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Ancient Oaks Stand Tall to Honor the Buffalo Soldiers
Guest contributor: Nathan Davila, Arborist, Utility and Urban Forester in San Diego County with Davey Resource Group and the SDG&E Sustainable Tree Program. All photos courtesy Nathan Davila. As time goes on and the seasons change, the landscape evokes memories in the stratigraphy of its [...]
Grant Opportunities: Upcoming Info Session on October 24
Community Forest Management Plan Implementation in Disadvantaged Communities & Ash Tree Management in Disadvantaged Communities Grants DEC’s Urban and Community Forestry (UCF) program will hold a virtual information session on October 24, 2023 from 1:00–2:30 p.m. about an upcoming unique grant opportunity funded by the [...]
Writing for the Trees: Cornell Botanic Gardens
In this installment of a somewhat regular feature, NYSUFC Board Member, author, blogger and Taking Root editor Jean Zimmerman takes a personal view of going on a garden tour with a savvy guide. Purple and gold season is how Cornell Botanic Gardens’s docent Dana describes the [...]
Trees, Please!
Quercus phellos, NYC/Aaron Smith “Keep busy with survival. Imitate the trees. Learn to lose in order to recover, and remember nothing stays the same for long, not even pain. Sit it out. Let it all pass. Let it go.” - May Sarton
The 3:30:300 Rule Takes Root
Guest Contributor: Cecil Konijnendijk, Nature Based Solutions Institute With a growing demand for more trees and green spaces in our cities, there is a call for clear guidelines and tools that can help planners and other decisionmakers. Ideally these strategies use the best available scientific evidence on which [...]
The 2023 NYSACC Conference on the Environment, Part Two
As any person who has attended a tree colloquium will tell you, field trips are often the high point of the conference. The gathering of 2023 NYSAAC conservationists in Tompkins County was no different. Offerings included an E-bike ride to Lighthouse Point Restoration Project at the southeastern end of Cayuga [...]
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