Innovative Projects and Programs

Urban Forestry Award Winners

The DEC recognized the Arbor Day Poster Contest winner, 5th Grader Annika Chang from John Mandracchia Sawmill Intermediate School in Commack, accompanied here by her parents and NYS Urban Forestry Program Manager Mary Kramarchyk (right). State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Joe Martens recognized [...]

Cross-Pollinating Urban Forestry

By Jean|2017-12-09T13:16:35-05:00March 18th, 2014|Categories: Innovative Projects and Programs, Nonprofits, Organizational News|Tags: blogs, urban forest councils, urban forestry blogs, urban forestry councils, urban forestry websites|0 Comments

On March 4, NYSUFC President Andy Hillman attended the Alliance for Community Trees (ACTrees) first-ever Urban Forest Council Steering Committee meeting. The other participating state councils were from NC, PA, WI, CO, and CA. Hillman says, “The meeting affirmed for me that our Council is part of a [...]