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Getting to Know CCE Educator Vinnie Drzewucki
Vinnie Drzewucki traveled to Israel in 2015. The Sea of Galilee and Golan Heights are in the background. CCE Nassau County Horticulture and Urban and Community Forestry Resource Educator Vinnie Drzewucki (pronounced “Shavootski”) has served on the Council Board for two years. Can you tell us about your [...]
Syracuse 2016 State of the Urban Forest
What is the state of Syracuse’s urban forest in 2016? Photos Courtesy City of Syracuse Syracuse City Arborist & NYSUFC Secretary Steve Harris City Arborist Steve Harris of the Syracuse Parks Department—who also serves as our Council’s secretary—is pleased to share the release of the 2016 [...]
Arbor Day Celebration 2016 in Otisville with Funding from Council
Gathering round the newly planted ‘October Glory’ red maple. Village of Otisville Trustee and Park Commissioner Ike Palmer shared this account of his community’s planting and celebration in Veterans Memorial Park, funded in part by a NYSUFC Arbor Day grant. Ike Palmer: First of all, I would like to [...]
What is Soil Profile Rebuilding? Susan Day Explains.
This site is a good candidate for Soil Profile Rebuilding (SPR) because soil is compacted and has an impermeable layer that can likely be broken up by the backhoe subsoiling process. Note limestone gravel mixed in soil indicates pH will be high, which will not be altered by the [...]
Arbor Day Planting in Perry with Funding from Council
Volunteers prep to plant a weeping larch in Perry’s Village Park on Arbor Day 2016. Photos by Steve Townes The Village of Perry is another community that received Arbor Day 2016 funding through our Council in partnership with the DEC. Perry Tree [...]
Arbor Day 2016 Celebration in Pound Ridge
Carolynn Sears (Conservation and Tree Board) , Michael Kagan (Pound Ridge Land Conservancy), Susan Lee (Pound Ridge Garden Club), Bonnie Schwartz (Town Board), Gail Jankus (Planning), and Richard Lyman (Town Supervisor) admire one of the twin American Beeches planted near the Pound Ridge Town House on Arbor Day. Photo [...]
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