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Young Arborist & Urban Forester Update from Amanda Cruty
Last summer, we learned that Amanda had been hired by NYC Parks as a forester, but that the position was on hold for COVID reasons. Amanda gives us an update on her professional life since.
Creating More Equitable Urban Forests by Understanding and Responding to Historical Trauma
The author, Christine Carmichael (far left), with a group of volunteers at a street tree-planting event in Detroit, Michigan in 2015. All photos courtesy of the author. Creating More Equitable Urban Forests by Understanding and Responding to Historical Trauma By Christine E. Carmichael, Ph.D., Founder and Principal, Fair [...]
Top Five NYSUFC Blog Posts of 2020
B&B (balled-and-burlapped) trees are useful for certain species at certain sizes in spring vs. fall, but bare root is often a workable, much more affordable and volunteer-friendly alternative. Photo Courtesy Nina Bassuk #1 Transplanting and a Deeper Look at “Fall Hazards” This post resonates! It’s been viewed nearly 7000 [...]
SMA Announces Giant Sequoia as 2021 Urban Tree of the Year
Vallejo, California artist Gary Stutler (garystutler.com) used charcoal and acrylic to depict this giant sequoia in his neighborhood. He says, “I have often admired many of Vallejo’s trees but had never before drawn such a singularly tree-honoring image. This was a strikingly suitable task because the fusion/confrontation between the [...]
Urban Tree Elegance: Copper Beech, with Jean Zimmerman
One of the the Wave Hill Public Garden and Cultural Center copper beech “cousins,” this individual showing less coppery late summer foliage. Photo by Jean Zimmerman Copper Beech (Fagus sylvatica Atropurpurea Group) By Jean Zimmerman, Council Board Member and Commercial and Consulting Arborist for SavATree When I was [...]
Biocultural Stewardship in UCF Webinar Dec 9
Biocultural stewardship: Transforming our urban and community forestry practices December 9, 2020 | 1:00-2:15pm ET For details and to register (the webinar will also be recorded) Diverse perspectives and approaches to learning and knowing can strengthen our work in urban and community forestry. Indigenous and local knowledge is embedded in [...]
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