The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) Urban and Community Forestry program is excited to announce the annual New York ReLeaf Conference from July 20–22, 2023, at Hofstra University in Hempstead, Long Island. Our conference theme is, “Keeping Trees in Mind; Planning for [...]
ReLeaf goers were grateful for the tree shade during the Watertown Downtown Arboretum tour. Photo by Karen Emmerich Watertown Planning and Community Development Director Mike Lumbis led the tour of the Watertown Downtown Arboretum. Here, he's alongside the dawn redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides), planted [...]
The beautiful Jefferson Community College campus in Watertown, on the Black River. The 2022 NY ReLeaf Conference will be July 21-23 at Jefferson Community College on the Black River in Watertown. ReLeaf Conferences are known for their excellent programs, socializing, and affordability. The Region 6 [...]
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We've posted the 2021 Virtual ReLeaf Conference presentations on our Council YouTube channel. Professor Rebecca Hargrave gave a superb talk on Structural Pruning of Young Trees, and there are terrific talks on Birds and Bats in the Urban Forest, Trees and Human Health, Tree Stewardship Partnerships in [...]
You may recognize this year’s Heartwood Award winner as the author of the meticulously researched and lively document, “How it Happened: New York ReLeaf—A Brief History of Urban Forestry in the United States and the Creation of the New York State Program, Part 1.” Part 1 is [...]
Register Here for NY ReLeaf 2021 From NYSDEC Urban and Community Forestry Partnership Coordinator Christina McLaughlin and the Region 9 Conference Planning Committee comes the just-released conference agenda for the virtual NY ReLeaf gathering on Friday, July 23, 2021. Speakers include DEC's Carl Herzog on Conversation of [...]
The 2021 NY ReLeaf Conference will be July 23rd and virtual, with regional small outdoor events to follow. The conference committee is hard at work work on the particulars. Please check back in mid to late March for speaker highlights / program details / outdoor event scoop! [...]
Noreen at the Friday picnic of the 2018 NY ReLeaf Conference in Rochester. Photo by Michelle Sutton Noreen Riordan attended the Rochester ReLeaf Conference in 2018. She lives in Henrietta and serves a greater Rochester territory as an Arborist Representative for Bartlett Tree Experts. Her [...]
Berna in front of a Parrotia persica at the 2019 NY ReLeaf Conference in Rochester. Arborist Berna Ticonchuk coordinates the Horticulture program at Finger Lakes Community College (FLCC) and teaches the Introduction to Horticulture, Tree Culture and Maintenance, Plant Propagation, and Certified Applicator Training courses. [...]