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Urban Forest Ecology: Voracious, Parthenogenic, Intensely Squirmy Amynthas Worms
Amynthas worms have a characteristic white band and are extra squirmy. Council Member John T. wrote to me after last summer’s ReLeaf Conference. He was surprised that in the conversations he had with other ReLeaf folks, there was little to no awareness of the Amynthas worm (Amynthas agrestis) [...]
Get to Know Him! … Andrew Newman Edition
Photos Courtesy Andrew Newman Andrew Newman joined the Council Board last summer. He is Senior Correspondence Liaison for the Brooklyn Borough Commissioner’s Office. Can you tell us about your childhood influences that foreshadowed getting interested in arboriculture and urban forestry? Andrew Newman: Growing up in Brooklyn, Prospect Park was always [...]
Call for Photography Submissions for 2018 NYS Arbor Day Poster
Above: 2017 Arbor Day Poster, Photo by Brad Wenskoski Each year the public is invited to submit photography and/or artwork to be considered for the NYS Arbor Day Poster. It is a long time tradition and posters have become collectors' items for many. NYSDEC will print 100,000 posters for distribution [...]
Urban Forestry in the News: Goats, Vertical Forests, Megacities, More
Prospect Park Alliance In “New Goat Crew Arrives on Lookout Hill”, Prospect Park Alliance tells how goats continue to aid in forest restoration after Hurricane Sandy by munching on invasive plants–a quarter of their body weight’s worth each day! The ruminants have been observed to be helpful in [...]
NYU Students Tend Street Trees through NYC Parks Stewardship Program
by Nichole Henderson-Roy, Senior Stewardship Manager, Forestry, Horticulture & Natural Resources, NYC Parks On August 29th and 30th, 2017, the NYC Parks Stewardship program welcomed the first-year class of the NYU College of Arts and Sciences to New York in a truly grand style. Over two days, 1,435 students and 60 staff [...]
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