On Wednesday, April 23, from 1-2 EDT, the Utility Arborist Association will offer a webinar that will educate about how Indigenous knowledge and stewardship practices enhance vegetation management. This webinar will explore traditional ecological principles, sustainable land management, and the vital role of Indigenous communities [...]
There are still openings for men and women to compete in New York State Arborists’ 2025 Tree Climbing Championship, to be held Friday and Saturday, June 20-21, at Washington Park in Albany. The Tree Climbing Championship is a gathering of the top tree workers in New [...]
In this installment of a somewhat regular feature, NYSUFC Board Member, author, blogger and Taking Root editor Jean Zimmerman writes about being inspired by the strength of New York City’s historic trees. Muscle through is something I’ve tried to do [...]
Guest Contributor: Georgia Silvera Seamans, founder of Local Nature Lab, a nature education nonprofit based in New York City. She holds a PhD from University of California Berkeley and is an adjunct professor of environmental studies. She has published peer-reviewed articles in Urban Forestry & Urban Greening and Arboriculture [...]
The weather might have been scorching, but the climbers were undeniably cool. Awesome, every one. The 2024 New York State Tree Climbing Championship took place in Albany’s pleasantly shady Washington Park on June 22. Sponsored by The New York [...]
Guest Contributor: Amy Mackenzie, NYSDEC Urban Forester and Chair of the Regions 4&5 ReLeaf Committees ReLeaf sponsored an awesome workshop at Draves Arboretum in Darien Center on June 13. Attendees received a broad overview of preparation and response activities for before, during and after storms. The focus was [...]
The New York State Tree Climbing Championship is a gathering of the top tree workers in New York State to display their tree climbing skills and abilities in a series of competitive events. Join them at Washington Park in Albany, NY on Saturday, [...]
Guest Contributor: Georgia Silvera Seamans, Founder, Local Nature Lab; Director, Washington Square Park Eco Projects All photos courtesy Georgia Silvera Seamans Winter is the most wonderful time of the year to notice some of the features of deciduous trees that are overshadowed [...]
The MA Tree Wardens’ meeting on January 9-10, 2024 offered opportunities for learning, networking and fun. The state is different, some of the terminology is different, but New York and Massachusetts share most of the same concerns and have much to teach each other. [...]
Contributing Writer: Doug Still, Consulting Arborist; Host and Producer, This Old Tree radio show and podcast; Providence, R.I. City Forester (2005 to 2022); Past President, Society of Municipal Arborists. Good trees don’t always make good neighbors. We’d like to think so, but “boundary trees” [...]