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American Forests Releases Tree Equity Scores for 150K+ Neighborhoods in the U.S.
🟣 See the Tree Equity Map for the scores for metropolitan NYC, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Albany, Ithaca, Elmira, Vestal, Utica Watertown, Saratoga Springs, and the Hudson Valley. This week, American Forests released Tree Equity scores for 486 urbanized areas of the United States, giving scores for 150,000+ neighborhoods correlating tree [...]
Fall 2021 NYSUFC Quick Start Grants & Tree City USA Reward Grants Application Period Open
Quick Start Grants: Applications due September 9th, 2021 The NYS Urban Forestry Council is pleased to announce Quick Start grants for communities to hold a tree planting event in the fall of 2021 celebrating Arbor Day, with the intention of moving toward becoming a Tree City USA. Communities can apply [...]
Town of Pound Ridge Dedicates White Oak to Essential Workers for Arbor Day 2021
Thank you for Pound Ridge Conservation Board Member Ellen Grogan for supplying text and photos. The Town of Pound Ridge (Westchester County) used a NYSUFC Tree City USA Reward Grant to fund the planting of a white oak (Quercus alba) in a prominent spot in the Town’s business district in [...]
Town of Brookhaven Tree Planting & Community Giveaway for Arbor Day 2021
Town of Brookhaven Environmental Analyst Alan Duckworth advises folks on planting and care of their new native tree seedlings as part of the Town’s Arbor Day 2021 celebration. Photo Courtesy Town of Brookhaven On Friday, April 30th, the Town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County (Long Island) planted two [...]
Geneseo Boy Scout Troop 4070 Hosts Community Planting Event Aided by Council Grant
Geneseo Troop 4070 Boy Scouts Garren (orange shirt) and Billy (grey jacket) help two elementary-age boys plant a tree at Long Point Park. Boy Scouts of America Troop 4070 of Geneseo led a Community Planting and Gardening Event at Long Point Park on Saturday, April 17, 2021. They [...]
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