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Illinois is about to embark down a very dark path, with the... Illinois is about to embark down a very dark path, with the help of our esteemed Governor. The state is currently working with a privately owned company in a “public-private” partnership in order to bring about the country’s first vaccine passport. Many states have already come out against such measures. They are not needed. Very soon, all people who are at risk of serious complications related to COVID, those over the age of ...

Artwork of Kalib Burbank, First Place in the Grade 7 Division, Sharon Academy Burlington - The 2021 Growing Works of Art contest attracted a record 225 entries from 16 schools and 11 homeschool families. The theme of this years contest was Healthy Trees, Healthy Lives. Students were asked to create a drawing and written story to share how trees impact our health and our communities. The contest is sponsored annually by the Vermont Urban and Community Forestry Program in partnership with U...

Gov. Kate Brown proclaims April as Oregon Arbor Month April has been proclaimed Oregon Arbor Month.  Gov. Kate Brown made a proclamation last week establishing a monthlong recognition of trees and planting as a result of more than a year of collaboration with nonprofit organizations and state agencies, but its timing follows statewide wildfires that burned millions of trees.   "Because trees are vital to our individual and communal well-being and future prosperity — and because all Ore...

April proclaimed Arbor Month in Oregon Oregon Dept. of Forestry Portlanders plant trees in the Roseway Park Blocks SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The first week in April was just not enough time to show how much Oregonians appreciate trees. So Gov. Kate Brown has proclaimed all of April as Oregon Arbor Month, allowing plenty of time for all the tree-related activities and commemorative plantings people want.  “I appreciate Governor Brown declaring April 2021 as Oregon Arbor Month, in recognition of...

Regional Notebook: March 5, 2021 Published: 3/4/2021 2:37:16 PM Fifth-graders encouraged to enter Arbor Day Poster Contest BOSTON — State Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) Commissioner Jim Montgomery is encouraging Massachusetts fifth-graders to participate in the agency’s 2021 Arbor Day Poster Contest. Fifth-graders from across the state who are currently enrolled in both public and private schools, or who are home-schooled, can participate in the contest by creating posters...

Reply LAKEWOOD, OH — The city of Lakewood has again been named a 2020 Tree City USA. The Arbor Day Foundation gives the Tree City designation to municipalities that demonstrate their support for urban forestry. Lakewood was cited for its health and management of its tree canopy. This is the 44th straight year Lakewood has received the distinction. "Maintaining a healthy urban forest is important for both our environment and our citizens. Trees directly negate the effects of climate change a...

Red Bank officials adopt bond ordinance for improvements in borough Red Bank officials adopt bond ordinance for improvements in borough RED BANK – Members of the Red Bank Borough Council have adopted a bond ordinance that appropriates $3.32 million for capital improvements in the community. In addition to the appropriation of funds, the bond ordinance authorizes the issuance of bonds or notes in that amount to finance the costs. According to the bond ordinance, borough officials expect to re...

Buffalo awarded grant for removal of large dead Ash trees throughout the Buffalo Olmsted Park System $75,000 from the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Urban and Community Forestry Program will support the Conservancys Ash Management Program. Tens Of Millions Of Ash Trees Have Been Killed In The U.S. Alone. There Are 8 Billion Ash Trees In The U.S. Author: WGRZ Staff Updated: 10:56 AM EST February 10, 2021 BUFFALO, N.Y. — The City of Buffalo and the ...

FUTURE SHADE — Beautiful, healthy trees can enhance homes and businesses, but growing trees takes time, effort and money to help them thrive. The Arkansas Urban Forestry Council, in collaboration with the Cooperative Extension Service, is offering free online presentations that teach best practices for tree care. (Division of Agriculture photo.) LITTLE ROCK — Beautiful, healthy trees can enhance homes and businesses, but growing trees takes time, effort and money to help them thrive. The Ar...

February 3, 2021 Trees are seen by the private sector as an attractive and accessible offset, easy to measure, easy to invest in and easy to promote. Photo by Jacob Lund on Shutterstock. If 2020 taught us anything, it was that plans can be derailed in an instant, priorities change overnight and what we consider to be pressing challenges one day can become low-priority issues the next. In 2020 all sectors — business, government and NGO — saw their best laid plans unravel or become irreleva...