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Recommended Reading: A New Direction for Michael Warren Thomas
Michael Warren Thomas visiting the 2023 Dutch Connection at the Eastman Museum in Rochester. Horticulturist Michael Warren Thomas is beloved in the Finger Lakes of New York and beyond for his award-winning, long-running radio shows and podcasts about this glorious region, its gardens and agriculture, winemakers, and its [...]
Registration Open for World Forum on Urban Forests! October 16-20, 2023 | Washington, D.C.
Open to community organizers, policymakers, or anyone with a passion for urban trees! See the speakers, program, tours, lodging arrangements, and register here The first World Forum on Urban Forests was held in Mantua, Italy (Mantova in Italian) in 2018. New Yorkers are fortunate that attending the second WFUF is [...]
May TAKING ROOT News is Here!
In this issue of TAKING ROOT, Urban Forestry+Urban Birds podcasts; Major Grant Opportunities; Jean Zimmerman on Drawing and Iconic NYC Tree; Upcoming ReLeaf Workshops and Conference; More Read this month's TAKING ROOT news here and subscribe here.
Urban Forestry/Birds Podcasts Featured in May/June City Trees
All Ears: Four Noteworthy Podcasts from SMA Members and Friends This feature is an in-depth look at the Your Bird Story, This Old Tree, Plant a Trillion Trees, and The Municipal Arborist podcasts in the May/June City Trees, the magazine produced by the Society of Municipal Arborists that is free [...]
Urban Eden Demonstration Videos from Cornell Horticulture Institute Director Dr. Nina Bassuk
In one of the Urban Eden video series, Nina Bassuk, and Zac Rood of the Cornell Landscape Architecture Department, demonstrated how to select for the best containerized woody plant material. Urban Eden Demonstration Videos from Cornell Horticulture Institute (UHI) Director Dr. Nina Bassuk Nina Bassuk has retired from [...]
Round 16 of the Urban and Community Forestry Grants for New York is now OPEN!
April 28, 3023 GOVERNOR HOCHUL CELEBRATES ARBOR DAY AND ANNOUNCES $3 MILLION IN GRANTS NOW AVAILABLE FOR URBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY PROJECTS Funding Supports Community Tree Projects to Protect Natural Resources, Air, and Water Quality and Help Combat Climate Change Governor Kathy Hochul today commemorated Arbor Day by announcing that [...]
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