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Writing for the Trees: Two Heiresses Who Saved Trees

In this installment of a somewhat regular feature, NYSUFC Board Member, author, blogger and Taking Root editor Jean Zimmerman goes in quest of knowledge about the history of women in arboriculture. Happy women’s history month! When I started out as a certified arborist, [...]

By |March 18th, 2024|Categories: Writing For The Trees|Comments Off on Writing for the Trees: Two Heiresses Who Saved Trees

In the Latest Issue of City Trees

In the March-April edition of City Trees Magazine: Board Member Profile: Keith O'Herrin U.S. Forest Service: Promoting Environmental Justice in Urban Forest Plans The Resilient Canopy Goes to Flash Flood Alley: Michael Holinsky on Climate & Tree Trials in San Antonio, Texas The Future of UCFS: Denise Lewis, Caitlyn Baldini, Tara Soppet, and Kaleb [...]

By |March 13th, 2024|Categories: City Trees Magazine, Urban & Community Forestry Society|Comments Off on In the Latest Issue of City Trees

Tour des Trees 2024

The 2024 Tour des Trees will take place from Sunday, September 22 thru Saturday, September 28 starting in Stamford, Connecticut, towards and around Martha’s Vineyard, and ending in Providence, Rhode Island. The Tour des Trees is an annual long-distance cycling adventure which serves as the primary public outreach and [...]

By |March 12th, 2024|Categories: Advocacy, Innovative Projects and Programs|Comments Off on Tour des Trees 2024

Young People Who Want to Change the World

Contributing Writer: Aelwen Johnstone, Millennium Kids Youth Board Member Millennium Kids (MK), is an environmental youth organisation based in Australia. We have been championing youth empowerment and environmental advocacy since 1996, inspiring youth-led initiatives and leaving an indelible mark on the environment, individuals and [...]

By |March 11th, 2024|Categories: Innovative Projects and Programs, Youth|Comments Off on Young People Who Want to Change the World

Trees, Please!

In Memory of Ryan Pendelton/Photo Stephen Prée   “Love shook my heart Like the wind on the mountain Troubling the oak-trees” — Sappho

By |March 6th, 2024|Categories: Trees Please|Comments Off on Trees, Please!

Celebrating the Giants Among Us

The newest Big Tree Register — a list of the largest known trees in New York State — is now available! Each year, Big Tree enthusiasts summit nomination forms for trees that they think have champion potential. This year, more than 50 new champions and co-champions were crowned, including 6 former [...]

By |March 5th, 2024|Categories: Innovative Projects and Programs, NYSDEC|Comments Off on Celebrating the Giants Among Us
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