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
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,” [...]
$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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Ancient Paulownia at Winterthur, Delaware/Photo Donna Kaz. “Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything.” - Albert Einstein
In this installment of a somewhat regular feature, NYSUFC Board Member, author, blogger and Taking Root editor Jean Zimmerman takes a personal view of tree ID. After a cue from John Muir, who preferred the word saunter to hike, I dipped into the largest old-growth tract in Dutchess County New York, [...]
The New York State Arborists Fall Conference is an educational conference for the arborist community which offers diverse topics, exclusive time to explore innovative products/services and plenty of time to talk and share your experiences with other arboriculture professionals from across the state.We are excited to host [...]
Description The Yale Forest Forum is offering a Fall 2023 Speaker Series Webinar entitled "Understanding Climate-Smart Forestry in Practice" on Mondays September 11 – November 27 from 12:00 pm – 12:50 pm U.S. ET. The series will feature speakers from public-sector organizations like the U. S. Forest [...]