Gary Raffel

Top Seven Blog Posts of 2016

By Jean|2016-12-28T22:24:43-05:00December 28th, 2016|Categories: Arboriculture, Awards, Bare Root, Community Science, Forest Restoration, Innovative Projects and Programs, Member Profiles, Organizational News, Recommended Urban Trees, Research, Top Blog Posts|Tags: Allen Nichols, American Chestnut, American Chestnut Foundation, Gary Raffel, Jennifer Kotary, Kristy King, NYC Forest Restoration, NYC Natural Areas, Transplanting and "Fall Hazards", Zelkova 'Musashino'|0 Comments

Our Council's blog was viewed more than 19,500 times in 2016! Here are the year's seven most-viewed posts. Blight-resistant chestnut seedlings. Photo by Allen Nichols Over a thousand people read Participate in the Reintroduction of the American Chestnut … by Simply Planting a Few Nuts. "Now [...]

Gary Raffel: Get to Know Him!

Arborist Gary Raffel (pron. “Rough-FELL”) is a NYSUFC Board member and small business owner based in Bloomfield, south of Rochester. What lead you to arboriculture and urban forestry? Gary Raffel: I grew up with an interest in the outdoors, including hunting and hiking, and from an early [...]