The Reception and Annual Meeting of the Sustainable Urban Forests Coaliton were great successes. Wednesday night we had our reception at the U.S. Botanic Garden on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. SUFC Chair Don Winsett addresses attendees at the Reception We are grateful to our host, the U.S. Botanic Garden and to our Sponsor, Congressman…
DetailsLast week we had a great time at TreeBaltimore’s winter gathering at Cylburn Arboretum’s Vollmer Center. A packed house broke bread and heard about what’s been happening and what’s on the horizon for TreeBaltimore. The effort provides technical and resource assistance in a variety of ways, from free trees to how to plant a tree…
DetailsThe Los Angeles River is about to undergo a major change. A huge investment is being made to transform the river to enhance water quality, provide green infrastructure, and improve access and environmental equity by way of the Los Angeles River Ecosystem Restoration project. Rendering from the USACE LA River Study It is a massive,…
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SavATree was at the Mountain Top School at Temple Har Shalom for their Touch a Truck day May 2, 2015. Hundreds of people attended and SavATree was one of the biggest hits there. David McGorry our Branch Leader from Basking Ridge spent the day showing the kids the Large Bucket truck with aerial lift boom…
DetailsClimate change effects are not expected to be equally distributed. Changes in precipitation, temperature, and sea-level will be “spotty” – some places will see decreases, some will see increases, and increases will be higher in some places than in others. US EPA has developed a Climate Resilience Evaluation and Awareness Tool (CREAT) to relate anticipated…
DetailsIn a previous post, we talked about green infrastructure social networks. Social scientists with the USDA Forest Service’s Northern Research Station have developed a tool to assess these networks – it’s called Stew-MAP. The Stewardship Mapping & Assessment project (Stew-MAP) seeks to answer the questions: Who, what, where, why and how are environmental stewardship groups…
DetailsThe American Society of Consulting Arborists (ASCA) is the industry’s premier professional association focusing solely on arboricultural consulting. This week the Association is having its 2014 Annual Conference. Hundreds of consulting arborists from across North America are here to improve their practice as arboricultural consultants. An advanced technical program included discussions of legal issues consultants face…
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On Saturday, May 2nd, SavATree welcomed Spring by attending the Hudson Valley Garden Fair at the historic Montgomery Place in Red Hook. The event was put on by the Hudson Valley Garden Association and provided residents of the Hudson Valley the chance to buy locally grown plants, explore sustainable landscape practices, learn from local plant…
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In honor of Arbor Day 2015, students from Warring Magnet School of Science and Technology planted a Redbud and two Dogwood trees (Provided in partnership with SavATree and the City of Poughkeepsie) at College Hill Park. With support from Poughkeepsie city workers, the Shade Tree Commission, the NYDEC Urban Forester, and the Mayor of Poughkeepsie,…
DetailsThe Clean Water Act passed in 1972. Great progress has been made. In many large cities, rivers and harbors that served as sewers behind industrial lands now serve as amenities facing residential and commercial lands, bringing economic development, water access, and jobs. But a lot of work remains. While many of these waterways are no…
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