Nancy Wolf

16 11, 2022

At John Bowne High School Tree Nursery in Queens, Teachers & Students Look Forward to Spring as They Prepare for Winter

By |2022-11-19T09:26:31-05:00November 16th, 2022|Categories: Arboriculture, Innovative Projects and Programs, NY ReLeaf, NYC, Tree Planting, Youth|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

John Bowne High School Agriculture Teacher Jane Zhu (at right) with two of her students, readying the school nursery's woody plants for overwintering. Story and Photos by Nancy Wolf, Environmental Education Consultant, Member of New York City (Region 2) ReLeaf  This fall, John Bowne High [...]

22 07, 2021

Council Recognizes Nancy Wolf with Heartwood Award

By |2021-07-23T08:01:25-04:00July 22nd, 2021|Categories: Awards, Organizational News, ReLeaf Conference|Tags: , |3 Comments

You may recognize this year’s Heartwood Award winner as the author of the meticulously researched and lively document, “How it Happened: New York ReLeaf—A Brief History of Urban Forestry in the United States and the Creation of the New York State Program, Part 1.” Part 1 is [...]

20 05, 2021

Brooklyn Academy of Science and the Environment Celebrates Arbor Day 2021 with Tree Planting

By |2021-05-20T12:20:37-04:00May 20th, 2021|Categories: Arbor Day|Tags: , , , , , , |0 Comments

Students from the Brooklyn Academy of Science and the Environment (BASE) planted trees on the grounds of NYC Department of Education’s Prospect Heights High School in Brooklyn. Thank you to Arbor Day Project Coordinator Nancy Wolf for providing this account and to Elizabeth Otte/BBG for [...]

10 07, 2020

How it Happened: The History of NY ReLeaf

By |2021-02-27T23:06:54-05:00July 10th, 2020|Categories: History, NY ReLeaf|Tags: , , |0 Comments

Welcome to Part One of Council Cofounder Nancy Wolf’s meticulously researched and lively How it Happened: New York ReLeaf A Brief History of Urban Forestry in the United States and the Creation of the New York State Program Part 1 of 2 Answering questions such as: How does [...]

22 11, 2016

Green Horizons Career Fair 2016: Introducing NYC Middle Schoolers to Urban Forestry & Other Environmental Careers

By |2016-11-22T20:27:05-05:00November 22nd, 2016|Categories: NYC|Tags: , |0 Comments

  Over 200 NYC middle school students, teachers, and guidance counselors enjoyed the 21st Green Horizons event on October 20th, 2016 in Central Park. New York City’s annual environmental and natural resources careers day continues to provide a free and hands-on experience for young people, working directly with professionals who volunteer [...]

21 07, 2016

ReLeaf 2016 Reflections

By |2016-07-21T15:50:28-04:00July 21st, 2016|Categories: Essays and Reflections, Organizational News, ReLeaf Conference|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

Did you know that scholarships toward registration for the annual ReLeaf conference are available through the DEC for qualified applicants? These folks received awards this year. Dewitt’s Nicholas Quilty-Koval: The Releaf Conference was fantastic. It was a great experience and I was able to talk to many [...]

21 06, 2016

NYC Arbor Day Project, with Youth Growing & Planting 234 Trees

By |2016-06-21T23:27:26-04:00June 21st, 2016|Categories: Arbor Day, Innovative Projects and Programs, NYC, Tree Planting|Tags: , , , , , , |0 Comments

  Students from the High School of American Studies at Lehman College in the Bronx plant an evergreen on campus. The students are left to right: Magella Sheehan, Owen McFadzean, and Rajesh Persad. Photo by Anthony Thoman Due to spring holidays, schools in New York [...]

19 04, 2016

2016 Tree City/Campus/Line USA Awards Ceremony

By |2016-06-29T15:31:18-04:00April 19th, 2016|Categories: Arbor Day Foundation, Tree Campus USA, Tree City USA, Tree Line USA|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

NYSUFC Founder Nancy Wolf received an Urban Forestry Award in honor of her many contributions to our field. Current NYS Urban and Community Forestry Program Coordinator Mary Kramarchyk (left) was joined by two former Program Coordinators–Peter Innes and Peter Frank (to Nancy’s left)–who turned out to [...]

26 03, 2015

Letter-Writing Advocacy: ReLeaf COUNT TREES Part II

By |2015-03-26T09:21:15-04:00March 26th, 2015|Categories: Innovative Projects and Programs, ReLeaf Workshops|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

http://www.ted.com/talks/omar_ahmad_political_change_with_pen_and_paper?language=en Want your local politician to pay attention to an issue you care about? Take this tip from Omar Ahmad, the beloved former mayor of San Carlos, California: Send a monthly handwritten letter. Old-fashioned correspondence, he shows, is more effective than email, phone — or even writing [...]

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