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ESSEX — In its pursuit of a Tree City USA designation, the Essex Conservation & Trails Committee (CTC) applied for and was granted a 2021 Arbor Day Tree Planting Grant

Don’t cut down those ‘dead’ oak trees just yet

Column by Scott Anderson, Brown County Agrilife Extension Three months after Winter Storm Uri blasted Texas with a week of freezing temperatures, many landowners are concerned the cold weather killed their oak trees. Texas has a wide variety of native oak species, with many prized trees on private and public lands estimated to be hundreds or even thousands of years old. So, landowners were understandably alarmed when other species of trees budded out as normal while oaks remain bare-branched or...

Randall’s Island Park Alliance Receives New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Grant to Develop a Tree Inventory and Community Forest Maintenance Plan Share Article The Tree Inventory and Community Forest Management Plan will guide future tree care, public programming, and community outreach. Randalls Island Park NEW YORK (PRWEB) May 24, 2021 The Randall’s Island Park Alliance (RIPA) is the recipient of a $40,...

Austin Parcel among the conservation projects honored at Vermont Tree Champions The Vermont Urban and Community Forestry Program (VT UCF) recently bestowed Tree Steward Awards on several Vermonters for their commitment to protecting and preserving their communitys forests and trees including Waitsfield and Waterbury Center projects. The Vermont Arbor Day award is dedicated to individuals who have made a difference in their communitys urban and community forest. This year one recipient was J...

Photo by: Town of Huntington Supervisor Chad A. Lupinacci, Councilman Ed Smyth and Councilwoman Joan Cergol were joined by Covanta and Girl Scout Service Unit 12, Troop 239 for an Arbor Day tree planting ceremony and to unveil trees planted with Tree City USA grant funding at Columbia Street Park in Huntington Station.    “Thank you to Covanta Huntington for your environmentally-conscious donation and to our Girl Scouts from Troop 239 for your commitment to Columb...

Chuck Vile, the long-time Essex tree warden, was honored this earlier month with a statewide award.

To celebrate Vermont Arbor Day, the Vermont Urban & Community Forestry Program has provided kits for public libraries with items to get families outside and learn more about trees. This year, Vermont Arbor Day is Friday, May 7, and Jeudevine Library has 40 kits to give away to help families celebrate. The kits include a sugar maple seed planting kit, a tree scavenger hunt, tree craft ideas, a guide to Vermont trees and bookmarks. The kits are free for both individuals and families. If you would...

May 7, 2021 Thee city of Dunkirk has received $50,000 for tree maintenance from the state Department of Environmental Conservation. The grant was awarded in celebration of Arbor Day as part of a $1.18 million award to communities across the state to inventory, plant, and maintain public trees. The grants are part of the second phase of grants through DEC’s Division of Lands and Forests’ Urban and Community Forestry Program, which works to increase public awareness of the importance of tree...

Bexar County is home to four of the tallest trees in the land!