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Trees, Please!
In Memory of Ryan Pendelton/Photo Stephen Prée “Love shook my heart Like the wind on the mountain Troubling the oak-trees” — Sappho
Celebrating the Giants Among Us
The newest Big Tree Register — a list of the largest known trees in New York State — is now available! Each year, Big Tree enthusiasts summit nomination forms for trees that they think have champion potential. This year, more than 50 new champions and co-champions were crowned, including 6 former [...]
Women’s Forest Congress Lunch and Learn
Grab your lunch or a late morning snack and join the Women's Forest Congress for a Lunch and Learn on March 21, 2024, 1:00-2:00pm ET to dive into U.S. forest sector workforce analysis and gaps in diversity representation. Hear from Jaana Korhonen, WFC Advisory Council member and Research scientist, Oak Ridge Institute for [...]
NYSA Annual Winter Conference 2024
The New York State Arborists Annual Conference & Expo on February 4-5 offered some compelling presentations as well as networking opportunities and the chance to greet colleagues. Mark Duntemann, Senior Consultant for Natural Path Forestry, gave the keynote address. He opened his talk, “Lessons [...]
Tree Talk Goes to NYSA 2024
Tree Talk attended the New York State Arborists Annual Conference and Expo (February 4-5, 2024) and asked attendees what they are looking forward to regarding their own tree work/the tree industry in the near future. Here are a dozen responses: Ducep Moreno, New York City [...]
ACT Environmental Justice Training
Ethical and Cultural Considerations for Corporate Volunteers in Underserved Communities This 1.5 hour training from Alliance for Community Trees will equip participants with real world examples, simulations and scenarios to prepare for conversations with corporate volunteers about how to approach community engagement ethically and with sensitivity. The virtual [...]
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