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#SaveOurUrbanForests: Call Serrano and Lowey
This week, please call, write and/or tweet these two US Congress members from New York who are on the powerful House Appropriations Committee: US Congressman José Serrano (202) 225-4361) who has historically been supportive of urban forestry, and Congresswoman Nita Lowey (202) 225-6506) who has also been strong on the [...]
Batavia Unveils New Tree Management Plan
With the assistance of consultant Jerry Bond from Urban Forest Analytics LLC, the City of Batavia recently completed their first comprehensive Tree Management Plan. It was funded through Round 12 of the Environmental Protection Fund (EPF) Cost-Share Grant program, administered by NYSDEC. City of Batavia Director of Public Works Matt [...]
CALL TO ACTION! From Council President David Moore
SAVE OUR URBAN FORESTS MONDAYS! Dear Readers, As you may have heard, President Trump’s 2018 Federal Budget proposal has $0 for urban forestry funding nationwide. What are the potential impacts of this to us in New York State, and how can we mobilize to prevent this from happening? The key [...]
Postcards for Urban Forestry Advocacy
Author Mike DeMarco shows off the Council's new easy-to-use advocacy postcards. by Mike DeMarco, Council Board Member and City of Watertown Planner As a newly appointed board member to the NYS Urban Forestry Council, I can't imagine a more important time to be present, focused, and committed to [...]
Register Online Now for ReLeaf Conference!
You can register for ReLeaf online! Please take a look at the official brochure and registration for the 2017 New York State ReLeaf Conference, which will take place July 13-15 in Queens, NY! It’s very exciting to see this posted and registration is available online (new for us!) as well as via [...]
SUNY New Paltz Earns Tree Campus USA Designation
From SUNY New Paltz News: SUNY New Paltz has joined a select group of U.S. colleges and universities that have met campus environment standards established by the Arbor Day Foundation, the nation’s largest nonprofit membership organization dedicated to planting trees. “Earning Tree Campus USA status demonstrates to the world what [...]
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