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2023 ReLeaf Conference at Hofstra, Part 2
A gathering at Jones Beach State Park’s Environmental Center the evening of Friday, July 21 featured a plentiful raw bar along with beer and an informal repast. Some swam. Some found treasures. Others simply socialized as dusk fell. A good time was had by [...]
DEC Announces Round 2 of the Community Forest Conservation Grant Program
DEC has announced Round 2 of the Community Forest Conservation Grant. This grant opportunity aims to provide municipalities with financial assistance in purchasing forest land for the purpose of creating community forests. The Community Forest Grant Program awards grants ranging from $50,000 to $300,000. Community forests can provide many benefits: [...]
Trees, Please!
Toddsville Chestnut Tree/Photo: Allen Nichols. "The wonder is that we can see these trees and not wonder more." -Ralph Waldo Emerson
Free Access to Environmental Justice Trainings
The Alliance for Community trees has been focusing on engaging disadvantaged communities with urban and community forestry efforts through impending Inflation Reduction Act funding, Links are available to some of its latest recorded environmental justice trainings. These training sessions are facilitated by Dr. Christine Carmichael of Fair Forests Consulting, and will [...]
Annual New York ReLeaf Conference in Hempstead, Part One
Good tree info. Great new contacts. Fun. The traditional tree people trifecta proved to be in full force at the thirtieth annual New York ReLeaf Conference. From July 20-22, 2023, arborists gathered on the campus of Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York. The theme of the gathering was “Keeping [...]
Oakwood Cemetery Walking Tour
Two dozen enthusiasts accompanied Don Leopold on a tree biology and ID walk though historic Oakwood Cemetery in Syracuse on June 21 to learn about the 160-acre site’s fantastic urban forest. Leopold, Distinguished Teaching Professor, Department of Environmental Biology at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, is known [...]
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