Do you have an awesome photo of a tree in your library? Most of us love to take pictures of the great trees we come across in our work or play. If you have a pic that rocks, consider sharing it with your tree peers in [...]
In this installment of a somewhat regular feature, NYSUFC Board Member, author, blogger and Taking Root editor Jean Zimmerman shares her visit to New York’s High Line Park. The Timber Bridge is a towering anachronism in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of [...]
A symposium on the critical topic of extreme urban heat organized by ReLeaf Region 3 Hudson Valley on Friday, June 9 in Yonkers proved a rousing success. Groundwork Hudson Valley cosponsored the event, hosted by the Sarah Lawrence College Center for the Urban River at Beczak [...]
I am pleased to be assuming a new role as editor of Taking Root, replacing the irreplaceable Michelle Sutton. We all know that Michelle has done a super job with the NYSUFC blog and monthly newsletter for the past nine years. She will be missed. As a [...]
In this issue of TAKING ROOT, Register Now for the 2023 NY ReLeaf Conference; Meet Fiona Watt, New Director of NYSDEC Division of Lands and Forests and New York State Forester; DEC Urban and Community Forestry Grants - Round 16 is Open; A New Direction for Michael [...]
In this issue of TAKING ROOT, Urban Forestry+Urban Birds podcasts; Major Grant Opportunities; Jean Zimmerman on Drawing and Iconic NYC Tree; Upcoming ReLeaf Workshops and Conference; More Read this month's TAKING ROOT news here and subscribe here.
The Legacy of Tree Advocate Hattie Carthan, Landscape Architect Margot Chiuten, Urban Forestry Awards at Vassar, Tree Preservation in NYC, New Issue of City Trees, 2023 NY ReLeaf Conference, more Read this month's TAKING ROOT news here and subscribe here.
2023 NY ReLeaf Conference; Quick Start Grants; DEC Tree Seedling Sale; Advice for Writing about Urban and Community Forestry Read this month's TAKING ROOT news here and subscribe here.
American Chestnut Restoration Update; The Nina Bassuk Retirement Interview; History of ReLeaf Part 2; NYC Parks and Formula E Partner to Plant Trees; Apply by August 7th for 2022 Municipal Forestry Institute Read this month's TAKING ROOT news here and subscribe here.
ReLeaf Conference; Rahma Food Forest in Syracuse; Tree City USA Reward Grants; more. Read this month's TAKING ROOT news here and subscribe here.