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 [...]
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, [...]
Project Learning Tree is an award-winning environmental education program designed for teachers, educators, parents, and community leaders working with youth from preschool through grade 12. It uses the forest as a window to create awareness and knowledge of the natural world and address environmental issues. PLT [...]
Bronx Community College (BCC) was selected as one of fifty sites nationwide to receive a living piece of spaceflight history to promote science, technology, engineering, and mathematics: an American sycamore seedling grown from a tree seed that flew around the Moon on NASA’s Artemis I mission [...]
The 2024 Tour des Trees will take place from Sunday, September 22 through Saturday, September 28 starting in Stamford, Connecticut, towards and around Martha’s Vineyard, and ending in Providence, Rhode Island. An annual long-distance cycling adventure, the Tour des Trees serves as the primary public outreach [...]
When you can’t do the rock walk or find logs to use as stepping stones to navigate through muddy areas, the next best option is to embrace the mud! With spring seeming to come earlier this year, so is mud season. Trying to avoid a mud puddle [...]
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has launched a new podcast, “DEC Does What?!” to spotlight the important work of DEC experts working to protect New Yorkers and the state’s environment. Hosted by Executive Deputy Commissioner Sean Mahar and Chief of Staff Erica Ringewald, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]