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March 2019 TAKING ROOT News
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Getting to Know Onondaga Earth Corps Director Greg Michel
Greg Michel (at left) went with a team of Onondaga Earth Corps staff and advanced crew members–Nick, Amanda, Taveon, and Tyrell–to the 2018 Partners in Urban Forestry Conference in Irvine, California. Over the years, Onondaga Earth Corps (OEC) and the Council have partnered in various fruitful ways. OEC [...]
UCF Federal Appropriations Increase in FY19
February 20, 2019 Here’s an encouraging update from the National Association of State Foresters (NASF) on the status of FY19 federal funding for forests, via the U.S. Forest Service, including urban and community forestry (UFC). This is the funding that critically supports statewide UCF efforts such as those of the [...]
TREE Fund Awardees for Urban Forestry Research
A glimpse into upcoming urban forestry research: Why have a tiny percentage of ash trees survived EAB? How can LIDAR be used to improve urban forest management? How do mycorrhizae help young trees access soil moisture? Why do seemingly healthy trees fail, unpredictably impacting power lines, and how can better [...]
Study Findings: Front & Backyard Vegetation in Urban Forest
“Backyards are very important,” says coauthor Dexter Locke. New insights from research on “Urban form, architecture, and the structure of front and backyard vegetation,” by Alessandro Ossolaa, Dexter Locke, Brenda Linc, and Emily Minord in the Journal of Landscape and Urban Planning. 185 (2019) 141–157 ABSTRACT Residential yards comprise most land and green space [...]
“Stewardship for Sustainability” ReLeaf Workshop in NYC March 15
This program looks phenomenal and will be of interest to anyone in New York State~
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