“Backyards are very important,” says coauthor Dexter Locke. New insights from research on “Urban form, architecture, and the structure of front and backyard vegetation,” by Alessandro Ossolaa, Dexter Locke, Brenda Linc, and Emily Minord in the Journal of Landscape and Urban Planning. 185 (2019) 141–157 ABSTRACT Residential yards comprise most land [...]
This program looks phenomenal and will be of interest to anyone in New York State~
The next in a series of i-Tree workshops co-presented by the Council and New York State Arborists will be March 19, 2019 in Manhasset from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. "Trees, Cities, and Benefits: i-Tree Benefits Calculator Workshop" full program here.
Edwin S. (Ed) Drabek Feb. 18, 1934 – Jan. 22, 2019 Some factual information for this post is excerpted from Mr. Drabek’s obituary, written by Dale Anderson for The Buffalo News. Ed Drabek leaves a legacy of nearly 60 years of service to Buffalo’s urban forest and [...]
Mike DeMarco took these ethereal photos while checking on young trees after work; one of them appeared on the cover (below) of City Trees, the magazine of the Society of Municipal Arborists. Michael J. (Mike) DeMarco is a City of Watertown Planner through the Office of Planning [...]
VALIDATE YOUR PEERS OPPORTUNITY! The deadline for ISA Awards has been extended to March 4th. The categories are many and varied, and recognize excellence in arboriculture and urban forestry. Many require that nominees be ISA members, but not all do. […]
Gloria Van Duyne recently became the new NYSDEC Urban and Community Forestry Program Director. We asked Gloria to share a little about herself, including her extensive experience within DEC. I was hired in 2005 by Mary Kramarchyk in DEC’s Urban and Community Forestry Program to develop [...]
Sally and her boyfriend Jon live together on Long Island. Sally Kellogg left her NYSDEC Urban Forestry Partnerships Coordinator position at the end of December. "I’m sad to be leaving my urban forestry family but excited for the next chapter in my life," she says. [...]
David Moore on his way to a presentation to the Oakland City Council. NYSUFC Past President David Moore is a finalist for an Arbor Day Foundation (ADF) Trailblazer Award, which recognizes an individual under the age of 35 who has demonstrated leadership in forestry, community forestry, [...]
2019 Arbor Day Community Grant Notice Upload full info and application The NYS Urban Forestry Council is pleased to announce available funding for small communities to have a 2019 Arbor Day tree planting event and to establish a community-based forestry program. This funding has been provided by [...]