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MFI Applications Open!

Applications are now being accepted for the Municipal Forestry Institute, to be held February 21-26, 2027 on beautiful Jekyll Island, Georgia. The Municipal Forestry Institute (MFI) is an exciting, high-level training opportunity that guides professionals in the leadership and managerial aspects of urban forestry. This week-long intensive educational program [...]

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A Bond of Trees and Love

Guest Contributor: Michael Wolfe, Forestry Aide, Syracuse Department of Parks, Recreation & Youth Programs Under two white pines on the shores of Sydenham Lake in Ontario, I asked my now fiancé to marry me. With the help of my childhood best friend and his partner [...]

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Trees, Please!

“Let the mind be enlarged to the grandeur of the mysteries, and not the mysteries contracted to the narrowness of the mind.” — Francis Bacon

By |August 25th, 2026|Categories: Trees Please|Comments Off on Trees, Please!

Community Reforestation Grant Applications Now Open

$20 million in funding is available through the second round of the Community Reforestation (CoRe) Grant Program. The goal of CoRe is to support tree planting projects that will expand and restore forested natural areas in urban communities across the state. This grant opportunity is available to [...]

By |August 25th, 2026|Categories: Organizational News|Comments Off on Community Reforestation Grant Applications Now Open

Become a Better Tree Steward!

Registration is now open for CCE Onondaga’s CommuniTree Stewardship Program. Whether you're a volunteer, tree board member, municipal staff, or simply passionate about trees, this program will give you the knowledge and skills to help care for and advocate for your community's urban forest. Registration is open now through [...]

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Trees, Please!

“Crimson stems in my palms Conduits through which shape And substance entered — Mapleness Only vaguely I sensed Some ephemeral Sap entering me” —Wendell Berry

By |August 12th, 2026|Categories: Trees Please|Comments Off on Trees, Please!


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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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