Guest Contributor: Emily Nobel Maxwell, Founder and Principal, Nobel Cause Consulting, Senior Advisor, Urban Forestry, City Parks Foundation Part One of a two-part post. Article adapted courtesy of Vital City. In Fall 2023, two important laws related to the urban forest went into [...]
Described as “One part acrobat, one part expert rope climber, one part tree physiologist, and several parts competitor and thrill seeker,” Mark Chisholm is well known in the climbing world. Mark has won the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) New Jersey Chapter Tree Climbing Championship [...]
Tree Talk attended the 31st Annual New York ReLeaf Conference (July 24-26, 2024) and asked attendees: What draws you to this ReLeaf Conference? Here are some of their responses. Abraham Watkins: “I would like to explore how other people plant trees [...]
This year’s 31st Annual New York ReLeaf Conference provided education, conversation and opportunities for bonding over the topic of urban trees. Between July 24-26th, participants from a wide range of backgrounds and experience gathered at the Albany Hilton for cutting-edge presentations and crucial information. [...]
Guest Contributor: Rebecca Hargrave, Associate Professor at SUNY Morrisville and Ph.D. candidate, UMass Amherst Part 4 of a Series Focusing on Urban Forest Management in New York State This article is the fourth in a series presenting the results of a 2021 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]