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14 09, 2023

$3 Million In Grants Available for Invasive Species Projects

By |2023-09-11T16:43:13-04:00September 14th, 2023|Categories: Grants, Invasive Plants, NYSDEC|Comments Off on $3 Million In Grants Available for Invasive Species Projects

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 [...]

1 06, 2023

June TAKING ROOT News is Here!

By |2023-06-01T14:25:06-04:00June 1st, 2023|Categories: City Trees Magazine, Grants, Innovative Projects and Programs, NY ReLeaf, NYSDEC, ReLeaf Conference, TAKING ROOT News|Tags: , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on June TAKING ROOT News is Here!

In this issue of TAKING ROOT, Register Now for the 2023 NY ReLeaf Conference; Meet Fiona Watt, New Director of NYSDEC Division of Lands and Forests and New York State Forester; DEC Urban and Community Forestry Grants - Round 16 is Open; A New Direction for Michael [...]

22 05, 2023

Program highlights & Registration for 2023 NY ReLeaf Conference July 20-22 on Long Island

By |2023-05-31T21:53:44-04:00May 22nd, 2023|Categories: NYSDEC, Organizational News, ReLeaf Conference|Comments Off on Program highlights & Registration for 2023 NY ReLeaf Conference July 20-22 on Long Island

NY ReLeaf 2014 participants marvel over the monkey puzzle tree (Araucaria araucana) in Hofstra's campus pinetum. This year’s NY ReLeaf conference is July 20-22 at Hofstra University on Long Island. The theme is “Keeping trees in mind – Planning for a better tomorrow” so please [...]

17 05, 2023

Meet Fiona Watt, NYSDEC Lands & Forests New Director and New York State Forester

By |2023-05-17T13:22:44-04:00May 17th, 2023|Categories: Essays and Reflections, Forest Restoration, Innovative Projects and Programs, Natural Areas in the Urban Forest, NY ReLeaf, NYSDEC, Organizational News, Urban Forest Ecology|Tags: , , , , , |Comments Off on Meet Fiona Watt, NYSDEC Lands & Forests New Director and New York State Forester

Fiona Watt joined DEC on February 21, 2023, after more than 25 years at NYC Department of Parks & Recreation. Photo Courtesy NYSDEC We at the NYSUFC are pleased to reprint this piece, with permission, from New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) Lands [...]

28 04, 2023

Round 16 of the Urban and Community Forestry Grants for New York is now OPEN!

By |2023-04-28T16:08:02-04:00April 28th, 2023|Categories: Funding, Grants, NYSDEC|Tags: |Comments Off on Round 16 of the Urban and Community Forestry Grants for New York is now OPEN!

April 28, 3023 GOVERNOR HOCHUL CELEBRATES ARBOR DAY AND ANNOUNCES $3 MILLION IN GRANTS NOW AVAILABLE FOR URBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY PROJECTS Funding Supports Community Tree Projects to Protect Natural Resources, Air, and Water Quality and Help Combat Climate Change Governor Kathy Hochul today commemorated Arbor Day [...]

12 04, 2023

NYSDEC Hosts Joyful UCF Awards Ceremony in Baldwinsville

By |2023-04-12T08:58:13-04:00April 12th, 2023|Categories: Awards, NYSDEC, Tree Campus Higher Education, Tree City USA, Tree Line USA, Volunteers|Tags: |Comments Off on NYSDEC Hosts Joyful UCF Awards Ceremony in Baldwinsville

Folks from Tree Campus Higher Education, Tree Line Utilities, and Tree City USA communities networked and shared ideas at the DEC Urban Forestry awards at the Fireside Inn in Baldwinsville (Onondaga County) earlier this month. DEC UCF Partnerships Coordinator Christina McLaughlin gave attendees the prompt, “What [...]

17 03, 2023

Recap of the NYSDEC 2023 Urban Forestry Awards Celebration at Vassar College

By |2023-03-21T18:58:46-04:00March 17th, 2023|Categories: Awards, NYSDEC, Tree Campus Higher Education, Tree City USA, Tree Line USA|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Recap of the NYSDEC 2023 Urban Forestry Awards Celebration at Vassar College

Celebrating the Village of Rhinebeck's 13 years as a Tree City USA! From left to right: NYSDEC Urban Forestry Partnerships Coordinator Christina McLaughlin; Joyce Meisinger and Connie Lown from the Village of Rhinebeck Tree Commission; and NYSDEC Urban and Community Forestry Coordinator Gloria Van Duyne. [...]

20 02, 2023

Register for Round 16 UCF Grants Virtual Information Session March 29

By |2023-02-20T11:21:04-05:00February 20th, 2023|Categories: Funding, Grants, NYSDEC|Tags: |Comments Off on Register for Round 16 UCF Grants Virtual Information Session March 29

  NYSDEC hopes to open the Round 16 UCF grant application period grants in spring (keep an eye out around Arbor Day!) If you’re interested in applying, the information session will be very useful for you. It will be recorded and sent to folks who register, so [...]

3 02, 2023

Webinar on Navigating Grant Funding: Municipal Success Stories

By |2023-02-03T11:53:13-05:00February 3rd, 2023|Categories: Funding, Grants, NYSDEC, Webinars & Online Workshops|Comments Off on Webinar on Navigating Grant Funding: Municipal Success Stories

Webinar: Navigating Grant Funding: Municipal Success Stories On March 1st, 2023, at 1 p.m., please join the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and New York State Association of Regional Councils on a webinar to hear other municipalities discuss successful strategies to access and manage grant funding. [...]

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