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Inflation Reduction Act UCF Funding Takeaways from Recent SMA Town Hall
Photo by Leslie Berckes The Society of Municipal Arborists (SMA) recently hosted a virtual Town Hall to learn more about $1.5 billion in additional federal funding for urban and community forestry (UCF) provided by the Inflation Reduction Act. The Town Hall moderator was SMA Executive Director Leslie Berckes [...]
November 2022 TAKING ROOT News
NY ReLeaf Workshops in November; New City Trees issue out; more. Read this month's TAKING ROOT news here and subscribe here.
Lament for a Thriving Crabapple Tree
by Michelle Sutton My Mom and I used to get coffee and donuts and park near an abandoned warehouse to admire this crabapple tree. Mature and healthy, with a beautiful branch structure, it seemed to me the most perfect expression of the crabapple. A hip fracture in 2019 had changed [...]
Urban Forestry Fundamentals, Part 4: Watering
Michelle Sutton by Michelle Sutton Trickles are Better than Sprinkles, and Other Watering Advice Newly planted trees need more localized water. You will frequently encounter the guideline that plants need 1 to 2 inches of water per week provided by some combination of rainfall and hand watering. That [...]
Pound Ridge Uses Tree City USA Reward Grant to Recognize Retired Police Chief
Retired Pound Ridge Police Chief David Ryan (left) was honored by Former Pound Ridge Elementary School Principal (PRES) Amy Fishkin (center), current PRES Principal Dr. Stephanie Bell (not pictured), Town Supervisor Kevin Hansan (right) and other community members when a redbud (Cercis canadensis) was planted in Ryan's honor near [...]
Funded Research Opportunities at Green-Wood Cemetery
Art Presson Application Period for Green-Wood’s 2023 Research Awards in Urban Environmental Science and Human/Nature Interactions is now open! In November 2021, Green-Wood launched two new research awards designed for emerging investigators. 2022 projects were selected in February 2022; you can read about them in this press release. Applications [...]
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