Project Canopy
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– Project Canopy, the Maine Forest Service’s community forestry program,
recently awarded $116,939 in grants to local governments and municipalities,
educational institutions and non-profit organizations that support community efforts to
develop and maintain long-term community forestry programs. In all, seventeen
awards were made for planning/education and planting/maintenance. The Project
Canopy grants are funded by the U.S. Forest Service. Read more…
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Do your apple trees look a little, well, worse for wear after the
long winter? Or maybe your peach trees seem a little less than perky?
If so, you’re in luck. It’s not too late to prune fruit trees,
according to University of Maine pomology professor Renae Moran, who works at
the college’s research facility at Highmoor Farm in Monmouth.
Read more…
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NEW SWEDEN, Maine — Maine’s rural landscape is
dotted with the remains of old farms and homesteads, many identifiable only by
the fruit trees and plants left behind to grow wild. But John O’Meara, a
northern Maine organic farmer, wants to change that. He believes some of these
trees deserve a second shot at a productive life. Read more… |
Urban impervious surfaces convert precipitation to stormwater
runoff, which causes water quality and quantity problems. As many cities
explore green infrastructure to manage stormwater at its source, the reliable
use of trees for stormwater control depends on improved understanding of how
and to what extent trees interact with stormwater. Read more… |
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Thursday April 13th at noon
(Eastern) Julie Steiner, J.D., Professor of Law, Western New England
University, will discuss “Urban Trees & The Law” on our
next 'Urban Forestry Today' webcast.
To attend and obtain free ISA & MCA CEU’s, visit www.joinwebinar.com and enter 473-592-579
This broadcast is free and will offer the opportunity for
arborists to earn 1.0 ISA CEU and 0.5 MCA credit. For those who are
unavailable to attend the live broadcast, sessions will be archived in the
"videos" section at www.urbanforestrytoday.org
Tree Risk Assessment: Perceptions, Reality, and Reliability
April 13 at 1PM (Eastern time).
How safe is this tree? It's a critical question, but the answer is not always straightforward. Learn to avoid the pitfalls of tree risk assessment as Dr. Koeser highlights sources of variation and potential bias when rating a tree's likelihood of impact, likelihood of failure, and consequences of failure. Improve your assessment ability as he discusses opportunities for avoiding false precision and making the process more repeatable.
Information and webinar access is also at treefund.org.
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