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Trees, Please!

Standing Tall and Spreading Wings. Photo Chris Brunt “I am looking at trees they may be one of the things I will miss most from the earth though many of the ones I have seen already I cannot remember and though I seldom embrace the ones I see [...]

By |August 20th, 2024|Categories: Trees Please|Comments Off on Trees, Please!

Results from a Formal Survey of Urban Forest Management in New York State: Part 3, Planting and Planting Assessments

Guest Contributor: Rebecca Hargrave, Associate Professor at SUNY Morrisville and Ph.D. candidate, UMass Amherst Part 3 of a Series Focusing on Urban Forest Management in New York State In 2021, researchers at UMass Amherst in conjunction with the NYSDEC Urban and Community Forestry Program [...]

By |August 19th, 2024|Categories: Tree Campus USA, Tree Planting, Youth|Comments Off on Results from a Formal Survey of Urban Forest Management in New York State: Part 3, Planting and Planting Assessments

Media Magic: Turning Your Work into Headlines with Effective PR

This webinar,  produced by Alliance for Community Trees, is scheduled to take place Wednesday, August 21 from 1-2:00pm (Central Time). How do you ensure your vital mission gets the attention it deserves? This educational webinar is dedicated to helping nonprofits shine in the local and national media landscape. The [...]

By |August 15th, 2024|Categories: Tree Campus USA, Tree Planting, Youth|Comments Off on Media Magic: Turning Your Work into Headlines with Effective PR

New York State Awards 23 Projects $7 Million in Urban and Community Forestry Grants

Governor Kathy Hochul has announced the recipients of the Urban and Community Forestry Grants funded by the U.S. Forest Service through the historic Inflation Reduction Act. Grants totaling more than $7.1 million will support 23 urban forestry projects, particularly in disadvantaged communities most burdened by environmental pollution and the [...]

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Spotted Lanternfly: It’s Here. What Now?

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Westchester County will offer a free webinar Thursday, Sep 5, 2024 at 7:00pm for consumers and the commercial industry. The spotted lanternfly arrived in New York City in 2020 and is now established around the State. This invasive planthopper can become a real nuisance [...]

By |August 13th, 2024|Categories: Tree Campus USA, Tree Planting, Youth|Comments Off on Spotted Lanternfly: It’s Here. What Now?

DEC Announces Nearly $2 Million Partnership With SUNY ESF to Study Impacts of Urban Heat Island Effect on Disadvantaged Communities

New York State DEC Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar announced nearly $2 million awarded to SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) to help identify, model and map urban heat islands, to assess extreme heat impacts and responses and to support climate actions to address urban heat island effects [...]

By |August 12th, 2024|Categories: Tree Campus USA, Tree Planting, Youth|Comments Off on DEC Announces Nearly $2 Million Partnership With SUNY ESF to Study Impacts of Urban Heat Island Effect on Disadvantaged Communities
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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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