The New York State Urban and Community Forestry Council is a
volunteer group, organized formally in 1999, to advise and
assist the NYS Department of Conservation (DEC) in executing
its Urban and Community Forestry policies.The Council's major
funding, supplied through the USDA Forest Service,is supplemented
by membership dues and independent contributions...
As you know, our sixteenth Annual State Conference was held this last July at the site of our first conference, Cornell University in beautiful Ithaca, New York. There were many interesting presentations, tours and workshops. The conference's attendees - Council members, non-members, invited speakers and guests came from across the state and the nation. As usual, it is always wonderful to meet new friends and to renew old acquaintances from within and outside of New York State.
“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.
