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Tour des Trees 2024
The 2024 Tour des Trees will take place from Sunday, September 22 thru Saturday, September 28 starting in Stamford, Connecticut, towards and around Martha’s Vineyard, and ending in Providence, Rhode Island. The Tour des Trees is an annual long-distance cycling adventure which serves as the primary public outreach and [...]
Young People Who Want to Change the World
Contributing Writer: Aelwen Johnstone, Millennium Kids Youth Board Member Millennium Kids (MK), is an environmental youth organisation based in Australia. We have been championing youth empowerment and environmental advocacy since 1996, inspiring youth-led initiatives and leaving an indelible mark on the environment, individuals and [...]
Trees, Please!
In Memory of Ryan Pendelton/Photo Stephen Prée “Love shook my heart Like the wind on the mountain Troubling the oak-trees” — Sappho
Celebrating the Giants Among Us
The newest Big Tree Register — a list of the largest known trees in New York State — is now available! Each year, Big Tree enthusiasts summit nomination forms for trees that they think have champion potential. This year, more than 50 new champions and co-champions were crowned, including 6 former [...]
Women’s Forest Congress Lunch and Learn
Grab your lunch or a late morning snack and join the Women's Forest Congress for a Lunch and Learn on March 21, 2024, 1:00-2:00pm ET to dive into U.S. forest sector workforce analysis and gaps in diversity representation. Hear from Jaana Korhonen, WFC Advisory Council member and Research scientist, Oak Ridge Institute for [...]
NYSA Annual Winter Conference 2024
The New York State Arborists Annual Conference & Expo on February 4-5 offered some compelling presentations as well as networking opportunities and the chance to greet colleagues. Mark Duntemann, Senior Consultant for Natural Path Forestry, gave the keynote address. He opened his talk, “Lessons [...]
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