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]
John Rosenow announced to the Arbor Day Foundation board of trustees that he will retire as chief executive of the Arbor Day Foundation effective July 1, 2014 and begin a role as an advisor. Mr. Rosenow started the Arbor Day Foundation in 1972, the centennial of the first Arbor Day observance. Celebrated in all 50 [read more]
Local events raised awareness for trees across the U.S. last week. And inspired volunteers took action for greener communities--from planting 30 park trees in Sugar Land, TX, on Monday to planting 100 street trees in Nashville, TN on Saturday with CSX Trees for Tracks. These local activities show people care about trees in their cities [read more]
The New York Department of Environmental Conservation is accepting applications for urban forestry project grants that can be used to enhance landscapes and provide green spaces in urban areas across the state. Under the Urban Forestry Grant program, municipalities, public benefit corporations, public authorities, school districts and certain nonprofit organizations can apply for money to [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]
Celebrating Arbor Day today and into the future, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA-6th) and co-sponsors Earl Blumenauer (D-OR-3rd) and Barbara Lee (D-CA-13) introduced legislation to reduce residential energy consumption and costs through strategically planting trees. The Residential Energy and Economic Savings Act (TREES Act) encourages utility companies to partner with local non-profit tree planting groups to [read more]
The Arbor Day Foundation announced 14 individuals and organizations are recipients of a 2013 Arbor Day Award in honor of their outstanding contribution to tree planting, conservation and stewardship. Among this year's recipients are NASF members the Florida Forest Service (recipient of the Forest Lands Leadership Award) and and Texas A&M Forest Service as part [read more]
Last week the Maryland General Assembly passed HB 706, more commonly referred to as the Forest Preservation Act of 2013. State Forester Steve Koehn was integral facilitating the process that provided the General Assembly with the background and information to support the passage of the Forest Preservation Act of 2013. The bill recognizes that the [read more]
NASF has been giving our Smokey Bear and other fire prevention educational materials a makeover! Our online Educational Materials Store has the perfect items to complement your outreach efforts. You'll find new items like Smokey temporary tattoos, pencils and zipper pulls, and don't miss our new bookmark and postcards with classic Smokey artwork. Don't forget [read more]
Last week NASF joined partners from the Sustainable Urban Forests Coalition to meet with congressional offices and address the vital importance of trees and green infrastructure for America’s communities. The event took place during the 2013 ACTrees Policy Summit. Topics of discussion during meetings with congressional representatives and their staff included: Support for the US [read more]
