This weekly newsletter contains information related to urban forestry and arboriculture training, research, jobs, and funding in Michigan, nationally and internationally. If you know of an event or opportunity that may be of interest to our partners, please email program coordinator Kevin Sayers.
The Morton Arboretum, a Midwest leader in arboriculture and plant care based in Illinois, issues weekly plant health care reports. The reports detail pests, insects, diseases and weather patterns of note for regional arborists and urban foresters. Read the most recent Plant Health Care Report for an update on rainfall, temperatures, beetles and weeds, or view the archive.
A new Green Communities Leadership Institute is currently being developed by a partnership of natural resource organizations. The team plans to offer professional development opportunities that will bring leaders together to build a healthy and resilient industry and environment. Learn more about the program.
The Municipal Forestry Institute is a high-level training opportunity for emerging leaders in the urban forestry industry. The weeklong, intensive program planned for Sept. 26-Oct. 1 in Bowling Green, Ohio, will introduce participants to strategic thinking, coalition building, program planning and public relations techniques.
View the event flyer and register for the program by July 15.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has reported that a new invasive species, the box tree moth, has been discovered in Michigan, Connecticut and South Carolina. This species does not harm native plants, but does eat boxwoods that are widely used in urban and ornamental plantings. Learn more about this new invasive species. Photo via Ian Redding on Shutterfly.
June 21-28: No markets, no management: Urban Wood Understood
June 22: Plant health care walking tour at Royal Oak Arboretum
June 24: Pruning is a necessity, not an option
June 25: Green Macomb Municipal Tree Inventory in-field training seminar
June 28-29: 2021 Green Schools Conference
June 29: Plant health care walking tour at Edsel & Eleanor Ford Estate
Beginning in 1990, the Land Information Access Association, today known just as LIAA, created Michigan's first public information technologies designed to share digital maps, graphics and text relevant to community planning and development.
Today, the organization works to help communities find local and sustainable solutions through its planning and community development services. LIAA engages clients, partners and stakeholders in collaborative processes to deliver innovative, responsive and locally-relevant solutions.
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