLaughlin gave attendees the prompt, “What do you want [...]

By |April 12th, 2023|Categories: Awards, NYSDEC, Tree Campus Higher Education, Tree City USA, Tree Line USA, Volunteers|Tags: |Comments Off on NYSDEC Hosts Joyful UCF Awards Ceremony in Baldwinsville

April TAKING ROOT News is Here

The Legacy of Tree Advocate Hattie Carthan, Landscape Architect Margot Chiuten, Urban Forestry Awards at Vassar, Tree Preservation in NYC, New Issue of City Trees, 2023 NY ReLeaf Conference, more Read this month's TAKING ROOT news here and subscribe here.

By |April 3rd, 2023|Categories: TAKING ROOT News|Comments Off on April TAKING ROOT News is Here

Writing for the Trees: Tree Preservation in New York City

Writing for the Trees: Tree Preservation in NYC  In this second installment of a somewhat regular feature, NYSUFC Board Member, author and blogger Jean Zimmerman shares her experience on one work site in Queens. All photos by Jean Zimmerman The tale of a root in danger is both complicated and [...]

By |March 22nd, 2023|Categories: Essays and Reflections|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Writing for the Trees: Tree Preservation in New York City

Recommended Reading: Dreaming and Building: Margot Chiuten and Chiuten Trowbridge Landscape Architects

Margot Chiuten (second from left) with (from left) her wife Shawna Black and their kids Keane, Graem, and Emerson. Dreaming and Building: Margot Chiuten and Chiuten Trowbridge Landscape Architects Margot Chiuten recently founded her own landscape architecture firm with longtime collaborator Peter Trowbridge. In this story in the [...]

By |March 21st, 2023|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Recommended Reading: Dreaming and Building: Margot Chiuten and Chiuten Trowbridge Landscape Architects

Recommended Reading: An African American Tree Activist Lived in Brooklyn

Hattie Carthan in 1978; photo from the New York Public Library. An African American Tree Activist Lived in Brooklyn Washington Square Park Eco Projects Director Georgia Silvera Seamans posted this story on the Brooklyn Botanic Garden blog about Hattie Carthan (1900-1984). Silvera Seamans writes, "[Carthan] is credited with starting [...]

By |March 21st, 2023|Categories: History, NYC|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Recommended Reading: An African American Tree Activist Lived in Brooklyn

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. Reporting and Photos [...]

By |March 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
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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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