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 [...]
As we gear up for our NY ReLeaf Conference this week, it’s fitting to learn the essential history of the 1990 Farm Bill, to which all who care about urban and community forestry are indebted. This entry was written by Andy Hillman with help from Mary Kramarchyk [...]
A number of NYSUFC members are also alums of SUNY ESF (College of Environmental Science and Forestry), including Kim Zhang and Council Treasurer Lori Brockelbank, our Council Secretary Steve Harris, and Executive Secretary Liana Gooding's husband Mark. For those of you who are new to SUNY ESF, [...]
The ReLeaf conference this year is in the heart of the SUNY ESF campus. The new Gateway Center, erected in 2012, surpasses qualification for its LEED platinum status with its renewable energy system, water quality and conservation systems, ecological landscaping, air quality and more. Conferees will get [...]
At the 2015 ReLeaf Conference, you will have the opportunity to go behind the scenes of the SUNY ESF Chestnut Research and Restoration Project. Why is this research so critical? Why is bread mold key to the restoration of the American chestnut (Castanea dentata)? Watch these videos, and just [...]
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 [...]
NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver gave the keynote address. With the exception of Sumana Serchan’s reflections, this two-part post was written by NYS DEC Division of Lands and Forests Outreach Coordinator Nina Medakovich. Part I brings us workshop highlights. Part II delves into the [...]
A young single-stem specimen and adjacent mature multi-stem one can be found on the Hofstra University campus on Long Island. Photo by Michelle Sutton During her 2014 New York ReLeaf Conference plenary talk, Urban Horticulture Institute Director Nina Bassuk lifted up some underutilized trees for [...]
CCE Nassau County Horticulture Educator Vinnie Drzewucki At the 2014 ReLeaf Conference in July at Hofstra University, CCE Nassau County Horticulture Educator Vinnie Drzewucki (pron. “Sha-VOOT-ski”) gave an engaging talk on “Breaking the Fear of Trees: How to Help the Public Overcome their Dendrophobia.” He [...]
Urban and community foresters (both paid and volunteer) and their advocates and allies are some of the most interesting and warm people you will meet. I endeavored to meet everyone at the 2014 ReLeaf Conference at Hofstra, but alas, the buzzer went off too soon. I wish [...]