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Urban Tree of Merit: American Hophornbeam
Tree of Merit: Hophornbeam (Ostrya virginiana) Story and photos by Cene Ketcham, Extension Arborist, Casey Trees Hophornbeam (Ostrya virginiana) is an attractive small to medium tree with big urban credentials. However, compared to other urban-tough trees like red maple, ginkgo, and honeylocust, hophornbeam has been regrettably underutilized. Sometimes called “ironwood” [...]
February Taking Root Newsletter
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Impact of State Forestry Agencies & UCF Reaffirmed by NASF Survey
The 2016 National Association of State Foresters (NASF) Survey, “State Foresters by the Numbers,” shows that even as the funding for Urban and Community Forestry through state agencies has declined, the number of communities served has gone up. In 2016, overall funding support for state forestry agency programs came from [...]
Urban Forest Ecology: Lichens! Bioindicators & Hidden Marvels, with Laura Wyeth
from Perlmutter and Rivas Plata, NC State, “Urban Lichens: Environmental Indicators” presentation Lichens have been studied as bioindicators of air quality for more than 100 years. A terrific presentation called Urban Lichens: Environmental Indicators from NC State researchers dives deep into worldwide studies of lichens as bioindicators of [...]
NYC Parks’ Liam Kavanagh Brings Big-Picture Discussion to Council Board
NYC Parks Commissioner Liam Kavanagh. Photo by Michelle Sutton, from 2016 SMA Conference 2016 Last month, NYC Parks First Deputy Commissioner Liam Kavanagh came and spoke with the Council Board at their meeting at the NYSDEC Region 2 office on Long Island. Commissioner Kavanagh discussed three national, big-picture urban [...]
Pyrus, We Have a Problem: National Perspective on the Runaway Callery Pear
Callery pear foliage and fruit. Photo by Brett O’Brien I moved from Rochester to the Hudson Valley in 2010. In the eight years since, I’ve noticed a steady proliferation of escaped Callery pears in the Valley. From one undeveloped bowl of land at a busy corner in my [...]
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