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Onondaga Earth Corps Quarterly Newsletter Out Now
In the New Issue of Onondaga Earth Corps Newsletter (Yvonne Chu, Editor): OEC Excited to Announce Release of Syracuse’s Urban Forest Master Plan Now OEC Accepting Applications for Youth and Young Adult Program Employment Meet Aneesah Evans: OEC's New Admin Assistant Transforming the Westcott Reservoir Landscape Tree Felling with National [...]
Urban and Community Forestry Grants from the USDA Forest Service Apps due April 16
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service is making $1 million available via its 2021 Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Cost Share Grant Program. Applications Due: April 16, 2021 Eligible Entities: city or township governments, county governments, and others The USDA Forest Service Urban & Community Forestry (U&CF) [...]
2021 Municipal Forestry Institute Registration Open
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DEC Hosts Virtual Tree City, Tree Campus, Tree Line USA Celebration
NYSDEC State Forester Rob Davies opened the Tree City/Campus/Line USA celebration by acknowledging the difficulties of 2020 and the way in which nearly all recreation had to move outside, bringing further awareness to the critical importance of urban and community trees and green spaces. He quoted his colleague, Texas State [...]
NYS Urban Forestry Council is Hiring a Part-Time Equity & Justice Coordinator
Applications due April 15, 2021 Job Description: The New York State Urban Forestry Council (NYSUFC) is a 501(c)3 organized formally in 1999 to advise and assist the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) in executing its urban and community forestry program. The mission of the NYSUFC is to engage in [...]
Paul Smith’s College Arboriculture & Landscape Mgmt Program, with Randall Swanson
Paul Smith’s Arboriculture & Landscape Management student practices safe tree climbing and pruning skills. Randall Swanson has been the Program Coordinator for Paul Smith’s College Arboriculture & Landscape Management (AALM) program since 1989. Can you tell us about your own educational trajectory and career? Randall Swanson: I attended [...]
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