Lumber saw demo group photo - DEC (S.Alvey)

Hanging out at the portable sawmill demo: front left to right: East Fishkill Beautification Director Lori Brengalmann, DEC State Urban Forestry Coordinator Mary Kramarchyk, NYC Forester Danielle Gift. rear left to right: DEC Forester Gary Koplun, DEC Urban Forestry Partnerships Coordinator Sally Kellogg, Schichtel’s Nursery Sales Manager Jim Kisker. Photo by Suzie Alvey

CCE Nassau (S.Alvey) 2016 4

CCE Nassau County’s Horticulture Assistant K.C. Alvey (left), Urban Forestry Educator Nick Bates, and Horticulture Assistant Addie Cappello. They presented a talk on Friday morning about the ALB Reforestation Project on Long Island. Photo by Suzie Alvey

Lumber saw demo (S.Alvey)

Students like Shadrach Mckinney (third from left) and and longtime Council members like Ann Stevens (left) and Pat Tobin (second from left) mixed and mingled at the portable sawmill demo on Friday night. Photo by Suzie Alvey

KC plus two by Suzie Alvey

K.C. Alvey at left with CCE Onondaga Urban Forestry Educators Justin Kwiatkowski and Clare Carney, who both work with the Save the Rain tree planting program. Photo by Suzie Alvey

SuzieAlvey, DanaMurch&RobAlvey (KCA) 2016

Historian and photographer Suzie Alvey (left), arborist Dana Murch (center), and geologist and environmental advocate Robert Alvey. At ReLeaf 2014 on Long Island, Rob gave a tour of the Garden City Bird Sanctuary that he founded 21 years ago along with the Alvey Arboretum. All three of Suzie and Rob’s daughters are involved in urban forestry or conservation. Photo by K.C. Alvey

Friday night picnic Suzie Alvey

The Friday night picnic at Skidmore ReLeaf was held indoors until the thunderstorm passed. Photo by Suzie Alvey

Gary Raffel on Tree Radar Suzie Alvey

Arborist Gary Raffel participated in the Tools of the Trade workshop, teaching about Tree Radar. 

Picnic Mike Demarco on left (S.Alvey) 2016 3

Friday night picnic, with new Council board member & NYC Forester Mike DeMarco at left. Photo by Suzie Alvey