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25 09, 2023

Zen and the Art of Aesthetic Pruning

By |2023-09-25T15:40:48-04:00September 25th, 2023|Categories: Essays and Reflections|Comments Off on Zen and the Art of Aesthetic Pruning

Guest contributor: Alexander Senauke, Blog at www.setting-roots.com All photographs courtesy of Alexander Senauke. Like many people I’ve met who work in arboriculture, my path into the industry was fairly circuitous. More unusual is the fact that my interest in trees was stirred [...]

22 09, 2023

New R8/R9 ReLeaf Workshop: Storm Response

By |2023-09-22T14:34:39-04:00September 22nd, 2023|Categories: ReLeaf Workshops|Comments Off on New R8/R9 ReLeaf Workshop: Storm Response

Storm Response: Before, During and After Western NY (R8/R9) ReLeaf Workshop November 2, 2023 8:30 am to 2:30 pm. One-hundred-year storms are occurring more frequently now than ever before. The impacts of storms on urban trees can be dramatic, and storm response is an expensive and dangerous [...]

21 09, 2023

In the Latest Issue of City Trees

By |2023-09-18T17:45:09-04:00September 21st, 2023|Categories: City Trees Magazine, Society of Municipal Arborists|Comments Off on In the Latest Issue of City Trees

In the September/October edition of City Trees Magazine: SMA Member Survey Results Can Urban Forestry be the Ideal Profession? Exploring Inclusive Alternatives to "Citizen Science" Engage Your Community with the New OurTrees Tool from i-Tree NYC Urban Bird Explorers Guide: Tree-Focused and Beautiful Live Oak with Brittany [...]

20 09, 2023

Trees, Please!

By |2023-09-18T17:50:44-04:00September 20th, 2023|Categories: Trees Please|Comments Off on Trees, Please!

Micro Ecosystem (Lycopodium obscurum, Mosses, Lichen, Twinned Acorns),Wildflower Island, Teatown Lake Reservation/Photo Diane Alden. “The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.” -W.B. Yeats

18 09, 2023

Fall Fruit Finder

By |2023-09-19T23:55:17-04:00September 18th, 2023|Categories: Essays and Reflections|Comments Off on Fall Fruit Finder

Guest Contributor: Georgia Silvera Seamans, Founder, Local Nature Lab; Director, Washington Square Park Eco Projects All photos courtesy of Georgia Silvera Seamans One of my favorite botanical quotes is “Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower,” [...]

14 09, 2023

Deadline extended to September 30th for NYSUFC Tree City USA Reward Grant!

By |2023-09-14T14:10:14-04:00September 14th, 2023|Categories: Arbor Day, Funding, Tree City USA|Comments Off on Deadline extended to September 30th for NYSUFC Tree City USA Reward Grant!

$1,000 AVAILABLE to support planting a large specimen tree or grove of trees in a prominent location within a community. The 2023 New York State Urban Forestry Council Tree City USA Reward Grant   Municipalities in New York State that have been a Tree City USA for [...]

14 09, 2023

$3 Million In Grants Available for Invasive Species Projects

By |2023-09-11T16:43:13-04:00September 14th, 2023|Categories: Grants, Invasive Plants, NYSDEC|Comments Off on $3 Million In Grants Available for Invasive Species Projects

Grant Applications Now Being Accepted Through Nov.1, 2023 $3 million is available in the third round of New York State’s Invasive Species Grant Program (ISGP). This grant program, supported by the State Environmental Protection Fund (EPF), is designed to advance projects that target both aquatic and terrestrial [...]

12 09, 2023

At the Fair With New York State Arborists

By |2023-09-13T13:05:58-04:00September 12th, 2023|Categories: Advocacy, Arboriculture, Cornell Cooperative Extension|Comments Off on At the Fair With New York State Arborists

New York State Arborists has sponsored a booth at the New York State Fair since 1982. That makes this the fortieth year. (Covid resulted in no Fair in 2020.) Dedicated volunteers help people who drop by with concerns about their trees. Every square inch [...]

11 09, 2023

Equitable Urban Greening Webinar

By |2023-09-11T16:41:23-04:00September 11th, 2023|Categories: Climate Change, Environmental Justice|Comments Off on Equitable Urban Greening Webinar

ReLeaf is offering a free webinar – a lunch time event on October 25, 2023, noon EST, with Dr. Lincoln Larson of NC State on his research into equitable urban greening. Trees are excellent partners in the fight against climate change and recent federal funding in the Inflation [...]

8 09, 2023

Trees, Please!

By |2023-09-08T09:35:54-04:00September 8th, 2023|Categories: Trees Please|Comments Off on Trees, Please!

Ancient Paulownia at Winterthur, Delaware/Photo Donna Kaz. “Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything.” - Albert Einstein

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