At the 2015 ReLeaf Conference at SUNY ESF, it was fitting that ESF grad David Moore should be elected our new president. You can learn more about David from his profile last year on the blog. Here is David's acceptance speech. Thank you for the opportunity to serve [...]
Betty Shimo served as Executive Secretary of the NYSUFC from 2005-2015 and she helped plan and coordinate and also facilitated 11 ReLeaf Conferences held all over the state. Betty first got connected to the Council when she was hired to facilitate the ReLeaf Conference in Utica in [...]
It's going to be a great ReLeaf 2015! July 16-18 at SUNY ESF in Syracuse. Program, registration form, and conference details are available now on the NYSUFC website HERE. The theme, fitting for the conference venue, is "Environmental Science and Urban Forestry." Some conference highlights: *American Chestnut Research [...]
(left to right) NYS DEC Urban Forestry Program Assistant Sally Kellogg with the Village of Red Hook’s Deputy Mayor Brent Kovalchik and Village Green Committee member Frances Uku. The Village has been a Tree City USA for 14 years. The 9th annual Tree City/Line/Campus USA [...]
Last fall, the NYSUFC nominated beloved Cornell Urban Horticulture Institute (UHI) Director and longtime former Council President Nina Bassuk for the Arbor Day Foundation’s Frederick Law Olmsted Award. Current Council President Andy Hillman read the award description and said, “This appears to have been written for Nina!” [...]
Taking a step back and looking at all the work we accomplished in 2014 is a very joyful experience and also very humbling. The Council’s 2014 Annual Report is now available HERE for view and download. This is a time to be very proud ourselves--way to go, [...]
Liana Gooding with her son Ian, son Jared, and husband Mark. Liana (pronounced “Lee Anna”) Gooding is the NYSUFC’s new Executive Secretary. Welcome, Liana! She introduces herself here. I grew up in suburban Rochester, attended SUNY Oswego and have lived in several different areas of [...]
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 [...]