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Urban Eden Demonstration Videos from Cornell Horticulture Institute Director Dr. Nina Bassuk

In one of the Urban Eden video series, Nina Bassuk, and Zac Rood of the Cornell Landscape Architecture Department, demonstrated how to select for the best containerized woody plant material. Urban Eden Demonstration Videos from Cornell Horticulture Institute (UHI) Director Dr. Nina Bassuk Nina Bassuk has retired from [...]

By Jean|April 29th, 2023|Categories: Arboriculture, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Innovative Projects and Programs, Urban Horticulture Institute, Webinars & Online Workshops|Tags: bulk density test, containerized woody plants, Creating the Urban Eden, Nina Bassuk, penetrometer, Perc test, soil pH, soil porosity, soil science, soil texture, soil water holding capacity, Urban Eden Demonstration Videos, Zac Rood|Comments Off

Round 16 of the Urban and Community Forestry Grants for New York is now OPEN!

April 28, 3023 GOVERNOR HOCHUL CELEBRATES ARBOR DAY AND ANNOUNCES $3 MILLION IN GRANTS NOW AVAILABLE FOR URBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY PROJECTS Funding Supports Community Tree Projects to Protect Natural Resources, Air, and Water Quality and Help Combat Climate Change Governor Kathy Hochul today commemorated Arbor Day by announcing that [...]

By Jean|April 28th, 2023|Categories: Funding, Grants, NYSDEC|Tags: Round 16 NYS UCF Grants|Comments Off

Writing for the Trees: Drawing an Iconic New York City Tree

Writing for the Trees: Drawing an Iconic New York City Tree In this installment of a somewhat regular feature, NYSUFC Board Member, author and blogger Jean Zimmerman shares her experience at a Tree Wonder gathering in Washington Square Park. All photos by Jean Zimmerman Would you like to draw the [...]

By Jean|April 26th, 2023|Categories: Essays and Reflections, Innovative Projects and Programs, NYC, Uncategorized|Tags: English elm, Georgia Silvera Seamans, Jean Zimmerman, Tree Wonder, Washington Square Park, Washington Square Park Eco Projects, Writing for the Trees|Comments Off

This is a Big One! Applications for IRA-Funded UCF Grants Now Open, Close June 1

At an event today in New Jersey, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced more than $1 billion in grants to increase equitable access to trees and green spaces in urban and community forests where more than 84% of Americans live, work and play. The grant funding is available to community-based [...]

By Jean|April 12th, 2023|Categories: Funding, Grants, USFS|Tags: Forest Service, Inflation Reduction Act, IRA, U.S. Forest Service|Comments Off

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 Jean|April 12th, 2023|Categories: Awards, NYSDEC, Tree Campus Higher Education, Tree City USA, Tree Line USA, Volunteers|Tags: NYSDEC Urban Forestry Awards|Comments Off

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 Jean|April 3rd, 2023|Categories: TAKING ROOT News|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