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5 12, 2023

Reclaiming an Atlantic White Cedar Bog

By |2023-12-04T16:49:22-05:00December 5th, 2023|Categories: Natural Areas in the Urban Forest, Urban Forest Ecology|Comments Off on Reclaiming an Atlantic White Cedar Bog

Contributing Writer: Ricker Magder, Community-based Environmental Writer, Nonprofit Consultant and Founding Executive Director of Groundwork Hudson Valley and Groundwork USA In the far northwest corner of New Jersey, along the Walkill River, stands a very special national wildlife refuge. Nestled in [...]

4 12, 2023

Trees, Please!

By |2023-12-04T16:13:41-05:00December 4th, 2023|Categories: Trees Please|Comments Off on Trees, Please!

Sequoia Art. Photo Terry Hawkridge   “In Japanese kodama, the spirit of a tree, refers to a feeling of special kinship with the heart of a tree. It is our deepest respect for the tree… that we may offer the tree a second life.” —George [...]

28 11, 2023

2023 New York City (R2) ReLeaf Fall Workshop Presentations

By |2023-11-28T17:21:10-05:00November 28th, 2023|Categories: ReLeaf Workshops|Comments Off on 2023 New York City (R2) ReLeaf Fall Workshop Presentations

The R2 Fall ReLeaf workshop was about up-and-coming news and research in urban forestry. All presenters gave permission for their presentations to be shared. Alley Pond Park's Future Forest with Kip Stein, Director of Natural Areas Management, NYC Parks Green Horizons: Celebrating the 25th Anniversary with Christina [...]

28 11, 2023

Oak Regeneration Project in Hillside Woods

By |2023-12-01T18:28:04-05:00November 28th, 2023|Categories: Forest Restoration, Innovative Projects and Programs, Natural Areas in the Urban Forest|Comments Off on Oak Regeneration Project in Hillside Woods

Contributing Writer: Haven Colgate, Chair, Hastings-on-Hudson Conservation Commission I arrived in Hastings-on-Hudson in 2002. Hillside Park & Woods was a marvel to me: twenty minutes from Manhattan and there’s this sylvan oasis: a peaceful one hundred acres of trees and trails, streams and even a pond. [...]

22 11, 2023

Trail Supporter Patches: Variety of Patches for Sale

By |2023-11-19T21:36:41-05:00November 22nd, 2023|Categories: Innovative Projects and Programs|Comments Off on Trail Supporter Patches: Variety of Patches for Sale

For those who are patch collecting enthusiasts, would like to support trails on State lands, or are looking for the perfect gift for an outdoor lover— we have the perfect thing for you! A variety of trail-riffic patches are now for sale as a single patch [...]

22 11, 2023

Beech Leaf and Bark Diseases: An Emerging Threat to All Beech Trees

By |2023-11-19T21:32:28-05:00November 22nd, 2023|Categories: Webinars & Online Workshops|Comments Off on Beech Leaf and Bark Diseases: An Emerging Threat to All Beech Trees

A free EPA IPM webinar – open to all on December 5, 2023 | 2:00 – 3:30 PM ET Diseases impacting beech trees are an emerging forest health threat. The iconic American beech has been prized for centuries by people for its dense, shady canopy, form, stature, [...]

21 11, 2023

Trees, Please!

By |2023-11-21T11:19:21-05:00November 21st, 2023|Categories: Trees Please|Comments Off on Trees, Please!

Autumn. Photo Peter Coats   “There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, There is a rapture on the lonely shore, There is society, where none intrudes, By the deep sea, and music in its roar. I love not man the less, But nature more.” [...]

20 11, 2023

Inside a Christmas Tree Farm

By |2023-11-19T21:59:26-05:00November 20th, 2023|Categories: Essays and Reflections|Comments Off on Inside a Christmas Tree Farm

Contributing writer: Karen Emmerich, Town of Warwick Tree Commissioner and NYSUFC Board Member Running a Christmas tree farm is probably one of the happiest jobs you could ever have. Don’t get me wrong, the work can be hard, frustrating and demanding, but [...]

15 11, 2023

Writing for the Trees Part Two: Bronx Great Tree Search

By |2023-11-29T21:46:12-05:00November 15th, 2023|Categories: Writing For The Trees|Comments Off on Writing for the Trees Part Two: Bronx Great Tree Search

The second part of a story about Jean Zimmerman's experience assessing trees in the Bronx for New York City’s Great Tree Search 2023. On another afternoon, back in the city proper we locate a venerable black tupelo. “At the edge of [...]

14 11, 2023

Writing for the Trees Part One: Bronx Great Tree Search

By |2023-11-29T21:46:33-05:00November 14th, 2023|Categories: Writing For The Trees|Comments Off on Writing for the Trees Part One: Bronx Great Tree Search

In this installment of a somewhat regular feature, NYSUFC Board Member, author, blogger and Taking Root editor Jean Zimmerman describes the experience of assessing trees in the Bronx for New York City’s Great Tree Search 2023. There are many great trees in New York City. [...]

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