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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 [...]

14 02, 2023

Council’s Jean Zimmerman and Andy Hillman Contribute “Tree Story Shorts” to This Old Tree Podcast

By |2023-02-14T18:02:06-05:00February 14th, 2023|Categories: Essays and Reflections, Organizational News|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Council’s Jean Zimmerman and Andy Hillman Contribute “Tree Story Shorts” to This Old Tree Podcast

One of two mature copper beech (Fagus sylvatica Atropurprea) at Wave Hill in the Bronx. Photo by Jean Zimmerman Council Board Members Jean Zimmerman and Andy Hillman were featured recently on Doug Still's This Old Tree podcast. Jean, an arborist, author of seven books, blogger, [...]

3 02, 2023

NYSUFC 2022 Annual Report is Live!

By |2023-02-03T09:22:48-05:00February 3rd, 2023|Categories: Organizational News|Tags: |Comments Off on NYSUFC 2022 Annual Report is Live!

See Report as PDF See Report as Flip-mag on Issuu Our 2022 Annual Report features Penfield's rousing first-ever Arbor Day celebration; the 2022 NY ReLeaf Conference in Watertown; Nancy Wolf's History of Urban and Community Forestry in NY, Part 2; and Nina Bassuk's partial retirement and recognition [...]

1 02, 2023

Executive Secretary Transition for the Council, Our Gratitude to Liana Gooding

By |2023-02-01T10:13:11-05:00February 1st, 2023|Categories: Organizational News|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Executive Secretary Transition for the Council, Our Gratitude to Liana Gooding

Liana Gooding served as Executive Secretary for the Council from early 2015 to the end of 2022. Those eight years were highly productive years for the Council in good measure because of Liana’s competence, reliability, consistency, and patient nature. “She was my right-hand person the whole time [...]

12 01, 2023

Not Yet a Tree City USA? Apply by March 8 for Quick Start Grant

By |2023-01-12T12:55:34-05:00January 12th, 2023|Categories: Arbor Day, Grants, Organizational News, Tree Planting|Tags: |Comments Off on Not Yet a Tree City USA? Apply by March 8 for Quick Start Grant

South Glens Falls, Spring of 2022 The New York State Urban Forestry Council (NYSUFC) is pleased to announce available funding for New York communities who aren't yet a Tree City USA to hold a Spring 2023 tree planting and ceremony event. Communities can apply for [...]

29 12, 2022

Top Seven Blog Posts of 2022

By |2022-12-29T10:46:21-05:00December 29th, 2022|Categories: Organizational News, Top Blog Posts|Tags: |0 Comments

1) Fall Planting, Bare Root & Container Considerations, and a More Nuanced Look at “Fall Hazards” which is an expansion of Five Branches of Transplanting Success & a Deeper Look at “Fall Hazards” 2) Underutilized Trees for Urban Use: ‘Regal Prince’ Oak 3) American Chestnut Restoration Updates 4) Underutilized [...]

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