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March Taking Root Newsletter
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Getting to Know the DEC Urban Forestry Program’s Mary Martin
Mary Martin in the Adirondacks As the volunteer coordinator for the NYSDEC Urban Forestry Program, I do a lot. My job duties vary throughout the year, ranging from planning ReLeaf workshops to creating theme and lesson plans for the 5th Grade Arbor Day Poster Contest. Reviewing Tree [...]
An Important Book for this Challenging Moment
As mentioned in the previous post, Jill Jonnes’s heralded 2016 book, Urban Forests: A Natural History of Trees and People in the American Cityscape, is a key resource for educating and inspiring ourselves, our fellow citizens, and our legislators as we seek to protect our urban forests. Here’s a review. Urban Forests: A [...]
President Trump’s FY19 Federal Budget Cuts UCF to Zero
Even as the FY18 federal budget picture for UCF is unclear, President Trump's FY19 proposed budget zeroes out urban and community forestry. We who treasure this world of endeavor--urban forestry--are charged with communicating its value (economic and intangible) to our legislators, and to do so year-round. We can educate our legislators [...]
Green-Wood Cemetery Employs Drone to Assist with Oak Wilt Diagnosis
A drone’s aerial perspective on a red oak (Quercus rubra), infected with oak wilt, in Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery. NYSDEC recently launched its use of drones for things like monitoring coastal erosion on Lake Ontario, exploration of bat caves in Mineville, restoration of beach dunes on Fire Island, and [...]
Getting to Know the Multitalented James Kaechele
James taking tree pics in Melbourne. All photos courtesy James Kaechele New York Tree Trust Development Director James Kaechele joined the Council Board last summer. The Council is lucky to have the contributions of this powerhouse who has achieved so much at 33! Here’s James in his own [...]
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