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2015 Annual Council Report Now Available!
From NYSUFC President David Moore: The Council’s 2015 Annual Report has been finalized and is ready for your review and distribution! Our annual report serves many functions including: Defining the Council’s mission and goals; Illustrating how those mission and goals are pursued; Measuring progress and quantifying accomplishments; Re-capping all activities [...]
Gary Raffel: Get to Know Him!
Arborist Gary Raffel (pron. “Rough-FELL”) is a NYSUFC Board member and small business owner based in Bloomfield, south of Rochester. What lead you to arboriculture and urban forestry? Gary Raffel: I grew up with an interest in the outdoors, including hunting and hiking, and from an early age wanted to [...]
Getting to Know Capital Roots and Sharon DiLorenzo
Sharon DiLorenzo is a program manager for Capital Roots, whose vision for the future of the Capital Region is “where every person has access to fresh, affordable, healthy food.” The organization is also involved in urban forestry projects and partnerships. She has served multiple terms on the NYSUFC Board [...]
Getting the Word Out: Advice for Writing about Urban Forestry
by Michelle Sutton, NYSUFC Blog & E-news Editor Yellowwood (Cladrastis kentukea) in bloom. Michelle Sutton Why Write? My colleague Jeff Shimonski was the director of horticulture for Jungle Island in Miami, Florida for 39 years. He retired from that position in 2014 and now works as an urban [...]
Saratoga Springs & Skidmore College: Seven Things to Anticipate
Saratoga Springs (Pop. ~ 28,000) is a magical kind of town, one that invites you to explore it on foot. There are many reasons you may wish to come early or stay after the ReLeaf Conference (July 14-16), taking place at Skidmore College, ends. *Skidmore College is a 10-minute walk to the [...]
NYC Arbor Day Project, with Youth Growing & Planting 234 Trees
Students from the High School of American Studies at Lehman College in the Bronx plant an evergreen on campus. The students are left to right: Magella Sheehan, Owen McFadzean, and Rajesh Persad. Photo by Anthony Thoman Due to spring holidays, schools in New York City adopted May [...]
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