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16 07, 2023

New Round of Environmental Justice Community Impact Grants

By |2023-07-13T08:43:27-04:00July 16th, 2023|Categories: Advocacy, Environmental Justice, Funding, Grants, NYC|Comments Off on New Round of Environmental Justice Community Impact Grants

$6 million in grants is available to help communities facing environmental justice challenges and address environmental concerns. The latest round of Environmental Justice Community Impact Grants is the largest amount offered to date and is supported by the State's Environmental Protection Fund as part of New York's ongoing [...]

28 06, 2023

NYC Urban Bird Explorers Guide, Trees-Focused and Graphic Novel-Style

By |2023-06-28T10:36:46-04:00June 28th, 2023|Categories: Innovative Projects and Programs, NYC, Urban Forest Ecology|Tags: , , |Comments Off on NYC Urban Bird Explorers Guide, Trees-Focused and Graphic Novel-Style

Look Up! Look Down! Look all around these NYC neighborhood parks and find the birds and trees highlighted in this Urban Bird Explorers Guide. This beautiful brochure with illustrations of birds and trees was developed in partnership with Washington Square Park Eco Projects, Natural Areas Conservancy, Van [...]

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 [...]

26 04, 2023

Writing for the Trees: Drawing an Iconic New York City Tree

By |2023-04-27T00:00:15-04:00April 26th, 2023|Categories: Essays and Reflections, Innovative Projects and Programs, NYC, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , , |Comments Off on Writing for the Trees: Drawing an Iconic New York City Tree

Writing for the Trees: Drawing an Iconic New York City Tree In this installment of a somewhat regular feature, NYSUFC Board Member, author and blogger Jean Zimmerman shares her experience at a Tree Wonder gathering in Washington Square Park. All photos by Jean Zimmerman Would you like [...]

21 03, 2023

Recommended Reading: An African American Tree Activist Lived in Brooklyn

By |2023-03-21T19:48:35-04:00March 21st, 2023|Categories: History, NYC|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Recommended Reading: An African American Tree Activist Lived in Brooklyn

Hattie Carthan in 1978; photo from the New York Public Library. An African American Tree Activist Lived in Brooklyn Washington Square Park Eco Projects Director Georgia Silvera Seamans posted this story on the Brooklyn Botanic Garden blog about Hattie Carthan (1900-1984). Silvera Seamans writes, "[Carthan] [...]

5 12, 2022

Lessons from Superstorm Sandy Ten Years On

By |2022-12-05T09:04:17-05:00December 5th, 2022|Categories: NY ReLeaf, NYC, ReLeaf Workshops|Tags: , , , , , , |0 Comments

An example of flooding-related root failure in NYC in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. NYC Parks and Recreation Superstorm Sandy was the sixth most costly hurricane in the history of the U.S. In NYC, 48 people died, thousands were evacuated, and there was an estimated [...]

16 11, 2022

At John Bowne High School Tree Nursery in Queens, Teachers & Students Look Forward to Spring as They Prepare for Winter

By |2022-11-19T09:26:31-05:00November 16th, 2022|Categories: Arboriculture, Innovative Projects and Programs, NY ReLeaf, NYC, Tree Planting, Youth|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

John Bowne High School Agriculture Teacher Jane Zhu (at right) with two of her students, readying the school nursery's woody plants for overwintering. Story and Photos by Nancy Wolf, Environmental Education Consultant, Member of New York City (Region 2) ReLeaf  This fall, John Bowne High [...]

4 10, 2022

Funded Research Opportunities at Green-Wood Cemetery

By |2022-10-04T13:34:12-04:00October 4th, 2022|Categories: Funding, NYC, Research|Tags: |0 Comments

Art Presson Application Period for Green-Wood’s 2023 Research Awards in Urban Environmental Science and Human/Nature Interactions is now open! In November 2021, Green-Wood launched two new research awards designed for emerging investigators. 2022 projects were selected in February 2022; you can read about them in this [...]

14 09, 2022

Tulip Tree & Tupelo Groves: Recommended Reading

By |2022-09-14T18:21:43-04:00September 14th, 2022|Categories: Essays and Reflections, NYC, Society of Municipal Arborists, Urban Forest Ecology|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

In the September/October 2022 issue of City Trees, the magazine produced by the Society of Municipal Arborists (SMA), Washington Square Park Eco Projects Director Georgia Silvera Seamans published a superb story, "Tulip Tree among the Oaks: Notes on My Favorite Forest Tree." And in the May/June 2022 [...]

25 07, 2022

NYC Parks, Formula E, and DHL Partner to Plant Trees in Red Hook, Brooklyn

By |2022-07-25T11:17:27-04:00July 25th, 2022|Categories: Funding, Innovative Projects and Programs, NYC, Tree Planting|Tags: , , |0 Comments

Formula E Presenter Derin Odetosoye introduces the partnership and video. See the video here The ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, DHL, and NYC Parks recently partnered to leave a positive legacy behind after the New York City E-Prix, planting 50 trees in Red Hook [...]

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