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20 03, 2018

NYC Parks Deployment to Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria

By |2018-03-20T15:07:05-04:00March 20th, 2018|Categories: Essays and Reflections, Innovative Projects and Programs, NYC|Tags: , , |0 Comments

A Puerto Rican flag painted on the roots of an uprooted tree in Old San Juan. Photos Courtesy NYC Parks In this post, NYC Parks Arborists Jessica Einhorn and Brooke Costanza answer questions about their deployment to San Juan, Puerto Rico from October 29-November 13, [...]

15 03, 2018

Urban Tree of Merit: Overcup Oak

By |2018-03-15T22:11:17-04:00March 15th, 2018|Categories: Recommended Urban Trees|Tags: , , |0 Comments

The underside of the overcup oak acorn. Photo by Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Tree of Merit: Overcup Oak (Quercus lyrata) Story by Cene Ketcham, Extension Arborist, Casey Trees Overcup oak (Quercus lyrata)—sometimes known as swamp post oak or water white oak—is a tough [...]

15 03, 2018

City Forest Credits (Formerly Urban Forest Carbon Registry) Update

By |2018-03-15T21:32:55-04:00March 15th, 2018|Categories: Funding, Innovative Projects and Programs, Nonprofits|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

  By Mark McPherson, Director, City Forest Credits A year ago, I wrote for the Council blog about the Urban Forest Carbon Registry, a non-profit organization based in Seattle. The Registry developed the first-ever Tree Preservation Carbon Protocol that enables urban forest preservation projects to earn carbon [...]

15 03, 2018

Thirteen NY Communities Awarded 2018 Arbor Day Grants

By |2018-03-15T16:45:05-04:00March 15th, 2018|Categories: Arbor Day, Grants, Organizational News, Tree Planting|Tags: |1 Comment

photo Anthony Thoman From Brian Skinner, Council Treasurer and Arbor Day Grant Program Chair The NYS Urban Forestry Council Arbor Day Grant Program Committee, in conjunction with the NYSDEC, is pleased to announce the winners of the 2018 grants. There was significant competition this year, with 26 [...]

7 03, 2018

DEC Announces 2018 Annual Tree & Shrub Seedling Sale at Saratoga Tree Nursery

By |2018-03-07T19:36:09-05:00March 7th, 2018|Categories: NYSDEC, Tree Planting, Urban Forest Ecology|Tags: , |0 Comments

Plantings Support Pollinators and Improve Habitats for Wildlife More than 50 species of trees and shrubs from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) Saratoga Tree Nursery are now available to public and private landowners and schools, DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos announced last month. “Planting [...]

27 02, 2018

Getting to Know the DEC Urban Forestry Program’s Mary Martin

By |2018-02-27T21:53:24-05:00February 27th, 2018|Categories: Member Profiles, NYSDEC, Organizational News|Tags: , |0 Comments

  Mary Martin in the Adirondacks As the volunteer coordinator for the NYSDEC Urban Forestry Program, I do a lot. My job duties vary throughout the year, ranging from planning ReLeaf workshops to creating theme and lesson plans for the 5th Grade Arbor Day Poster [...]

17 02, 2018

An Important Book for this Challenging Moment

By |2018-02-17T12:27:33-05:00February 17th, 2018|Categories: Advocacy, Funding, History|Tags: , , |0 Comments

As mentioned in the previous post, Jill Jonnes’s heralded 2016 book, Urban Forests: A Natural History of Trees and People in the American Cityscape, is a key resource for educating and inspiring ourselves, our fellow citizens, and our legislators as we seek to protect our urban forests. Here’s a review. [...]

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