Guest Contributor: Rebecca Hargrave, Associate Professor at SUNY Morrisville and a Ph.D. candidate, UMass Amherst Part Two of a Series Focusing on Urban Forest Management in New York State In 2021, researchers at UMass Amherst in conjunction with the NYSDEC Urban [...]
The Arbor Day Foundation (ADF) is a recipient of grant funding from the USDA Forest Service Urban & Community Forestry Program under the Inflation Reduction Act (Funding Opportunity #: USDA-FS-2023-UCF-IRA-01). The Foundation will serve as a national pass-through partner of the Forest Service, providing funding [...]
“How can I tell if my tree is a sugar maple and not a Norway?” “Is it too late to save my ash?” “What is all this green crusty stuff growing all over my tree?” “How can I find an arborist where I [...]
Guest Contributor: Rebecca Hargrave, Associate Professor, SUNY Morrisville and a Ph.D. Candidate at UMass Amherst Part One of a Series Focusing on Urban Forest Management in New York State In 2021, many communities across New York State participated in a [...]
Guest Contributor: Nancy A. Wolf, Environmental Education Consultant In early April 2024, Trees Atlanta was the site of the first-ever reunion of the founders of the Alliance for Community Trees (ACT). Twenty urban forestry veterans greeted each other with hugs, memories and [...]
NYSA will host an opportunity in Western New York for tree services professionals to network and learn about tree care and resources available. Place: Drave’s Arboretum, 1815 Sharrick Rd, Darien Center Date: Thursday, August 15, 2024 Program: 8:00 am Welcome and Introductions 8:30-9:30 am [...]
$7.34 million in Environmental Justice Community Impact Grants is available to help communities most vulnerable to the impacts of pollution and climate change address environmental concerns and legacy pollution. Grants will support community-based organization projects that engage their communities around environmental justice issues and deploy community-driven solutions. This funding [...]
Guest Contributor: Ruby A. Olisemeka, Director of Urban Engagement, Westchester Land Trust Photos by John Zeiger What is a vision? It’s a thought or image that captivates the mind, demanding the use of our human creative capacity to bring it into existence. [...]
Guest Contributor: Jessica Pyrda, District Forester, Oneida County Soil & Water Conservation District It was a pleasure working as a mentor with Eric Bugbee and Angela Martin, the TREE TEAM from the Mount Markham Central School District, and Arborist Terry Hawkridge on [...]
For the second consecutive Thursday, representatives of New York State Tree Lines, Tree Campuses and Tree Cities gathered to celebrate their accomplishments in 2023, this week at SUNY New Paltz. State Forester Fiona Watt kicked off the morning with some remarks on the achievements [...]