Guest Contributor: Amy Mackenzie, NYSDEC Urban Forester and Chair of the Regions 4&5 ReLeaf Committees ReLeaf sponsored an awesome workshop at Draves Arboretum in Darien Center on June 13. Attendees received a broad overview of preparation and response activities for before, during and after storms. The focus was [...]
ACT’s next environmental justice training will be held on Tuesday, July 9 from 10:30am to 12:00pm Central Time. This month's session is titled Community Outreach Using Lessons from Public Health Communication and will be facilitated by Dr. Christine Carmichael of Fair Forests Consulting. In this 90-minute training, Alliance [...]
The Sustainable Urban Forests Coalition (SUFC) is sponsoring its inaugural Town Hall event on Thursday, June 27 from 12-1:30 pm Central Time. This free 90-minute virtual learning and networking session to bring urban and community forestry partners together. This first Town Hall will have a [...]
This in-person climate-stewardship-focused workshop will allow participants to learn about a variety of topics, including beech leaf disease, urban trees and carbon, NYC Housing Authority tree projects, youth involvement in green careers, and the Woodlawn Arboretum. Hosted by ReLeaf Region 2, the event will take place [...]
Ethical and Cultural Considerations for Corporate Volunteers in Underserved Communities This 1.5 hour training from Alliance for Community Trees will equip participants with real world examples, simulations and scenarios to prepare for conversations with corporate volunteers about how to approach community engagement ethically and with [...]
2 training opportunities: Saturday, February 17, 9:30 a.m.-12:30p.m. in Voorheesville (in-person). Offered in partnership with Albany County Cornell Cooperative Extension. Thursday, February 22, 5:00pm-7:00pm. Virtual Training for Volunteers. Why did the salamander cross the road? Have you ever witnessed large numbers of salamanders and frogs [...]
ACT’s first environmental justice training of 2024 will be held on Tuesday, January 16 from 10:30am to 12:00pm Central Time. Next month's session is titled Metrics of Success for Increasing Career Pathways in Urban Forestry and will be facilitated by Dr. Christine Carmichael of Fair Forests Consulting. In this 1.5 hour [...]
The Alliance for Community trees has been focusing on engaging disadvantaged communities with urban and community forestry efforts through impending Inflation Reduction Act funding, Links are available to some of its latest recorded environmental justice trainings. These training sessions are facilitated by Dr. Christine Carmichael of Fair Forests [...]
EPA Invites Youth to Serve on Agency’s First-Ever National Environmental Youth Advisory Council The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the formal establishment of the agency’s first-ever National Environmental Youth Advisory Council (NEYAC). The NEYAC will provide independent advice and recommendations to Administrator Michael S. Regan on [...]
The excellent e-flyer that went out to Schenectady community members in advance of the summer 2022 tree planting. See also the earlier blog post: Schenectady Plants 50 Trees with New Collaborative Initiative In the summer of 2021, ReTree Schenectady, the City of Schenectady, Schenectady County, Community [...]