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COMING SOON! The Twenty-First Annual New York ReLeaf State Conference 2013.
"Rust to Green"
July 18-20, 2013 at SUNY IT, Marcy, New York
Brochure will be available in late Spring


About the NYS Urban Forestry

The New York State Urban Forestry Council is a volunteer group, organized formally in 1999, to advise and assist the NYS Department of Conservation (DEC) in executing its Urban and Community Forestry policies.The Council's major funding, supplied through the USDA Forest Service,is supplemented by membership dues and independent contributions...


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TAKING ROOT

Spring 2013: Annual ReLeaf Conference: July 18-20, 2013

The height of community forestry education statewide, this annual event draws industry professionals, municipal representatives, tree board members and others with an interest in the topic from across the state and even a few from other states and Canada.

Invited keynote speakers include Kevin Caravati and Matthew Driscoll.


Message from the Council President

"No winter lasts forever, no spring skips its turn."

Hal Borland

As I write this, the days are getting mercifully longer and February has come to an end. As in the past few years, I spent a big chunk of February in Nebraska. Although I always have a great adventure there, I am happy to be home in New York! I am looking forward to Arbor Day.

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News
5/31/2013
"Your Urban Trees from the Soil Up" Workshop
This workshop is being held on Friday, May 31, 2013 at the McCrobie Civic Center, 41 Lake ...