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Free CCE Nassau County “Urban Trees in Your Backyard” Series Starts Nov 2, Open to All
More info and registration here
SMA Environmental Equity Themed Virtual Conference Nov 19 Open to All
The Society of Municipal Arborist Conference is virtual this year and on the theme of Environmental Equity; the cost is $50 for SMA Members and $145 for non-members. You can see the full conference program above or on the SMA website here. […]
Jamestown Community College Plants Sugar Maple to Celebrate 11 Years as Tree Campus USA
Council Board Member Lori Brockelbank sent news from Western NY: Jamestown Community College celebrates 11 years as a Tree Campus USA! Present at the Jamestown Community College planting of a Highland Park Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum 'Hipzam') in honor of 11 years of Tree Campus USA status [...]
Cassadaga Honors Loss of Young Girl with Tree Planting, Celebrates First Year as Tree City USA
The Village of Cassadaga in Chautauqua County recently celebrated Arbor Day and dedicated a newly planted dawn redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) to a seven-year-old Cassadaga girl, Emmaline A. Wilcox, tragically killed in a car accident last spring. Nate Murray (above left) from the Region 9 DEC Office attended the event and [...]
View Two “Creating Connections: Volunteers and Professionals” Webinars
The recent NYC ReLeaf two-part webinar series on Creating Connections: Volunteers and Professionals can still be viewed. Council Cofounder and Environmental Educator Nancy Wolf gave high marks to the series, noting, "I thought Maritza and Suzannah's presentation [on Environmental Education in a Natural Setting] was simply the best I have [...]
Successful Tree Planting, Rochester’s Urban El Camino Trail in DEC Conservationist Magazine
See the recent online edition of NYS Conservationist for interesting features, including one coauthored by DEC UCF staff Christina McLaughlin and Dan Gaidasz on "How to Plant a Tree Successfully." There's also a piece called "Strides through an Urban Trail" about Rochester's El Camino: Butterhole-Seneca Park Trail, a multi-use pedestrian [...]
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