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CCE Onondaga Forestry Program Educator and SUNY ESF landscape architecture alumna Kim Zhang enjoyed the Gateway rooftop garden at dusk.
![Council Treasurer Lori Brockelbank (center) of Wendel Companies attended ReLeaf with two students from Jamestown Community College where she teaches: Tessa Vincent (left) and Cindy Raecher (right). Cindy is serving on the Council board as a student ambassador.](https://i0.wp.com/104.131.126.58/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_8967.jpg?resize=350%2C263)
Council Treasurer Lori Brockelbank (center) of Wendel Companies attended ReLeaf with two students from Jamestown Community College where she teaches: Tessa Vincent (left) and Cindy Raecher (right). Cindy is serving on the Council board as a student ambassador.
![Fran Lawlor did a fantastic job as conference organizer this year, working in conjunction with the dynamic Region 7 team.](https://i0.wp.com/104.131.126.58/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_91181.jpg?resize=350%2C467)
Horticulturist and educator Fran Lawlor did a fantastic job as conference organizer this year, working in conjunction with the dynamic Region 7 team.
![Council VP and National Grid Senior Arborist Brian Skinner valiantly kept the Gateway Center standing.](https://i0.wp.com/104.131.126.58/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_8993.jpg?resize=350%2C467)
Among his many conference responsibilities, Council VP and National Grid Senior Arborist Brian Skinner valiantly kept the Gateway Center standing.
![Forbes rated SUNY ESF the number one environmental college in the U.S.](https://i0.wp.com/104.131.126.58/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_8959.jpg?resize=350%2C467)
Forbes rated SUNY ESF the number one environmental college in the U.S. Many Council members are alums.
![NYSDEC Supervising Forester Jeff Speich (left) and Wendel Companies Arborist and NYSUFC Board Member Art Traver](https://i0.wp.com/104.131.126.58/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_9009.jpg?resize=350%2C263)
NYSDEC Supervising Forester Jeff Speich (left) and Wendel Companies Arborist and NYSUFC Board Member Art Traver
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The landscaping at SUNY ESF, with is emphasis on native plant communities, is unique among NYS universities.
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Gary Raffel is a Council Board Member and proprietor of Dynamic Tree Systems.
![The versatile and very tough swamp white oaks (Quercus bicolor) are prized at SUNY ESF.](https://i0.wp.com/104.131.126.58/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_8970.jpg?resize=250%2C333)
The versatile and very tough swamp white oaks (Quercus bicolor) are put to good use on the grounds of SUNY ESF.
to be continued…