By Keith Wood The Partners in Community Forestry conference was held November 17-18, 2021 in Louisville, Kentucky. This year’s conference brought back together nearly 400 in-person attendees in addition to remote audience members. Those in attendance were bursting with enthusiasm to be back together presenting, learning, and networking all things urban and community forestry (U&CF)! [read more]
It was a productive week in Orlando, Florida, for the over 110 attendees of the 2020 NASF CMS-Wildland Fire Committee Meeting! This year's meeting participants weighed in on a diversity of wildfire issues, including the policies, technologies, and procedures used to prevent, mitigate, and fight wildfires nationwide. A long list of national leaders from land [read more]
Guest post by Katie Marie Yep, you read that right! Detroit, Michigan. Whether you’re a Detroit native or just in town for a visit, the city has so many green spaces to enjoy, including parks, conservancies, public gardens, and then some. Detroit Riverfront The Detroit Riverfront is a draw in spring, summer, fall, and winter. [read more]
Hurricane Michael left millions of acres of timber uprooted, broken, and prime for burning. In Florida, 72 million tons of timber – that's 2.5 million log trucks worth of wood – were damaged across 11 Panhandle counties. In Georgia, 20.5 million tons of pine and 17.2 million tons of hardwood – totaling 37.7 million tons [read more]
Where would you rather be? In a city full of parks and tree-lined streets? Or in a city of concrete and glass? Research scientist Omid Kardan and his colleagues at the University of Chicago studied the city of Toronto, which keeps health records for thousands of citizens, and a vast database of urban trees. Kardan’s [read more]
Rebecca Nisley is a science writer and editor for the USDA Forest Service’s Northern Research Station. We know that trees provide ecosystem benefits even in cities. The oxygen, cooling shade, and carbon storage are commonly understood, but did you know that trees also remove air pollution? Trees do this by catching small particles of soot and dirt on [read more]
This month the Supreme Court of the United States issued a decision in Utility Air Regulatory Group v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with two primary holdings: EPA’s attempt in the Tailoring Rule to regulate stationary sources under the prevention of significant deterioration (PSD) permitting program solely on the basis of their greenhouse gas emissions is not [read more]
For the 33rd consecutive year, Ohio leads the nation for Tree City USA designations with 244 communities achieving the title this year. The program, which is sponsored by the National Association of State Foresters, the Arbor Day Foundation, the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S. Conference of Mayors, and the National League of Cities, requires that [read more]
With support from the NASF Foundation and NASF have chosen the 2013 Photography Fellow. This year's fellow, Joel Prince of Ohio, was chosen from a pool of candidates who submitted their applications and portfolios earlier this month. The theme for this year's photo fellowship is "Embrace the Possibilities." "The phrase, “Embrace the Possibilities,” immediately stirs [read more]
