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16 02, 2023

Widening the Funnel: Issues and Actions for Addressing Low Urban Tree Diversity, with Dr. Grant Thompson

By |2023-02-16T19:57:16-05:00February 16th, 2023|Categories: Arboriculture, Research, Society of Municipal Arborists, Training, Webinars & Online Workshops|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Widening the Funnel: Issues and Actions for Addressing Low Urban Tree Diversity, with Dr. Grant Thompson

We know the critical importance of diversifying tree canopy in cities. What are the obstacles to getting to our biodiversity goals for urban forests, and how can they be overcome? On February 13, Dr. Grant Thompson of Genus Landscape Architects presented a superb webinar on Widening the [...]

14 02, 2023

Jean Zimmerman and Doug Still Explore Connecticut’s Charter Oak on the This Old Tree Podcast

By |2023-02-14T16:25:26-05:00February 14th, 2023|Categories: Essays and Reflections, History, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Jean Zimmerman and Doug Still Explore Connecticut’s Charter Oak on the This Old Tree Podcast

This Old Tree podcast host Doug Still (left) and Council Board Member, arborist and author Jean Zimmerman (right) met with Jack Hale of the Hartford, Connecticut Tree Advisory Commission as part of their extensive exploration into the history, lore, and meaning of the storied Charter Oak, [...]

14 02, 2023

Council’s Jean Zimmerman and Andy Hillman Contribute “Tree Story Shorts” to This Old Tree Podcast

By |2023-02-14T18:02:06-05:00February 14th, 2023|Categories: Essays and Reflections, Organizational News|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Council’s Jean Zimmerman and Andy Hillman Contribute “Tree Story Shorts” to This Old Tree Podcast

One of two mature copper beech (Fagus sylvatica Atropurprea) at Wave Hill in the Bronx. Photo by Jean Zimmerman Council Board Members Jean Zimmerman and Andy Hillman were featured recently on Doug Still's This Old Tree podcast. Jean, an arborist, author of seven books, blogger, [...]

9 02, 2023

2nd World Forum on Urban Forests Oct 16-20 in Washington DC to Integrate SMA and PCF Conferences

By |2023-02-15T16:18:27-05:00February 9th, 2023|Categories: Arbor Day Foundation, International Society of Arboriculture, Partners Community Forestry, Society of Municipal Arborists|Tags: |Comments Off on 2nd World Forum on Urban Forests Oct 16-20 in Washington DC to Integrate SMA and PCF Conferences

The first World Forum on Urban Forests was held in Mantua, Italy (Mantova in Italian) in 2018. New Yorkers are fortunate that attending the second WFUF is more in reach: it will be Oct 16-20, 2023 in Washington, D.C. The New York State Urban Forestry Council will [...]

3 02, 2023

Webinar on Navigating Grant Funding: Municipal Success Stories

By |2023-02-03T11:53:13-05:00February 3rd, 2023|Categories: Funding, Grants, NYSDEC, Webinars & Online Workshops|Comments Off on Webinar on Navigating Grant Funding: Municipal Success Stories

Webinar: Navigating Grant Funding: Municipal Success Stories On March 1st, 2023, at 1 p.m., please join the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and New York State Association of Regional Councils on a webinar to hear other municipalities discuss successful strategies to access and manage grant funding. [...]

3 02, 2023

NYSUFC 2022 Annual Report is Live!

By |2023-02-03T09:22:48-05:00February 3rd, 2023|Categories: Organizational News|Tags: |Comments Off on NYSUFC 2022 Annual Report is Live!

See Report as PDF See Report as Flip-mag on Issuu Our 2022 Annual Report features Penfield's rousing first-ever Arbor Day celebration; the 2022 NY ReLeaf Conference in Watertown; Nancy Wolf's History of Urban and Community Forestry in NY, Part 2; and Nina Bassuk's partial retirement and recognition [...]

1 02, 2023

Executive Secretary Transition for the Council, Our Gratitude to Liana Gooding

By |2023-02-01T10:13:11-05:00February 1st, 2023|Categories: Organizational News|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Executive Secretary Transition for the Council, Our Gratitude to Liana Gooding

Liana Gooding served as Executive Secretary for the Council from early 2015 to the end of 2022. Those eight years were highly productive years for the Council in good measure because of Liana’s competence, reliability, consistency, and patient nature. “She was my right-hand person the whole time [...]

31 01, 2023

Advice for Writing about Urban and Community Forestry

By |2023-01-31T11:08:00-05:00January 31st, 2023|Categories: Essays and Reflections|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Advice for Writing about Urban and Community Forestry

by Michelle Sutton, NYSUFC Editor Our beloved field of Urban and Community Forestry (UCF) needs more advocacy and visibility, in all forms. I have an MS in Urban Horticulture and have been writing and editing in the UCF arena since 1998. I have some thoughts to share [...]

13 01, 2023

Save the Date! 2023 NY ReLeaf Conference on Long Island

By |2023-01-13T11:31:31-05:00January 13th, 2023|Categories: ReLeaf Conference|Tags: , |Comments Off on Save the Date! 2023 NY ReLeaf Conference on Long Island

    The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) Urban and Community Forestry program is excited to announce the annual New York ReLeaf Conference from July 20–22, 2023, at Hofstra University in Hempstead, Long Island. Our conference theme is, “Keeping Trees in Mind; Planning for [...]

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