Yellowwood / Michelle Sutton The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is pleased to announce available Environmental Protection Fund (EPF) funding for qualifying governmental entities or non-for-profit organizations. Grant projects must implement successful tree inventory, community forest management planning, tree planting, tree maintenance, [...]
Also in this update from the Governor’s office: DEC Honored with 10-Year Achievement in Sustainable Forest Management Status for Forest Certification Student and State Arbor Day Poster Contest Winners Announced Highlighting Albany’s 16th Year as a Tree City USA Governor Andrew M. Cuomo recently announced $2.2 million [...]
Courtesy Sustainable Urban Forests Coalition (SUFC) Testimony Submitted for FY 19 Budget The SUFC Policy Working Group recently submitted testimony to the House and Senate Interior Appropriations Subcommittees urging support and funding for U.S. Forest Service, EPA, and National Park Service programs related to urban forests. The Working Group also submitted testimony to [...]
Joel Meyerowitz A recent New York Times article by James Barron features an interview with Natural Areas Conservancy Executive Director Sarah Charlop-Powers and Senior Ecologist Helen Forgione about the story behind the new Forest Management Framework for New York City’s urban forest. Prospect Park Alliance President [...]
Intro and photos by Michelle Sutton What does it all mean? The tree collections in cemeteries and memorial parks are key contributors to the beauty, diversity, and ecological services of the urban forest. Since I was a teenager, I’ve loved wandering cemeteries and [...]
Eight years ago, Council Board Member Lori Brockelbank (second from left) helped Jamestown Community College become the first community college in NYS to be a Tree Campus USA. And once again, Lori brought students with her to celebrate the College’s ongoing Tree Campus USA status: Avery [...]
Black walnut table from a salvaged urban tree in Warwick. All photos from New York Heartwoods New York Heartwoods (NYH), located in Kingston, was founded in 2011 out of Megan Offner’s love of forests, passion for quality craftsmanship, and desire to create environmental and economic [...]
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Calls, emails, letters, and in-person visits to federal legislators by advocates for Urban and Community Forestry have paid off! You'll recall President Trump's proposed FY 18 Budget zeroed out funding for UCF. Citizens and UCF advocacy groups sprung into action to educate our representatives in Congress about [...]
By Lewis Cutler I am pleased to announce that Manuel A. Alarcon, a senior at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF), was awarded the Helen Sternberg Cutler Memorial Scholarship in Urban Forestry for 2018. He will be graduating with a BS in Forest [...]