Honoring Brian Skinner in Syracuse 9/25
Please join Brian's wide circle of friends, family, and colleagues for this tree planting in his honor. At this time we don't know if Brian will be able to be present.
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09, 2018
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09, 2018
A Tribute to Our Friend Pat Tobin
Pat Tobin in 2014 accepting Tree City USA recognition for Fayetteville, which has been a Tree City USA for nearly 20 years, thanks in no small part to Pat’s efforts. With Pat is NYSDEC Urban Forestry Partnerships Coordinator Sally Kellogg. Beloved Council Past President (2006-2009) [...]
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09, 2018
Arbor Day Foundation 2019 Awards: Noms Due Oct 31
See the six categories here. Past winners have included the Council's own Nina Bassuk; see blog post.
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09, 2018
Trees for Parks: Fall Fiesta Sugar Maple
Fall Fiesta sugar maple at Bold Spring Nursery in Georgia. Fall Fiesta is available in New York nurseries as well. Photo Courtesy Bold Spring Nursery The Fall Fiesta sugar maple (Acer saccharum ‘Bailsta’) is a patented cultivar selected in 1987 from a group of seedlings [...]
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09, 2018
Your September TAKING ROOT is Here
Your September TAKING ROOT is Here! Click here to subscribe to Taking Root, the monthly newsletter of our NYS Urban Forestry Council. See newsletter archives here.
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09, 2018
Saying Goodbye to the Council’s Beloved Pat Tobin
Longtime Council stalwart and unfailingly kind and gentle Pat Tobin died peacefully in her sleep at her home in Fayetteville on Saturday, September 1, 2018. "Although she had some health issues, her death did come as a shock to the family. We wanted to reach out to [...]
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08, 2018
Gloversville’s Arbor Day Tree Planting Boosted by Council Grant & Donations
Community members planting ‘Sienna Glen’ sugar maples near the Farmers Market Pavilion. Photos Courtesy City of Gloversville Gloversville, New York, located in Fulton County halfway between Albany and Utica, was a recipient of a 2018 NYSUFC Arbor Day Grant. These grants are meant to kick-start [...]
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08, 2018
Freeville’s First-Ever Arbor Day Planting Event
Freeville community members plant their first tree, a swamp white oak (Quercus bicolor), at their first-ever Arbor Day event. Photos Courtesy Village of Freeville Freeville Village Planning Board and Tree Committee Member Tom Cavataio provided this report on Freeville’s first-ever Arbor Day planting with the [...]
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08, 2018
Cornell Urban Horticulture Institute Team Evaluates Condition of National Mall Elms
Cornell UHI team Barbara Neal, Bryan Denig, and Nina Bassuk assess the health of one of the iconic elms ringing the National Mall. Photo by Yoshiki Harada In April 2018, the Cornell Urban Horticulture Institute team of Nina Bassuk, Bryan Denig, Yoshiki Harada, and Barbara [...]
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08, 2018
Board Member Danielle Gift on ReLeaf 2018 & Her New Position
Council Board Member Danielle Gift with a Parrotia persica on the RIT campus. Photo by Michelle Sutton Danielle Gift received a scholarship from the New York City/Region 2 ReLeaf Committee, of which she is an active member, to pay for ReLeaf registration and lodging. Get [...]