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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hello RI Arborists,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Our local US Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry team has been putting together this nice weekly newsletter with some news, events, resources, and grant opportunities that I wanted to share with you.
Included in this week’s email is a link to an upcoming webinar from the EPA on Integrated Pest Management for Arborists and Urban Foresters that looks like it could be a good one.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">If you’d like to receive the newsletter weekly, you can sign up with Google Form link at the beginning of the email.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Robert (Lou) Allard</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Urban and Community Forestry Program Coordinator</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Department of Environmental Management</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="#Articles">articles</a>, <a href="#Events">events and announcements</a>,
<a href="#Funding">funding opportunities</a>, and <a href="#Jobs">job postings</a> that have some relevance to urban forestry in the Northeast (and beyond). A big thank you to Glenn Rosenholm in our communications shop for finding them. We also take announcements
from partners, so send your items our way. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="Articles"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Articles in This Edition</span></u></b></a><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a href="#newport">Majestic trees are dying to win</a> (RI)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a href="#buffalo">Volunteers plant 107 trees to replace those damaged in Buffalo tornado</a> (NY)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/nysufc.org/declaring-a-street-tree-emergency/2024/11/04/__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!JyUZ9TyFE5EIoEGqTaOEI8JqXGutKAMfhfFooaEt1H4SJeWyTFMfZ0mxsQKqvg7LwJFDdKa9aqKdGHqHVrORXg3xGw$">Declaring
a Street Tree Emergency [nysufc.org]</a> (NY)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a href="#ny">City of Forest initiative thrives as 190 new trees planted in Ewen Park, promoting urban biodiversity</a> (NY)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a href="#ash">Native Plant Trust honors Daigle for leadership in ash tree conservation</a> (ME)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a href="#ellsworth">Ellsworth secures grants to plant over 150 trees in urban areas</a> (ME)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a href="#watertown">LETTER: What’s So Important About Preserving Big Urban Trees?</a> (MA)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a href="#deep">DEEP Announces New Funding Opportunities for Urban and Community Forestry</a> (CT)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a href="#legacy">USDA Forest Service Invests $265 Million to Conserve Private Forestlands</a> (National)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">NEW:</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"> EPA Integrated Pest Management
for Arborists and Urban Foresters – November 19 – <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/register.gotowebinar.com/register/4159455127493061982__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!JyUZ9TyFE5EIoEGqTaOEI8JqXGutKAMfhfFooaEt1H4SJeWyTFMfZ0mxsQKqvg7LwJFDdKa9aqKdGHqHVrMn9EQRzw$">
Register Here [register.gotowebinar.com]</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">LGBTree's in-person social at Partners in Urban Forestry Conference – November 19, Chicago –
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/ucfs.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mcform&view=ngforms&id=2222871*!*__;Iy8!!KKphUJtCzQ!JyUZ9TyFE5EIoEGqTaOEI8JqXGutKAMfhfFooaEt1H4SJeWyTFMfZ0mxsQKqvg7LwJFDdKa9aqKdGHqHVrNbcF3x7w$">
RSVP here [ucfs.memberclicks.net]</a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Forest Service –
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/research.fs.usda.gov/products/multimedia/webinars/urbanforestconnections__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!JyUZ9TyFE5EIoEGqTaOEI8JqXGutKAMfhfFooaEt1H4SJeWyTFMfZ0mxsQKqvg7LwJFDdKa9aqKdGHqHVrM5xLpOdw$">
Urban Forest Connections [research.fs.usda.gov]</a> – monthly webinar series. Next up:
<b> </b>Centering Environmental Justice in Urban Forestry - December<b> </b>11 (1:00 ET)
<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.canr.msu.edu/fccp/Professional-Development-Courses/urban-forests-and-climate-change__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!JyUZ9TyFE5EIoEGqTaOEI8JqXGutKAMfhfFooaEt1H4SJeWyTFMfZ0mxsQKqvg7LwJFDdKa9aqKdGHqHVrMdI9f8jg$">Urban
