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NYC Parks Director of Forestry-Brooklyn Andrew Ullman on Containing Oak Wilt
NYC Parks Director of Forestry for Brooklyn Andrew Ullman shares news of oak wilt containment efforts in that borough. The image at left shows how oak wilt appears on the leaves of white oak (A) and on red oak (B). The leaves fall prematurely, with some green still present, from [...]
Urban Forest Ecology: Knotweed with Laura Wyeth
Council member and horticulturist Laura Wyeth, with Japanese knotweed. Photo by Larry Decker Japanese knotweed (Polygonum cuspidatum; Latin synonym Fallopia japonica) is indisputably a major nuisance in the urban forest. NYC Parks Natural Resources Group has documented extensive research and control methods they’ve used, in partnership with the [...]
CNYC Receives Property Gift for Utica Office, Education Center
If you’ve ever visited Utica (perhaps for a past ReLeaf conference), you know what a treasure the City’s Olmsted-designed Parks and Parkway System is. The Central New York Conservancy has preserved and restored the Parks and Parkway System, listed in the State and National Registers of Historic Places, since 2002. [...]
“Trees for Bees” is Theme for 2018 Fifth Grader Arbor Day Poster Contest
The theme for the NYSDEC 2018 5th Grade Arbor Day Poster Contest is “Trees for Bees.” 5th graders are invited to submit original artwork incorporating this theme to help celebrate Arbor Day. Please review contest rules before submitting (they are also below). The poster competition begins at the local elementary school level. [...]
Update on Status of Federal UCF Funding for 2018
Thanks to Danielle Watson, Assistant Director of Government Affairs & External Relations for the Society of American Foresters, for this legislative update (8/31/17) on the federal Urban and Community Forestry budget for FY 2018. In his budget proposal, the President had zeroed out funding for UCF. There's good news in this update, [...]
Ashleigh Pettus and Trees New York’s Young Urban Forester Internship
Some of the 2017 Young Urban Forester Interns, with program coordinator Ashleigh Pettus at far left. Ashleigh Pettus is the Operations Manager & Environmental Educator for Trees New York. She coordinates the organization’s summer Young Urban Forester Internship, which began in 2008. Can you tell us about your [...]
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