https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0K_Y_Dz7rQ&feature=youtu.be For the members' reception Thursday night of 2014 ReLeaf Hofstra, we were delighted to have a live rock band, Billy Goes Buffalo. The lead singer is Bram Gunther, Chief of Forestry, Horticulture, and Natural Resources for NYC Parks and Recreation. (Bram is also a novelist in [...]
Many college campuses have arboreta or like to say, “The whole campus is an arboretum!” At Hofstra, they take their arboretum to the next level, adding diverse, intensively planted gardens around every corner. I was truly blown away. Each evening after workshops and a happy frenzy of socializing, [...]
I love this picture so much. To me, it captures the exuberance of ReLeaf 2014. Let’s break down who’s who and also talk about the Thomas Jefferson statue. -Michelle Sutton, Ed. Anna Carragee is the Forest Program Assistant for Cornell Cooperative Extension Syracuse. Anna works on Onondaga County’s Save [...]
The speakers for 2014 ReLeaf at Hofstra were dynamite! Here are some of them: ReLeaf 2014 at Hofstra: The Nature Conservancy's Director of Forest Health Protection Bill Toomey was our keynote speaker on the many urban-forestry related initiatives TNC is now involved with, including the Healthy [...]
ReLeaf 2014 at Hofstra: First order of business, hugging our friends and colleagues! Here, Nancy Needham, Chairwoman of the Manlius Tree Commission and Andy Hillman of the Davey Resource Group. Next order of business: learn your way around. TAKING ROOT Editor Michelle Sutton’s first [...]
The 22ND Annual NYS ReLeaf Conference July 17-19 at Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY REGISTER NOW FOR BEST RATE! Please see the full program here. HIGHLIGHTS: Plenary Session: Trees for the Urban Landscape This presentation will showcase Nina’s knowledge and recommendations for the best trees to use [...]