Forests and Climate Change (<i>online course</i>) [canr.msu.edu]</a> – Michigan State University<b> –
</b>September 9 - December 9<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/adestra.arborday.org/c/13xwQbAlfVFHpCdqScsCXi1fzF__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!JyUZ9TyFE5EIoEGqTaOEI8JqXGutKAMfhfFooaEt1H4SJeWyTFMfZ0mxsQKqvg7LwJFDdKa9aqKdGHqHVrOPnnpQjA$"><span style="font-family:calluna">Follow-up
Protocols and Adapting Based on Feedback Received</span> [adestra.arborday.org]</a></span><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:calluna;color:#625B51;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual;font-weight:normal">
</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">– Arbor Day Foundation – November 13<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">USDA Forest Service –
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/research.fs.usda.gov/programs/fia/sciencesymposium__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!JyUZ9TyFE5EIoEGqTaOEI8JqXGutKAMfhfFooaEt1H4SJeWyTFMfZ0mxsQKqvg7LwJFDdKa9aqKdGHqHVrP43bb5Jg$">
FIA Science Stakeholder Meeting [research.fs.usda.gov]</a><b> – </b>November 19 - 21, virtual<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Arbor Day Foundation –
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.arborday.org/programs/pcf/__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!JyUZ9TyFE5EIoEGqTaOEI8JqXGutKAMfhfFooaEt1H4SJeWyTFMfZ0mxsQKqvg7LwJFDdKa9aqKdGHqHVrNm7uPBhw$">
Partners in Community Forestry Conference [arborday.org]</a> – November 20 - 21, Chicago<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Urban and Community Forestry Society
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/ucfsociety.org/mfi2025/__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!JyUZ9TyFE5EIoEGqTaOEI8JqXGutKAMfhfFooaEt1H4SJeWyTFMfZ0mxsQKqvg7LwJFDdKa9aqKdGHqHVrPDmK-5XA$">
– Municipal Forestry Institute [ucfsociety.org]</a> – February 23 - 28, 2025 <b> </b><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<a name="Funding"></a><a name="urbanforest"><span style="mso-bookmark:Funding"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">NEW:</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:urbanforest"><span style="mso-bookmark:Funding"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">
City Trees Magazine </span></span></span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/read.dmtmag.com/i/1528673-november-december-2024/0?__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!JyUZ9TyFE5EIoEGqTaOEI8JqXGutKAMfhfFooaEt1H4SJeWyTFMfZ0mxsQKqvg7LwJFDdKa9aqKdGHqHVrM-vr04fg$"><span style="mso-bookmark:urbanforest"><span style="mso-bookmark:Funding"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">November/December
2024 [read.dmtmag.com]</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:urbanforest"><span style="mso-bookmark:Funding"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:urbanforest"><span style="mso-bookmark:Funding"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">
Issue </span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:urbanforest"><span style="mso-bookmark:Funding"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="mso-bookmark:urbanforest"><span style="mso-bookmark:Funding"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Stewardship Salons with Julie Capito and Dr. Lindsay K. Campbell, US Forest Service (5 part playlist):
</span></span></span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0fY8RVHIVaur7t5JKVDcRtZQ90nYCnQr__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!JyUZ9TyFE5EIoEGqTaOEI8JqXGutKAMfhfFooaEt1H4SJeWyTFMfZ0mxsQKqvg7LwJFDdKa9aqKdGHqHVrOPrYFZ2g$"><span style="mso-bookmark:urbanforest"><span style="mso-bookmark:Funding"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Stewardship
Salons: sources of inspiration and capacity building - YouTube [youtube.com]</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:urbanforest"><span style="mso-bookmark:Funding"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:urbanforest"><span style="mso-bookmark:Funding"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-bookmark:urbanforest"><span style="mso-bookmark:Funding"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">MyTree with Dr. Jason Henning and Ana Castillo
(Davey Tree Expert Company) and Dr. Dave Bloniarz (US Forest Service) (5 part playlist):
</span></span></span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0fY8RVHIVavSQ6hoxSfQ_xffQdAJInkX__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!JyUZ9TyFE5EIoEGqTaOEI8JqXGutKAMfhfFooaEt1H4SJeWyTFMfZ0mxsQKqvg7LwJFDdKa9aqKdGHqHVrOTbLJANA$"><span style="mso-bookmark:urbanforest"><span style="mso-bookmark:Funding"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Using
