Last month, NYSDEC Commissioner Basil Seggos announced the winner of DEC's Annual 5th Grade Arbor Day Poster Contest - Nicole Halaseh from Casimir Pulaski School in Yonkers, Westchester County. "This year's 5th grade Arbor Day Poster Contest winner Nicole Halaseh's unique artwork captures the importance of New [...]
So many accomplishments to celebrate in 2019! You can see the report in flip mag form on Issuu or read a PDF here. The NYSUFC treasures its many partners who made all this good work possible. Thank you, friends!
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NANCY WOLF SEEKS INFORMATION ABOUT URBAN FORESTRY ACTIVITY AROUND THE STATE Nancy Wolf is writing a short history of urban forestry in New York State from the earliest days of the late 19th century through today's successful program. Archival materials have not been systematically collected, unfortunately, but [...]
DEC Nursery's Spring Sale Happening Now DEC's Colonel William F. Fox Memorial Saratoga Tree Nursery's annual seedling sale is happening now! Dozens of tree and shrub species are available for purchase for conservation plantings across New York State. You can browse this year's selection on our website, [...]
Sophia Rodbell (left) with fellow 2020 MFI grad Jean Zimmerman (center) and MFI Teaching Cadre Member and Council Past President Andy Hillman, enjoying the early spring weather in Gulf Shores, Alabama. NYSUFC Board Member Sophia Rodbell recently graduated from the 2020 Municipal Forestry Institute (MFI), [...]
From NYC’s Natural Areas Conservancy comes this note from Director Sarah Charlop-Powers and her team. We thought it would be of interest to all those who are looking for comfort in natural areas and parks across New York State. “In every walk with nature, one receives far [...]
Arborist and author Jean Zimmerman. Photo by Maud Reavill Council Member and SavATree Arborist Jean Zimmerman recently attended the 2020 Municipal Forestry Institute (MFI) with partial assistance from a Council scholarship. With this MFI class, more than 750 urban forestry and affiliated professionals have completed [...]
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An article about SUNY-ESF alum and Council Past President David Moore appeared in the Winter 2020 edition of ESF Magazine, a publication for alumni and friends of the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Called “Alumnus Honored as ‘Trailblazer’ Promotes Benefits of Urban Forestry,” the interview [...]