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St. Johnsville Arbor Day Planting (with Musical Accompaniment)

Arbor Day participants surround a newly planted mountain ash tree (Sorbus aucuparia 'Cardinal Royal') in the 1921 Soldiers’ & Sailors’ Memorial Park in St. Johnsville, New York. Among the group are NYS Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara and Jessica Singleton, Constituent Services liaison to NYS Senator Michelle Hinchey and St. Johnsville [...]

By Jean|August 24th, 2021|Categories: Arbor Day, Grants, Tree Planting|Tags: 2021 Quick Start Grants, St. Johnsville|0 Comments

Watch NY ReLeaf 2021 Talks on YouTube

We've posted the 2021 Virtual ReLeaf Conference presentations on our Council YouTube channel. Professor Rebecca Hargrave gave a superb talk on Structural Pruning of Young Trees, and there are terrific talks on Birds and Bats in the Urban Forest, Trees and Human Health, Tree Stewardship Partnerships in Greater Buffalo, Rain [...]

By Jean|August 23rd, 2021|Categories: NY ReLeaf, NYSDEC, ReLeaf Conference|Tags: NY ReLeaf 2021|0 Comments

Council Recognizes Nancy Wolf with Heartwood Award

You may recognize this year’s Heartwood Award winner as the author of the meticulously researched and lively document, “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 1.” Part 1 is available on the [...]

By Jean|July 22nd, 2021|Categories: Awards, Organizational News, ReLeaf Conference|Tags: Heartwood Award, Nancy Wolf|3 Comments

New Rochelle Honors County Parks Workers with Bur Oak Specimen Tree

Westchester Parks Foundation, Westchester County Parks Recreation and Conservation staff, and other dignitaries attended the ceremonial bur oak planting in New Rochelle. Photo Courtesy Westchester Parks Foundation Thank you to Westchester Parks Foundation for providing this account of the planting/celebration. See also this blog post from Council Board [...]

By Jean|July 13th, 2021|Categories: Arbor Day, Funding, Grants, Tree Planting|Tags: New Rochelle, Tree City USA Reward Grant, Westchester County, Westchester Parks Foundation|0 Comments

July 2021 TAKING ROOT News

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By Jean|July 2nd, 2021|Categories: TAKING ROOT News|Tags: July 2021 TAKING ROOT News|0 Comments

Andy Hillman Reflects on Career, What’s Next, and Why UCF Has Arrived

Last April, former Council President, current Grants Committee Chair, and longtime Council Board Member Andy Hillman retired from a decade (to the day) of work as a business developer for Davey Resource Group. Prior to that, he was Ithaca’s longtime city forester, and prior to that he worked for [...]

By Jean|July 2nd, 2021|Categories: Essays and Reflections, Member Profiles, Municipal Forestry Insitute, Organizational News, Urban Horticulture Institute|Tags: Andy Hillman, Davey Resource Group|5 Comments

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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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Central Park, NYC by Carlos Alcazar