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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 [...]

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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 [...]

By |March 11th, 2024|Categories: Innovative Projects and Programs, Youth|Comments Off on Young People Who Want to Change the World

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

By |March 6th, 2024|Categories: Trees Please|Comments Off on Trees, Please!

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 [...]

By |March 5th, 2024|Categories: Innovative Projects and Programs, NYSDEC|Comments Off on Celebrating the Giants Among Us

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 [...]

By |March 4th, 2024|Categories: Advocacy, Webinars & Online Workshops|Comments Off on Women’s Forest Congress Lunch and Learn

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 [...]

By |February 26th, 2024|Categories: Conferences|Comments Off on NYSA Annual Winter Conference 2024
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