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Getting to Know Board Member June MacArthur and Her Husband Phil
Author June MacArthur with husband Phil, tree planting with the Oswego Tree Stewards. Tree Hugger from Upstate New York By June S. MacArthur From my earliest remembrance of about age three and a half, I lived in the countryside in Upstate New York on an apple orchard and [...]
Getting to Know Andy Pleninger
Can you tell us about your childhood influences? Andy Pleninger: I grew up in a neighborhood in Rochester, NY with mature black oaks and numerous diverse niche ecosystems ideal for play and exploration. Scouting took me to Camp Massaweppie in the Adirondacks, and camping trips with the family were [...]
The Nature Conservancy’s Bill Toomey: Healthy Trees, Healthy Cities
We are excited that the Nature Conservancy's Bill Toomey will be our Conference keynote speaker at Hoffstra later this month (register here!). Bill oversees the Healthy Trees, Healthy Cities project of the Nature Conservancy. Healthy Trees, Healthy Cities is an initiative of The Nature Conservancy with programs currently running in Boston, New York, [...]
Arbor Day in the North Country
By Tim Chick, NYSUFC Board Member, Town of Lake Placid Tree Board Member, Paul Smith’s adjunct professor Photos by Sally Kellogg, DEC Urban Forestry Program Assistant (left to right) Kris Alberga, NYS DEC; Craig H. Randall, Village of Lake Placid Mayor; Tim Chick, Town of Lake Placid Tree Board [...]
Cornell Urban Hort Institute: Interesting Research Continues Apace
The Council’s longtime Board member and beloved speaker, Nina Bassuk, gives us an update on three areas of research underway at UHI. Dr. Bassuk will be the plenary speaker for the NYSUFC Conference this July. (Register now for best rate!) UHI researchers are attempting to fast-track propagation of alkaline-tolerant [...]
Historic “Great Trees” Returning to NYC
Willow cutting taken in September of 2008 from the parent willow, a giant crack willow (Salix fragilis) in Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx. Photo Courtesy NYC Parks In January 2008, a small group of intrepid high school students from New York City’s John Bowne High School joined [...]
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