MyTree to calculate benefits of trees - YouTube [youtube.com]</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:urbanforest"><span style="mso-bookmark:Funding"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:urbanforest"><span style="mso-bookmark:Funding"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="mso-bookmark:urbanforest"><span style="mso-bookmark:Funding"></span></span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.americanforests.org/issue/fall-2024/__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!JyUZ9TyFE5EIoEGqTaOEI8JqXGutKAMfhfFooaEt1H4SJeWyTFMfZ0mxsQKqvg7LwJFDdKa9aqKdGHqHVrPf3zwfsQ$"><span style="mso-bookmark:urbanforest"><span style="mso-bookmark:Funding"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">American
Forests Magazine [americanforests.org]</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:urbanforest"><span style="mso-bookmark:Funding"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:urbanforest"><span style="mso-bookmark:Funding"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">
– Fall 2024<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="line-height:115%"><span style="mso-bookmark:urbanforest"><span style="mso-bookmark:Funding"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:urbanforest"><span style="mso-bookmark:Funding"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Funding Opportunities</span></u></b></span></span><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">NEW:</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"> Garden Club of America/Casey Trees –
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/caseytrees.org/education/urban-forestry-fellowship/__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!JyUZ9TyFE5EIoEGqTaOEI8JqXGutKAMfhfFooaEt1H4SJeWyTFMfZ0mxsQKqvg7LwJFDdKa9aqKdGHqHVrOpNhhWWw$">
Urban Forestry Fellowship [caseytrees.org]</a> – Fellowships for U.S. graduate and undergraduate students – applications due January 15, 2025
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo4">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.fs.usda.gov/science-technology/energy-forest-products/wood-innovation__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!JyUZ9TyFE5EIoEGqTaOEI8JqXGutKAMfhfFooaEt1H4SJeWyTFMfZ0mxsQKqvg7LwJFDdKa9aqKdGHqHVrOfIVxBOA$">USFS
Wood Innovation Grant Programs [fs.usda.gov]</a> – Multiple funding opportunities with applications closing in December 2024<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo4">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Hispanic Access Foundation -
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/hispanicaccess.org/__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!JyUZ9TyFE5EIoEGqTaOEI8JqXGutKAMfhfFooaEt1H4SJeWyTFMfZ0mxsQKqvg7LwJFDdKa9aqKdGHqHVrOMXEZ8pw$">
Nuestros Bosques: Faith-Based and Strategic Local Investments [hispanicaccess.org]</a> – Proposals accepted beginning in October, through mid-November 2024<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo4"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Center for Regenerative Solutions and Urban Sustainability Directors Network: <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/naturebasedclimate.solutions/funding-urban-forestry__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!JyUZ9TyFE5EIoEGqTaOEI8JqXGutKAMfhfFooaEt1H4SJeWyTFMfZ0mxsQKqvg7LwJFDdKa9aqKdGHqHVrMXtm2YQw$" target="_blank" title="https://naturebasedclimate.solutions/funding-urban-forestry">Funding
Urban Forestry — Center for Regenerative Solutions (CRS) - Accelerating Nature-Based Climate Action (naturebasedclimate.solutions) [naturebasedclimate.solutions]</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo4">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.epa.gov/inflation-reduction-act/inflation-reduction-act-community-change-grants-program__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!JyUZ9TyFE5EIoEGqTaOEI8JqXGutKAMfhfFooaEt1H4SJeWyTFMfZ0mxsQKqvg7LwJFDdKa9aqKdGHqHVrNXmbbOyg$">EPA
Inflation Reduction Act Community Change Grants [epa.gov]</a> – Applications accepted on a rolling basis until November 21
</span><a name="Jobs"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></b></a></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo4">
<span style="mso-bookmark:Jobs"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Sustainable Forestry Initiative -<b>
</b></span></span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/forests.org/urban-grant/__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!JyUZ9TyFE5EIoEGqTaOEI8JqXGutKAMfhfFooaEt1H4SJeWyTFMfZ0mxsQKqvg7LwJFDdKa9aqKdGHqHVrNVq94KZg$"><span style="mso-bookmark:Jobs"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Urban
