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Prospect Park Tree Inventory & Benefits Analysis: Results Are In!
https://vimeo.com/115185713 Prospect Park and Prospect Park Alliance Facts September 14, 2018 Through a $75,000 Urban Forestry Grant from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Prospect Park Alliance recently surveyed roughly 12,000 of the park’s 30,000 trees as part of its work in caring for the Park’s natural areas. [...]
Nina Bassuk Reviews New Applied Tree Biology Book
Nina Bassuk Reviews Applied Tree Biology by Andrew Hirons and Peter Thomas Reprinted from the April 2018 Arborist News (Volume 27, Number 2). The first thing to notice in this very excellent text is the title, Applied Tree Biology. This is not exactly an arboriculture manual or a tree biology [...]
Joe Charap on the Municipal Forestry Institute
Green-Wood Cemetery Director of Horticulture and Curator and Council Board Member Joe Charap received scholarship assistance from the Council to attend the 2018 Municipal Forestry Institute in Litchfield, Connecticut. MFI 2019 in Silverton, Oregon: registration is underway! What were the most valuable aspects of MFI for you? I valued the chance [...]
Honoring Brian Skinner in Syracuse 9/25
Please join Brian's wide circle of friends, family, and colleagues for this tree planting in his honor. At this time we don't know if Brian will be able to be present.
A Tribute to Our Friend Pat Tobin
Pat Tobin in 2014 accepting Tree City USA recognition for Fayetteville, which has been a Tree City USA for nearly 20 years, thanks in no small part to Pat’s efforts. With Pat is NYSDEC Urban Forestry Partnerships Coordinator Sally Kellogg. Beloved Council Past President (2006-2009) and longtime Council [...]
Arbor Day Foundation 2019 Awards: Noms Due Oct 31
See the six categories here. Past winners have included the Council's own Nina Bassuk; see blog post.
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