This in-person climate-stewardship-focused workshop will allow participants to learn about a variety of topics, including beech leaf disease, urban trees and carbon, NYC Housing Authority tree projects, youth involvement in green careers, and the Woodlawn Arboretum. Hosted by ReLeaf Region 2, the event will take place [...]
Sixty people from twenty-nine Tree City communities, one Tree Line and six Tree Campuses gathered at the SKY Armory in Syracuse on March 21, 2024 for the annual NYSDEC Recognition Event to honor Arbor Day Foundation awardees. The weather was [...]
Great Elm, Crotona Park/Matthew Lopez-Jensen “It is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes a claim upon men's hearts, as for that subtle something, that quality of air that emanation from old trees, that so wonderfully changes and renews a weary [...]
DEC has opened a third round of competitive grants for the Forest Conservation Easements for Land Trusts (FCELT) Grant Program. In partnership with the Land Trust Alliance, a total of $1.35 million in grant funding is available for eligible, accredited land trusts to purchase conservation easements on [...]
The 2024 I BIRD NY Challenge is back! Use your observation skills and join the annual Challenge by identifying any ten bird species of your choosing in New York State. Participants who successfully complete this fun challenge will be awarded a commemorative patch, can download a [...]
A rare celestial event on April 8 is expected to attract thousands of visitors to New York State. NYSDEC Commissioner Basil Seggos has provided valuable tips to help the public prepare to recreate safely and responsibly as New Yorkers count down the days to the highly [...]
Do you own or manage natural areas that are or could be forested? The NYSDEC Division of Lands and Forests is conducting a survey to learn more about how public and private forestland is being managed, as well as the tree planting potential for lands that are [...]
In this installment of a somewhat regular feature, NYSUFC Board Member, author, blogger and Taking Root editor Jean Zimmerman goes in quest of knowledge about the history of women in arboriculture. Happy women’s history month! When I started out as [...]
In the March-April edition of City Trees Magazine: Board Member Profile: Keith O'Herrin U.S. Forest Service: Promoting Environmental Justice in Urban Forest Plans The Resilient Canopy Goes to Flash Flood Alley: Michael Holinsky on Climate & Tree Trials in San Antonio, Texas The Future of UCFS: Denise Lewis, Caitlyn Baldini, Tara [...]
The 2024 Tour des Trees will take place from Sunday, September 22 thru Saturday, September 28 starting in Stamford, Connecticut, towards and around Martha’s Vineyard, and ending in Providence, Rhode Island. The Tour des Trees is an annual long-distance cycling adventure which serves as the primary [...]