TAKING ROOT December 2021

Not Yet a Tree City USA? Apply Now for a Spring 2022 NYSUFC Quick Start Grant (Deadline Feb 10, 2022)

Onondaga Earth Corps is Hiring! Program Coordinator and Green Infrastructure Program Specialist - both full-time. More info

NYS Municipalities: Urban Forest Management Survey on its Way

Canton Fall Planting Engages Youth of All Ages, Utilizes Council Grant

New Council Video on YouTube
Scored by Council Past President David Moore

Colonie Tree Planting Celebration with Help of Council Grant

Arbor Day Foundation Grant Opportunities

Have you heard? New York State Conservationist Magazine is celebrating their 75th anniversary this year. In honor of this milestone, DEC is offering $2 subscriptions. Subscribe online to begin receiving the magazine yourself, or to give it as a gift: https://conservationist.secure.darwin.cx/I**002C

Green-Wood Announces Two New Research Opportunities

Did you know that historic cemeteries can be an important resource for environmental research? These green spaces are the perfect place for inquiry and experimentation in urban ecology, climate resilience, species diversity, and more.

At Green-Wood in Brooklyn, the Living Collection of over 8,000 trees and shrubs, wide range of wildlife, and institutional records are an invaluable set of resources. That's why Green-Wood is offering two all-new research awards in 2022 focusing on Urban Environmental Science and Human/Nature Interactions.

They are looking for emerging investigators in the natural sciences (graduate students, early-career faculty, NGO-affiliated staff, and others) interested in creating a research project utilizing Green-Wood's assets. Sound like you? Applications are now open!

TAKING ROOT news and the NYSUFC Blog and Annual Report are made possible by a U.S. Forest Service grant, facilitated through NYSDEC Urban and Community Forestry.

USDA Forest Service Non-Discrimination Statement for Grantee Organizations

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