Newsletter Archives
Early Winter 2010: Taking Root
Tree City USA Applications Are Due
Tips for a Successful Application
Tree City USA is a program sponsored by The National Arbor Day Foundation
in cooperation with the USDA Forest Service and the New York
State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). Tree City USA
is a recognition of a community’s hard work in starting, continuing and
enhancing a tree program.
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Summer 2009 Newsletter : Seventeenth Annual New York State ReLeaf Conference
This is THE event of the year!
Greening the Big Apple: Forestry From the Streets
Join us in Brooklyn (where the trees really do grow!) and learn about
forestry in a city of neighborhoods. Hear about PlaNYC, the City’s sustainability
initiative, and the latest on the Million Trees initiative, both
of which are changing the face of urban and community forestry in New
York City. Learn about studies on street tree mortality, climate change,
and the urban heat island.
Click here to download the spring 2009 newsletter
Spring 2009 Newsletter : Tree City U.S.A.: Recognition Luncheon
This year’s recognition luncheon will be held on
March 26 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Holiday
Inn Express in downtown Albany.
All Tree City Representatives are invited to the
Annual Recognition Ceremony! This is a free, educational
and inspiring event! Come hear about
innovated programs in cities across the state!
Click here to download the spring 2009 newsletter
Fall 2008 Newsletter : Engaging Youth in Urban Forestry
“We need to clean-up the Southside.”
“We need more parks, more gardens and more trees.”
“We need a reduction of vacant homes.”
These are the thoughts of Onondaga Earth Corps (OEC) youth.
Based on the Southside of Syracuse, the OEC is a youth development
program that employs teenagers
ages 15-17 to beautify their community
and maintain the urban
forest.
Click here to download the fall 2008 newsletter
Summer 2008 Newsletter : Taking Root
Some community trees come down in storms or need to be removed for various reasons. Many people and communities
have used the wood from these trees to make fine furniture, benches for public parks and even signs and
sculpture. The following are just two stories of such reuse.
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Winter 2008 Newsletter : Taking Root
Final Report: Health and Incidence & Severity of Decay of Street Tree Maples in four Upstate New York Cities.
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Fall 2007 Newsletter : $ Urban Grants Available $
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) will shortly announce that $400,000 in funding from the Environmental Protection Fund is available for Urban and Community Forestry (U&CF) projects.
"Large" cities with populations of 65,000 or more may request $5,000 to $50,000 in State funds, while other communities may request $2,500 to $10,000. These grants, which must be equally matched by local resources, may be used for tree planting, or for any combination of other U&CF activities, including inventories, management plans, training, and some components of tree maintenance.
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Summer 2007 Newsletter : Statewide Annual Conference
THE FIFTEENTH ANNUAL New York Releaf State Conference is here. If you love trees, care for trees or want to be better educated about the values of trees in your community, this conference is for you. Experts in tree care, invasive plants and insects, and other professionals present the latest research and updates in urban forestry.
Click here to download the summer 2007 newsletter
Winter 2007 Newsletter : After the Storm—Tree Funds Are Needed!
THE EARLY FALL 2006 SNOWSTORM in western New York State has been widely reported, as have the outstanding efforts made to clean up the debris and return life to its normal patterns. But the ongoing story poses critical questions for the future of urban and community forestry in the area. How many trees were lost? How and when will they be replaced? And where will the money come from?
The Forestry Council’s own efforts have been helpful, given its role in creating the urban and community forestry budget line in the NYS Environmental Protection Fund. The remainder of the 2006 EPF urban forestry funds—$200,000—was sent to NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation’s Region 9 for distribution.
Click here to download the winter 2007 newsletter
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