Forest Improvement Grant Program [forests.org]</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:Jobs"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:Jobs"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"> - On a rolling basis until May 30, 2027<o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:Jobs"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Job Postings</span></u></b></span><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">NEW:</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=f4cdd59b-bdcf-4e58-9e68-112518aa9a0a&ccId=19000101_000001&jobId=512658&lang=en_US__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!JyUZ9TyFE5EIoEGqTaOEI8JqXGutKAMfhfFooaEt1H4SJeWyTFMfZ0mxsQKqvg7LwJFDdKa9aqKdGHqHVrNPFqedXQ$">
Manager, Youth Engagement [workforcenow.adp.com]</a> – American Forests – Application deadline November 15<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">NEW:</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=f4cdd59b-bdcf-4e58-9e68-112518aa9a0a&ccId=19000101_000001&jobId=512657&lang=en_US__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!JyUZ9TyFE5EIoEGqTaOEI8JqXGutKAMfhfFooaEt1H4SJeWyTFMfZ0mxsQKqvg7LwJFDdKa9aqKdGHqHVrPaTREVfQ$">
Manager, Urban Forest Innovations [workforcenow.adp.com]</a> – American Forests – Application deadline November 15<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=6044bc19-19e6-443a-8a51-62fe8af33798&jobId=511895&lang=en_US__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!JyUZ9TyFE5EIoEGqTaOEI8JqXGutKAMfhfFooaEt1H4SJeWyTFMfZ0mxsQKqvg7LwJFDdKa9aqKdGHqHVrPX-EiC_g$">Urban
and Community Forester [workforcenow.adp.com]</a> - Mass Audubon – Boston, MA<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Urban Forestry Specialist – Assistant Professor of Practice – Oregon State University (Flyer Attached)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Director of Landscape Operations – KNOX – Hartford, CT (Flyer Attached)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Community Tree Steward Americorps Program –
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.maine.gov/dacf/parks/get_involved/conservation_corps/join/index.shtml__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!JyUZ9TyFE5EIoEGqTaOEI8JqXGutKAMfhfFooaEt1H4SJeWyTFMfZ0mxsQKqvg7LwJFDdKa9aqKdGHqHVrMSOvBECg$">
Maine Conservation Corps [maine.gov]</a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="sammies"></a><a name="newport"><span style="mso-bookmark:sammies"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Majestic trees are dying to win<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:sammies"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Eco RI News (Opinion)<br>
By: Frank Carini<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:sammies"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Published: October 31, 2024<br>
Link to </span></span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/ecori.org/these-majestic-trees-are-dying-to-win/__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!JyUZ9TyFE5EIoEGqTaOEI8JqXGutKAMfhfFooaEt1H4SJeWyTFMfZ0mxsQKqvg7LwJFDdKa9aqKdGHqHVrOmjrq_-g$"><span style="mso-bookmark:sammies"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">ECO
RI News [ecori.org]</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:sammies"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:sammies"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:sammies"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:sammies"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">In the Oct. 3 edition of Newport This Week there was an advertisement for arboricide. The page 10 ad noted that Newport Mansions/The Preservation
Society of Newport County “is on the hunt for majestic trees to light up Washington Square and Marble House.” The organization, with total assets of $83.3 million and 2023 revenue of $31.3 million, wants people to kill their own, I presume, healthy trees —
I can’t imagine the Marble House curators want A Charlie Brown Christmas-like tree on the property — to cerebrate holiday opulence at a Gilded Age mansion and in the square that leads to decadence. The nonprofit’s executive director, director of finance, and
chief of staff were paid a combined $780,421 last year. “Is there a 15- to 30-foot evergreen in your yard that’s ready for a starring role?” the ad asked. “If your tree fits the bill, our expert greenhouse team will carefully remove it for you.” For your sacrifice
of a “majestic” tree, The Preservation Society of Newport County ad said, “you’ll have the bragging rights of being part of Newport’s Christmas wonder!...
