Project Canopy
 Each year,
winter brings cold weather, snow, ice, and dormancy to our trees. Insect and
disease pests are dead or dormant for the season. In the winter, a larger
threat to dormant trees emerges. It attacks healthy trees as well as sick
trees, large trees as well as small ones. This winter time threat? De-icing
salt. So: does safe salt for trees exist? Read more…
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 “A day without
sunshine is like, you know, night,” quipped Steve Martin — and indeed, even a
day with less sunshine can feel a bit dark. Our world depends on the light
radiating from that big star we traipse around, and when it's in short supply,
we feel it. But if you count yourself among those who don’t love waking up
before the sun rises and getting off work after it has set, things are about to
lighten up. Hello, winter solstice!
Although winter
is really just beginning, we can at least say goodbye to these short little
days we’ve been suffering (and don’t let the door hit you on the way out). With
that in mind, here’s a collection of curious facts to celebrate the
long-awaited return to longer days. Read more…
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 As a
responsible tree care provider, it’s important to let your clients know that a
tree surround, or ring, is bad landscaping and poor tree care.
You see them in
just about every part of the country — I know that I’ve seen them in each of
the 40 states I’ve been to. Tree surrounds, or tree rings, are just an odd and
head-scratching item in the arboricultural world. You see all types and
varieties: Read more…
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Webinar - Urban Trees
& The Law: The Arborist's Perspective
Join Thomas Brady, Conservation Administrator/Tree Warden,
Brookline MA, 1/04/18 at noon (Eastern), as he defines & discusses
scenarios that demonstrate how legal terms & definitions impact the
day-to-day the practices of today’s urban forester.
Attend live & receive Free ISA/MCA CEU's by visiting
www.joinwebinar.com & entering: 884-299-715
Webinar - i-Tree
Roundtable Discussion: Looking Toward Tomorrow - see what's on tap for
upcoming enhancements to iTree Tools and give your feedback on what you would
like to see included in future updates.
January 18, 2018 1 pm ET
Register at https://goo.gl/jNFxcE
Technical Assistance for Connecting Children to Nature
REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS – Due
January 31, 2017
Opportunity and Background
Over the last few decades,
childhood has moved indoors, leaving too many kids disconnected from the natural
world. This trend has profound consequences which include high rates of
obesity, diabetes, stress and depression in children — all of which
disproportionately affect low-income populations and children of color.
Benefits of access to nature include:
• Improved health outcomes
• Higher academic achievement
• Enhanced social and emotional
learning
• Stronger social connections
• Increased creativity,
self-esteem and focus
• A greater sense of environmental
stewardship
The Cities Connecting Children to
Nature (CCCN) initiative offers local officials guidance and support to
establish more equitable connections between children and nature, through
technical assistance, training on promising practices, and peer learning
opportunities. Beginning in 2018, CCCN will engage a new cohort of cities
committed to taking up high-impact strategies such as green schoolyards, early childhood
nature play, and increasing use of parks. This effort builds on early gains
achieved in seven pilot cities whose engagement began in 2015.
Technical assistance for up to 6
cities to provide nature spaces for children
http://www.nlc.org/sites/default/files/users/user75/CCCN_TechnicalAssistanceRFA_12.11.17.pdf
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