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An Arbor Day Space Tree at Bronx Community College
Bronx Community College (BCC) was selected as one of fifty sites nationwide to receive a living piece of spaceflight history to promote science, technology, engineering, and mathematics: an American sycamore seedling grown from a tree seed that flew around the Moon on NASA’s Artemis I mission in late 2022. [...]
Trees, Please!
Washington Hawthorn from Arbor Day Seedling, Food Source for Cedar Waxwings/Photo Jim DeLellis “Is the tree as it rises delighted with its many branches, each one like a poem?” — Mary Oliver
In the Latest Issue of City Trees
In the May-June edition of City Trees Magazine: Fresh for Everyone: A Look Back at the 2024 Municipal Forestry Institute (and an Interest Form for 2025!) Johan Östberg and Gustav Nässlander on their Arborist Exchange adventure from Sweden to Washington DC, Baltimore, and NYC USFS and Partners on Why Stewardship Matters: Reflections [...]
A Great Arbor Day in Ballston Spa!
Contributing Writer: Kristopher Williams, Invasive Species Coordinator, Capital Region Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management The Village of Ballston Spa Park and Tree Board sponsored an informative and fun Arbor Day Tree Planting and Maintenance Demonstration at Kelly Park on Saturday, April 27, 2024. Two American sycamores (Platanus occidentalis) [...]
Planning for the 2024 Tour des Trees
The 2024 Tour des Trees will take place from Sunday, September 22 through Saturday, September 28 starting in Stamford, Connecticut, towards and around Martha’s Vineyard, and ending in Providence, Rhode Island. An annual long-distance cycling adventure, the Tour des Trees serves as the primary public outreach and community engagement [...]
2024 Arbor Day Posters Now Available
Courtney Bradt of Amsterdam, NY captured the winning photograph for the DEC’s 2024 NYS Arbor Day poster! DEC Urban and Community Forestry received more than one hundred submissions for this year’s contest, making the selection process pleasantly challenging for the Arbor Day Poster Committee. Posters, as well as bookmarks [...]
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