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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 [...]
Trees, Please!
Do you have an awesome photo of a tree in your library? Most of us love to take pictures of the great trees we come across in our work or play. If you have a pic that rocks, consider sharing it with your tree peers in this new feature [...]
EPA News
EPA Invites Youth to Serve on Agency’s First-Ever National Environmental Youth Advisory Council The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the formal establishment of the agency’s first-ever National Environmental Youth Advisory Council (NEYAC). The NEYAC will provide independent advice and recommendations to Administrator Michael S. Regan on how to increase [...]
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