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NYSUFC 2022 Annual Report is Live!

See Report as PDF See Report as Flip-mag on Issuu Our 2022 Annual Report features Penfield's rousing first-ever Arbor Day celebration; the 2022 NY ReLeaf Conference in Watertown; Nancy Wolf's History of Urban and Community Forestry in NY, Part 2; and Nina Bassuk's partial retirement and recognition by the Council [...]

By Jean|February 3rd, 2023|Categories: Organizational News|Tags: 2022 Annual Report|Comments Off

Executive Secretary Transition for the Council, Our Gratitude to Liana Gooding

Liana Gooding served as Executive Secretary for the Council from early 2015 to the end of 2022. Those eight years were highly productive years for the Council in good measure because of Liana’s competence, reliability, consistency, and patient nature. “She was my right-hand person the whole time I was President,” [...]

By Jean|February 1st, 2023|Categories: Organizational News|Tags: ADG, Executive Secretary Transition, Liana Gooding|Comments Off

February TAKING ROOT News

2023 NY ReLeaf Conference; Quick Start Grants; DEC Tree Seedling Sale; Advice for Writing about Urban and Community Forestry Read this month's TAKING ROOT news here and subscribe here.

By Jean|February 1st, 2023|Categories: Essays and Reflections, Grants, NYSDEC, Onondaga Earth Corps, Organizational News, TAKING ROOT News|Tags: February 2023 Taking Root news|Comments Off

Advice for Writing about Urban and Community Forestry

by Michelle Sutton, NYSUFC Editor Our beloved field of Urban and Community Forestry (UCF) needs more advocacy and visibility, in all forms. I have an MS in Urban Horticulture and have been writing and editing in the UCF arena since 1998. I have some thoughts to share based on my [...]

By Jean|January 31st, 2023|Categories: Essays and Reflections|Tags: Writing about Urban and Community Forestry, Writing advice, Writing for UCF|Comments Off

Save the Date! 2023 NY ReLeaf Conference on Long Island

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) Urban and Community Forestry program is excited to announce the annual New York ReLeaf Conference from July 20–22, 2023, at Hofstra University in Hempstead, Long Island. Our conference theme is, “Keeping Trees in Mind; Planning for a Better Tomorrow,” [...]

By Jean|January 13th, 2023|Categories: ReLeaf Conference|Tags: 2023 NY ReLeaf Conference, Hofstra University|Comments Off

Jan/Feb Issue of City Trees Features Rural Urban Forestry, Young Professionals, 2022 MFI Photos

City Trees is the magazine of the Society of Municipal Arborists (SMA) and is freely available to everyone. Here’s how you can access City Trees, an international, bimonthly online magazine about all things urban forestry: The Jan/Feb 2023 City Trees is here From the Jan/Feb 2023 link (or any other issue link) you can [...]

By Jean|January 12th, 2023|Categories: Arboriculture, City Trees Magazine, Innovative Projects and Programs, Society of Municipal Arborists|Tags: Jan/Feb 2023 City Trees|Comments Off

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New York State’s Urban Forestry program is a partnership of public, private, and volunteer organizations and individuals that fosters comprehensive planning, management, and education throughout New York to create a healthy urban and community forest and enhance quality of life.

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Central Park, NYC by Carlos Alcazar