Natural Areas in the Urban Forest

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 [...]

2 05, 2023

Urban Forestry/Birds Podcasts Featured in May/June City Trees

By |2023-05-02T10:19:40-04:00May 2nd, 2023|Categories: City Trees Magazine, Essays and Reflections, History, Innovative Projects and Programs, Natural Areas in the Urban Forest, Nonprofits, NYC, Society of Municipal Arborists, Urban Forest Ecology|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Urban Forestry/Birds Podcasts Featured in May/June City Trees

All Ears: Four Noteworthy Podcasts from SMA Members and Friends This feature is an in-depth look at the Your Bird Story, This Old Tree, Plant a Trillion Trees, and The Municipal Arborist podcasts in the May/June City Trees, the magazine produced by the Society of Municipal Arborists [...]

22 06, 2020

NY ReLeaf Webinar: Ecological Assessment of New York City’s Natural Areas

By |2021-02-27T23:07:24-05:00June 22nd, 2020|Categories: Natural Areas in the Urban Forest, ReLeaf Workshops, Research, Webinars & Online Workshops|Tags: |0 Comments

Join NY ReLeaf for an urban forestry webinar on July 21st at 10 AM! The Natural Areas Conservancy (NAC) exists to restore and conserve the green and blue spaces of New York City in order to enhance the lives of all New Yorkers. In this webinar, NAC [...]

2 06, 2020

Managing Forests in Cities

By |2021-02-27T23:07:25-05:00June 2nd, 2020|Categories: Natural Areas in the Urban Forest, USFS, Webinars & Online Workshops|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

The past few months have highlighted the importance of parks and nature in cities. Urban natural areas are critical as refugia, protecting biodiversity and mitigating the impacts of climate change all while contributing to the health and wellbeing of nearby residents. However, natural areas are threatened by [...]

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