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Council Joins Signatories to Inflation Reduction Act UCF Support Letter
Dear Leader Schumer and Speaker Pelosi: The undersigned organizations, many of which are members of the Sustainable Urban Forests Coalition, are writing to strongly support the important urban and community forest provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. From combating climate change and creating more equitable communities to improving [...]
ReLeafers Stream into Watertown: A Pictorial Recap
ReLeaf goers were grateful for the tree shade during the Watertown Downtown Arboretum tour. Photo by Karen Emmerich Watertown Planning and Community Development Director Mike Lumbis led the tour of the Watertown Downtown Arboretum. Here, he's alongside the dawn redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides), planted bare root, in [...]
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 [...]
August 2022 TAKING ROOT News
American Chestnut Restoration Update; The Nina Bassuk Retirement Interview; History of ReLeaf Part 2; NYC Parks and Formula E Partner to Plant Trees; Apply by August 7th for 2022 Municipal Forestry Institute Read this month's TAKING ROOT news here and subscribe here.
How It Happened: The History of New York ReLeaf, Part 2
Welcome to Part Two of Council Cofounder Nancy Wolf's meticulously researched and lively How it Happened: New York ReLeaf A Brief History of Urban Forestry in the United States and the Creation of the New York State Program Part 2 of 2 Answering questions such as: When did the first two [...]
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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