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:sammies"><a name="buffalo"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Volunteers plant 107 trees to replace those damaged in Buffalo tornado<o:p></o:p></span></b></a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:sammies"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">A group of neighbors in Buffalo spent the day replanting the trees destroyed by a tornado in August.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:sammies"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">WKBW (New York)<br>
By: Taylor Epps<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:sammies"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Published: November 2, 2024
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:sammies"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Link to
</span></span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.wkbw.com/news/local-news/buffalo/volunteers-plant-107-trees-to-replace-those-damaged-by-buffalo-tornado*google_vignette__;Iw!!KKphUJtCzQ!JyUZ9TyFE5EIoEGqTaOEI8JqXGutKAMfhfFooaEt1H4SJeWyTFMfZ0mxsQKqvg7LwJFDdKa9aqKdGHqHVrM1_rEuVQ$"><span style="mso-bookmark:sammies"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">WKBW
[wkbw.com]</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:sammies"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:sammies"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:sammies"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:sammies"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">A group of neighbors in Buffalo spent the day replanting the trees destroyed by a tornado in August. It was an EF-1 tornado that ripped through
Downtown Buffalo, even tearing the roof off a business on Niagara Street. You can watch our coverage of the tornado below and read more here. Many of the days following the tornado were spent picking up debris. Re-Tree volunteers continued cleanup efforts
Saturday, replanting trees across the city at Johnson Park and the Buffalo Central Terminal…<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:sammies"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:sammies"><a name="deep"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">DEEP Announces New Funding Opportunities for Urban and Community Forestry<o:p></o:p></span></b></a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:sammies"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">DEEP Also Announces Grant Recipients for Urban Forest Equity Program<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:sammies"></span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/CT.gov__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!JyUZ9TyFE5EIoEGqTaOEI8JqXGutKAMfhfFooaEt1H4SJeWyTFMfZ0mxsQKqvg7LwJFDdKa9aqKdGHqHVrPkhP5Iug$"><span style="mso-bookmark:sammies"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">CT.gov
[ct.gov]</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:sammies"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:sammies"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:sammies"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Published: October 31, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:sammies"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Link to
</span></span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/portal.ct.gov/deep/news-releases/news-releases---2024/deep-announces-new-funding-opportunities-for-urban-and-community-forestry__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!JyUZ9TyFE5EIoEGqTaOEI8JqXGutKAMfhfFooaEt1H4SJeWyTFMfZ0mxsQKqvg7LwJFDdKa9aqKdGHqHVrPVQdSLmw$"><span style="mso-bookmark:sammies"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">CT.gov
[portal.ct.gov]</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:sammies"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:sammies"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:sammies"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:sammies"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is pleased to announce two new funding opportunities for urban and
community forestry projects led by Connecticut governmental entities and non-profit organizations. Urban forests are a critical form of infrastructure in our cities and towns. They help filter the air and water, maintain biodiversity, build social cohesion
within our communities, and so much more. The importance of forests and trees in our cities is increasingly being recognized as many cities face exacerbated climate change impacts. For example, high levels of impervious surface in urban areas make cities especially
vulnerable to flooding after extreme weather events. Increased impervious surface also causes cities to have elevated temperatures, also known as the urban heat island effect. The Urban and Community Forestry Planning Program supports a variety of urban forestry
planning projects with grants up to $65,000. Funding is provided by the <b>U.S. Forest Service</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:sammies"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:sammies"><a name="ellsworth"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Ellsworth secures grants to plant over 150 trees in urban areas<o:p></o:p></span></b></a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:sammies"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">The Ellsworth Arbor Commission received over $190,000 in grants to enhance urban areas and combat climate impacts.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:sammies"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">News Center Maine<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:sammies"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">By: Katie Delaney<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:sammies"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Published: November 4, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:sammies"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Link to
</span></span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/special-reports/maines-changing-climate/ellsworth-secures-grants-plant-over-150-trees-urban-areas/97-55261e52-38ab-416c-bb01-5eb823761405__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!JyUZ9TyFE5EIoEGqTaOEI8JqXGutKAMfhfFooaEt1H4SJeWyTFMfZ0mxsQKqvg7LwJFDdKa9aqKdGHqHVrOqXOpDZQ$"><span style="mso-bookmark:sammies"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">News
Center Maine [newscentermaine.com]</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:sammies"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:sammies"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:sammies"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Ellsworth will soon add over 150 new trees to its urban landscape, thanks to $193,000 in grants awarded to the Ellsworth Arbor Commission
