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2022 Tree City USA Reward Grants Announced for Fall Planting

Tree planters in South Glens Falls, New York. New York State Senator Daphne Jordan is third from right.  The intent of this competitive grant is to encourage municipalities to sustain their community forestry program and maintain their status as a Tree City USA through a celebratory tree planting [...]

NYC Parks, Formula E, and DHL Partner to Plant Trees in Red Hook, Brooklyn

Formula E Presenter Derin Odetosoye introduces the partnership and video. See the video here The ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, DHL, and NYC Parks recently partnered to leave a positive legacy behind after the New York City E-Prix, planting 50 trees in Red Hook in northwestern Brooklyn. [...]

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Municipal Forestry Institute 2022 – Deadline Aug 7 to Apply – Diversity Scholarships Available

Apply now for MFI 2022! Diversity Scholarships Available Sept 25-30 2022 at Bowling Green State University  Bowling Green, Ohio The Municipal Forestry Institute (MFI) is an intensive, high-level week-long training that provides personal and professional development opportunities for key urban forestry decision makers. This unique leadership training was developed by [...]

The Nina Bassuk Retirement Interview

by Michelle Sutton The Council’s beloved Dr. Nina Bassuk (who prefers to go by “Nina”) will formally retire from Cornell at the end of this August (2022). When the world’s foremost authority on street trees and urban forestry retires after 42 years, there’s significant anxiety among those of us who [...]

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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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