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The New Helen Sternberg Cutler Urban Forestry Scholarship at SUNY ESF

By Lewis M. Cutler, MS Forest Botany and Ecology, SUNY ESF, 1975 There’s now an urban forestry scholarship for students at SUNY ESF. I’ve created the Helen Sternberg Cutler Memorial Scholarship in urban forestry in my mother’s memory. Helen Sternberg Cutler The urban landscape needs a lot of [...]

By |September 3rd, 2015|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: , , |0 Comments

Paul DiPietro: Get to Know Him!

Paul DiPietro is owner and president of Visual Landscapes, through which he specializes in design, preservation, enhancement, and professional plant health care for site management. Paul is a CNLP NYSNLA (Certified Nursery & Landscape Professional – New York State Nursery & Landscape Association). He lives in Elmira, New York with [...]

By |August 24th, 2015|Categories: Member Profiles, ReLeaf Conference|Tags: |1 Comment

Heidi Peterson on ReLeaf 2015

Heidi Peterson Did you know that scholarships toward registration for the annual ReLeaf conference are available through DEC for qualified applicants? Heidi Peterson received one this year. Heidi is Administrative Assistant,  Commercial Pesticide Applicator, and Commercial Landscaping Operations Chief for Tree Services of WNY, LLC.  She lives in [...]

By |August 24th, 2015|Categories: ReLeaf Conference|Tags: , , |0 Comments

More Faces of ReLeaf

Outgoing Council Board Member Rebecca Hargrave is Assistant Professor in the Environmental Sciences Department of SUNY Morrisville. SUNY ESF President Emeritus Dr. Neil Murphy took the time to give ReLeafers the fascinating backstory of the LEED Platinum Certified Gateway Center. Carterville Cattle Company Co-owner Alix [...]

By |August 18th, 2015|Categories: ReLeaf Conference|Tags: , |0 Comments

Oswego’s Mary Vanouse on ReLeaf 2015

Mary Vanouse (right) with her daughter, Allison, under a monstrous beech tree in Mt. Auburn Cemetery in Watertown, MA. I have recently retired from the Community Development Office in the City of Oswego and have volunteered with the Oswego Tree Stewards since its beginnings in 2009 when the [...]

By |August 12th, 2015|Categories: ReLeaf Conference, ReLeaf Workshops|Tags: , , |0 Comments

Onondaga Lake Restoration Tour at ReLeaf 2015

Council VP Brian Skinner took these photos of the Onondaga Lake Ecosystem Restoration tour during the ReLeaf 2015 conference. The bus took ReLeafers on a field trip that included an initial stop at the Onondaga Lake Visitor’s Center near the NYS Fairgrounds for an overview of Honeywell’s remediation and restoration [...]

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New York State’s Urban Forestry program is a partnership of public, private, and volunteer organizations and individuals that fosters comprehensive planning, management, and education throughout New York to create a healthy urban and community forest and enhance quality of life.

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