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.” [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
Applications Being Accepted Now Through January 31, 2024. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos announced that applications are now being accepted for a total of $12.9 million for urban and community forestry projects through the Inflation Reduction Act funding opportunity. Earlier this [...]
Join the NYS DEC’s Urban and Community Forestry Program for a short overview of the three tools for determining disadvantaged community status in urban forestry in New York. DEC staff will discuss NY’s Disadvantaged Communities (DACs), Potential Environmental Justice Areas (PEJA), and the federal Community Economic Justice [...]
Be a part of the 2023 Tree City USA community in New York. Apply for Tree City USA status by December 1st, 2023. Last year, New York State had 174 approved Tree Cities, one of the best showings in the country! Want to learn more about the Tree [...]
The 2nd World Forum offered some fantastic field trips. A tour of Smithsonian Gardens was one. The property encompasses fourteen major spaces and some smaller ones as well. We took the two-and-a-half-mile loop to see only a fraction of what they have to offer. It [...]
In the November/December edition of City Trees Magazine: SMA is now UCFS: Big News for our Society! Icing out the Heat: Strategies for Urban Forestry Crews Birmingham, UK Master Plan Sets High Standard for European Cities USFS & Partners: Creating Climate-Resilient Oak Forests Inside the UCFS Mentor Program Baldcypress, [...]
Guest Contributor: Julie Heffernan, Communications Coordinator, Environment and Planning, NYC Parks New York City is known for great food, impressive art and towering architecture, among many other things, but how many people think about the Great Trees of New York—those that stand out as unique symbols [...]