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More ReLeaf in Pictures
CCE Onondaga Forestry Program Educator and SUNY ESF landscape architecture alumna Kim Zhang enjoyed the Gateway rooftop garden at dusk. Council Treasurer Lori Brockelbank (center) of Wendel Companies attended ReLeaf with two students from Jamestown Community College where she teaches: Tessa Vincent (left) and Cindy Raecher (right). [...]
A ReLeaf to Remember: Part I
Meeting the men and women who are restoring the American chestnut, exploring the Alvar plant community on the new green roof, connecting with the Onondaga Earth Corps … there were so many highlights for the 185 attendees of the 2015 ReLeaf Conference at SUNY ESF. A special shout-out to the [...]
Reflections from our New Council President David Moore
At the 2015 ReLeaf Conference at SUNY ESF, it was fitting that ESF grad David Moore should be elected our new president. You can learn more about David from his profile last year on the blog. Here is David's acceptance speech. Thank you for the opportunity to serve our state's urban [...]
Celebrating the Game-Changing Farm Bill of 1990
As we gear up for our NY ReLeaf Conference this week, it’s fitting to learn the essential history of the 1990 Farm Bill, to which all who care about urban and community forestry are indebted. This entry was written by Andy Hillman with help from Mary Kramarchyk and Nancy Wolf. [...]
The Buzz about SUNY ESF, Our ReLeaf 2015 Host
A number of NYSUFC members are also alums of SUNY ESF (College of Environmental Science and Forestry), including Kim Zhang and Council Treasurer Lori Brockelbank, our Council Secretary Steve Harris, and Executive Secretary Liana Gooding's husband Mark. For those of you who are new to SUNY ESF, here's the buzz. [...]
Meet CCE Onondaga’s Kim Zhang!
Kim Zhang at Green Lakes State Park in Fayetteville, NY Can you tell us about your childhood influences that foreshadowed getting interested in urban forestry? Kim Zhang: Growing up in the Bronx, I didn’t have many childhood experiences that involved nature. It wasn’t until high school that I [...]
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