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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.
 The Arbor Day Foundation, a leading voice in connecting people to the value of trees, is celebrating a milestone anniversary at 50 years. Since its inception in 1972, the foundation is the largest member nonprofit organization dedicated to planting trees. Learn about the Arbor Day Foundation's work in a commemorative anniversary video reflecting on past work and sharing what's planned for the future.
 A report released a year into the federal America the Beautiful initiative outlines progress toward conserving 30% of U.S. lands and waters by the year 2030. The decade-long challenge intends to generate action and collaboration to reach conservation and environmental goals. Read the Year One America the Beautiful Report.
 The Natural Area Conservancy’s Forests in Cities program was created in 2019 to promote and advance healthy forested natural areas in cities across America through science, management, partnerships and communications. The nationwide program is currently accepting applications to invite a new cohort of city teams to join the network. Learn more and apply to join the Forests in Cities network.
Fifth-grade students are invited to share their creativity by submitting an original creation in the Michigan Arbor Day Foundation's annual poster contest. This year's theme is "Trees for the Future." Winning entries will be awarded with Acorn Naturalist gift certificates for students and tree-planting funds for their schools. Learn about the contest and submit entries by March 7.
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Jan. 20: Picture this: 2021 landscape issues - A year in review
Jan. 24-26: 2022 Great Lakes Trade Expo
Feb. 14-16: International Society of Arborists - Michigan ArborCon conference
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