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LGBTree: A New UCFS Affinity Group
The new Urban and Community Forestry Society LGBTree affinity group is open to all urban and community forestry professionals who identify as LGBTQ+. LGBTree is dedicated to promoting inclusivity and diversity within urban and community forestry. The group provides support to LGBTQ+ identifying urban and community forestry professionals and [...]
A Great Arbor Day Tree Planting for Mount Markham Central School District!
Guest Contributor: Jessica Pyrda, District Forester, Oneida County Soil & Water Conservation District It was a pleasure working as a mentor with Eric Bugbee and Angela Martin, the TREE TEAM from the Mount Markham Central School District, and Arborist Terry Hawkridge on the 2024 NYSUFC [...]
ACT Environmental Justice Training July 9th
ACT’s next environmental justice training will be held on Tuesday, July 9 from 10:30am to 12:00pm Central Time. This month's session is titled Community Outreach Using Lessons from Public Health Communication and will be facilitated by Dr. Christine Carmichael of Fair Forests Consulting. In this 90-minute training, Alliance for Community Trees [...]
2024 ReLeaf Conference Scholarships!
The New York State Urban Forestry Council is pleased to announce scholarships for members to attend the 2024 ReLeaf Conference. We are offering two available scholarship categories. Category A is a scholarship for up to $259 to assist new members, either student members or individual members starting out in [...]
Sustainable Urban Forests Coalition Virtual Town Hall June 27th
The Sustainable Urban Forests Coalition (SUFC) is sponsoring its inaugural Town Hall event on Thursday, June 27 from 12-1:30 pm Central Time. This free 90-minute virtual learning and networking session to bring urban and community forestry partners together. This first Town Hall will have a focus on work [...]
Writing for the Trees: Oaks and Roses in the Urban Forest
In this installment of a somewhat regular feature, NYSUFC Board Member, author, blogger and Taking Root editor Jean Zimmerman considers the fantastic plants of New York City’s urban forest. Forests and New York City is not a pairing that would make sense to some people [...]
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