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Environmental Justice Community Impact Grants Deadline August 7, 2024
$7.34 million in Environmental Justice Community Impact Grants is available to help communities most vulnerable to the impacts of pollution and climate change address environmental concerns and legacy pollution. Grants will support community-based organization projects that engage their communities around environmental justice issues and deploy community-driven solutions. This funding is administered by [...]
Urban Forests in Every City: Visions of Connecting People to Trees
Guest Contributor: Ruby A. Olisemeka, Director of Urban Engagement, Westchester Land Trust Photos by John Zeiger What is a vision? It’s a thought or image that captivates the mind, demanding the use of our human creative capacity to bring it into existence. And some visions, [...]
The New York State 2024 Tree Climbing Championship
The weather might have been scorching, but the climbers were undeniably cool. Awesome, every one. The 2024 New York State Tree Climbing Championship took place in Albany’s pleasantly shady Washington Park on June 22. Sponsored by The New York State Arborists, the [...]
A Joyous Arbor Day Tree Planting for the Village of Tuxedo Park!
Guest Contributor: Chiu Yin Hempel, Village of Tuxedo Park Tree Advisory Board On April 22 the Village of Tuxedo Park celebrated Arbor Day/Earth Day and nine years of being a Tree City USA. It was a great day for all. A total of [...]
NYSUFC 2023 Annual Report!
New York State Urban Forestry Council is proud to present our 2023 Annual Report, which highlights some of our varied initiatives over the course of the year. You’ll find an Arbor Day tree planting funded by a NYSUFC Quick Start Grant; a ReLeaf-sponsored tree ID walking tour; and our [...]
A Successful Western New York ReLeaf Workshop on Storm Response
Guest Contributor: Amy Mackenzie, NYSDEC Urban Forester and Chair of the Regions 4&5 ReLeaf Committees ReLeaf sponsored an awesome workshop at Draves Arboretum in Darien Center on June 13. Attendees received a broad overview of preparation and response activities for before, during and after storms. The focus was on safety and [...]
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