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...
The American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) has inspired no shortage of spirited conversation and evoked some heightened emotion on both sides of the issue. Regardless of what side you represent, it is an irrefutable fact that the ARRA has afforded urban forestry, planning, and horticulture professionals in New York the resources to implement some of the most innovative stormwater infrastructure and canopy restoration projects in the country.
Working with the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, Environmental Facilities Corporation, and even the NYS Energy Research and Development Authority, communities are participating in a veritable green infrastructure revolution; on a scale that we'll not again witness for perhaps another few decades. What's more, these initiatives were largely conceived, inspired, and executed by members of this very Council. Far out!
This is THE event of the year! The Social Tree: How Trees Grow Communities
We have an exciting program for this year’s conference! Responding to feedback
from last year, we reduced the number of workshops and added time
for audience feedback and speaker interaction. The keynote address will be
integrated with a workshop and a tour to give participants
a chance to explore the theme of the social tree in depth.
Finally, the breaks have been lengthened to provide more
time for interactions.