to expand green spaces and increase the city’s climate resilience. “This is a huge opportunity for the City of Ellsworth,” Mary Blackstone, Arbor Commission Vice Chair and Green Ellsworth Community Liaison said. The project’s funding includes a $20,000 grant
from the Maine Forest Service to develop a comprehensive forest management plan. Additionally, a $173,000 federal grant will support tree planting along High Street, stretching down to the Union River. “It's the first time, at least in recent history, that
so much money has been allocated to trees in Ellsworth, so we're really excited,” Tabatha White, Arbor Commission Chair, said…
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:sammies"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:sammies"><a name="ny"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">City of Forest initiative thrives as 190 new trees planted in Ewen Park, promoting urban biodiversity<o:p></o:p></span></b></a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:sammies"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Riverdale Press (New York)<br>
By: Alaska St. Clair<br>
Published: November 4, 2024<br>
Link to </span></span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.riverdalepress.com/stories/city-of-forest-initiative-thrives-as-190-new-trees-planted-in-ewen-park-promoting-urban,163508?__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!JyUZ9TyFE5EIoEGqTaOEI8JqXGutKAMfhfFooaEt1H4SJeWyTFMfZ0mxsQKqvg7LwJFDdKa9aqKdGHqHVrNiLJ0MWw$"><span style="mso-bookmark:sammies"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Riverdale
Press [riverdalepress.com]</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:sammies"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:sammies"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:sammies"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:sammies"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">On a recent crisp, autumn afternoon, Ewen Park was growing greener by the hour as 190 new trees took root in celebration of the third annual
City of Forest initiative. Hosted by the Stewards of Ewen Park, in partnership with local organizations and volunteers, the event was one of over 80 eco-focused activities across the city aimed at enhancing and restoring urban green spaces. At one station,
Michael Edmond from Bronx Green-Up, the New York Botanical Garden’s community outreach program, offered seeds and homemade flower pots to attendees, encouraging them to cultivate their own mini gardens. At another, Plant Native NW Bronx – a grassroots community
organization that works on use of land and ecological restoration -- led a hands-on seed bomb making activity, teaching the community a technique popular among guerrilla gardeners in the 1970s. According to Ann Lane, founding member of Plant Native NW Bronx,
this process combines compost, clay and seeds to create “bombs” which can be thrown into underused or neglected areas to increase native plant cover…<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:sammies"><a name="ash"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Native Plant Trust honors Daigle for leadership in ash tree conservation<o:p></o:p></span></b></a></span></p>
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Published: November 4, 2024 <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:sammies"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">John Daigle, professor of forest recreation management at the University of Maine, is receiving the 2024 Regional Impact Award from Native
Plant Trust, a plant conservation organization focused solely on New England’s native plants. The award recognizes regionally significant leadership and achievement in conservation, horticulture and education. A citizen member of Penobscot Nation, Daigle created
the Ash Protection Collaboration Across Wabanakik in 2023. The group works to raise awareness of the cultural and ecological significance of black ash trees and provide strategies to protect them from invasive species, specifically the emerald ash borer…<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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Published: November 5, 2024<br>
Link to </span></span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/eponline.com/Articles/2024/11/05/USDA-Forest-Service-Invests-$265-Million-to-Conserve-Private-Forestlands.aspx__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!JyUZ9TyFE5EIoEGqTaOEI8JqXGutKAMfhfFooaEt1H4SJeWyTFMfZ0mxsQKqvg7LwJFDdKa9aqKdGHqHVrNQ2XQp1A$"><span style="mso-bookmark:sammies"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Environmental
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:sammies"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">In an effort to preserve the nation’s forest resources, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced over $265 million in funding
for 21 forest conservation projects across 17 states. According to a recent release, this initiative—part of President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act—will conserve roughly 335,000 acres of critical forestlands. In 2024, the
<b>Forest Service</b> directed nearly $420 million towards protecting more than 500,000 acres, committing to the preservation of forests, which support rural economies, wildlife habitats and recreation. The funding is facilitated through the USDA's Forest Legacy
Program, a voluntary initiative that assists states, tribes and private landowners in preserving valuable forestlands. Since 1990, the program has protected about 3.1 million acres nationwide and aims to benefit disadvantaged communities by protecting natural
resources for clean air, water and resilient ecosystems… <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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By: Trees for Watertown<br>
Published: November 5, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:sammies"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">How is it that big urban trees play an absolutely vital role in protecting cities against climate change? And what can cities do to better
protect these climate warriors? This is the message that Dr. William R. Moomaw will present at Watertown’s Free Public Library at Trees for Watertown’s annual meeting on Saturday, November 9 from noon to 2 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. The
news is full of stories about the brutal impact of climate change around the world. Shade trees play a key role in helping cities temper dangerously high temperatures and heavy flooding, so one way cities are preparing themselves is by planting trees. Planting
trees now is hugely important for managing climate change in the future. But young trees take decades to reach mature size. Meanwhile big urban trees are making major contributions NOW to managing climate change — by cooling the air and shading nearby heat-
absorbing surfaces, by sucking up thousands of gallons of stormwater, and by storing away atmospheric carbon in their trunks, branches, and roots…
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