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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.
 Fall is officially here, and that means fall color is a popular topic of conversation. Make sure to:
Plan a color tour. Michigan’s nearly 20 million acres of forest land are predicted to turn ahead of schedule this year. The DNR is ready to help you soak up the the season with our map of ideas to plan your own fall color tour.
Dip into the science of it all. Three factors influence autumn leaf color: leaf pigments, length of night and weather. Learn more about how they all work together to bring on the annual colorfest.
 Saturday is the annual National Public Lands Day, celebrating the vast network of national parks, forests, lakeshores, wildlife refuges and more with volunteer work activities and free admission at these federal sites.
This year's goal is to highlight diversity in public lands, people, and the ways we value and care for these spaces. Michigan has a number of national park sites, the Huron-Manistee National Forest, the Hiawatha National Forest and the Ottawa National Forest, as well as wildlife refuges and more.
 Celebrate your community's accomplishments in urban and community forestry by applying for Tree City USA program recognition. In addition, universities, healthcare organizations and utilities are eligible for recognition in related programs, including Tree Campus, Tree Campus Healthcare and Tree Line. Communities that have received Tree City designations for at least one year may be eligible for Growth Awards. Learn more and submit an application.
Topics ranging from the science of saw chains to assessing and managing aging urban trees are on the agenda for the International Society of Arboriculture’s 2021 virtual conference in December. The sessions also deal with the changing climate, equity issues and other topics related to research, practice and technology. Virtual sessions will be available for attendees to view for up to 30 days following the event.
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Sept. 29-Oct. 1: America in Bloom virtual symposium
Oct. 1-3: Michigan Alliance for Outdoor Education 2021 conference
Oct. 6: Community Forestry Institute webinars
Oct. 12-14: Nature & Health 2021 virtual conference
Oct. 18-19: Pesticide Credit Clinics
Oct. 18-20: SHIFT Summit 2021: Ensuring access to nature
Oct. 26-28: Trees and Utilities conference
Oct. 27: Ohio DNR virtual pruning training and hands-on workshops
Die, beautiful spotted lanternfly, die
Politics, power and planting trees
DDA moving forward on East Front Street redesign, tree management plan
NPR Podcast - Trees: Our mental, physical, climate change antidote
Michiana pine trees are loaded with cones that will soon hit the ground. Here's why.
Climate change is killing trees and causing power outages
How trees are important tools when it comes to storm runoff
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