Fall 2020 News to Share

News From the SUFC Team

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SUFC Member News

• Join the Tour Des Trees: Rollin’ in Place | TREE Fund

• State Foresters Elect New Executive Committee Members | National Association of State Foresters | September 22, 2020

• 2020 Engagement with Parks Report | National Recreation and Park Association

• American Forests Launches U.S. Chapter of the Trillion Trees Initiative | American Forests | August 27, 2020

• Arbor Day Foundation Guide and Video on Facilitating Safe Tree Planting Events | Arbor Day Foundation |Fall 2020

Conferences & Events

• PWX at Home | Virtual | Ongoing 2020 – 2021

• 2020 APA Policy & Advocacy Collection | Virtual | September 23 – 24, 2020 (Rewatch Available)

• Water Environment Federation’s Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC) | Virtual | October 5 – 9, 2020

• WHC Connect  | Virtual Event | Oct 6 & 7, 2020

• 2020 Grounds Management Summit | Professional Grounds Management Society | Virtual | October 7 – December 16, 2020

• 2020 Women in Conservation Leadership Virtual Summit | National Wildlife Federation | Virtual | October 13-15, 2020

• The 2020 SHIFT Summit | Virtual |October 14-16, 2020

• National Association of Landscape Professionals LANDSCAPES 2020 | Virtual | October 20-22, 2020

• Sustainable Forestry Initiative’s Growing Solutions E-Summit | Virtual | October 22, 2020

• Vision for America 2020 | Keep America Beautiful | Virtual | October 28, 2020 at 5:30 PM ET

• 2020 National Recreation and Park Association Annual Conference: A Virtual Experience | Virtual | October 27 – 29, 2020

• Society of American Foresters National Convention | Virtual |October 29-31, 2020

• Alliance for Community Trees Day | Virtual | November 17, 2020

• Arbor Day Foundation’s Partners in Community Forestry Virtual Experience | Virtual | November 18, 2020

• Society of Municipal Arborists Conference 2020 |Virtual|November 19, 2020

• International Society of Arboriculture’s Annual International Conference and Trade Show | Virtual | December 15 – 17, 2020

• GIE+EXPO | Louisville, KY | Postponed to 2021

National News

• Climate Action in Food and Agriculture – Field to Market

• City of Vancouver to meet 10-year tree planting goal – CBC News | September 19, 2020

• These are the companies leading the trillion trees effort in the U.S. – Fast Company | August 31, 2020

• Can planting trees make a city more equitable? – Bloomberg | August 28, 2020

• Why we believe planting 1 trillion trees can save the planet Time Magazine | August 27, 2020

• Preserving trees becomes big business, driven by emissions rules – The Wall Street Journal | August 24, 2020

• How “Nature Deprived” Neighborhoods Impact the Health of People of Color – National Geographic | July 29, 2020

State & Local News

• NYC’s Trees: A Natural Defense Against Heat, But Not Equally Shared – Science Friday | September 4, 2020

• Governor Ivey and Alabama Forestry Commission Announce Timber Relief Fund Program – Forest Landowners | September 2, 2020

• A requiem for San Francisco’s urban forest – San Francisco Examiner | August 26, 2020

• ‘Trees Are Cool’ specialty license plates – Citrus Country Chronicle | August 23, 2020

• What are ‘Streateries’ and Why They’re Good for Urban Trees and Greenspace – CaseyTrees | August 3, 2020

Congress & Federal Government

• Democrats: A Healthy Climate is a Constitutional Right – E&E News | September 24, 2020

• TREE Act included in House Clean Energy Bill – On September 24, the House passed the Expanding Access to Sustainable Energy Act (H.R. 4777) with an amendment that includes provisions of the TREE Act. Introduced in July by Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), the TREE Act would “create a cost-sharing grant program at the Department of Energy to provide funding to plant a minimum of 300,000 trees annually in residential neighborhoods that will reduce energy consumption and help protect public health.” Information on the TREE Act can be found on Booker and Capito’s websites.

Employment Opportunities

• Davey Tree Company Job Opportunities – LinkedIn

• Urban Forester and Urban Forester Crew Chief – Casey Trees

• Facilities and Landscape Manager – Fairmount Park Conservancy | Application due September 30

• Senior Manager for 1t.org U.S. Chapter – American Forests | Applications reviewed on rolling basis

• Facilities and Landscape Manager– TreePhilly

• Urban Forestry Community Organizer – City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Urban & Community Forestry Manager – Colorado State University

Video / Webinars / Podcasts / Education

Webinars:

• Post-Fire Tree Risk Assessment – Utility Arborist Association | October 7, 2020 at 12 PM CT

• Virtual Discussion on California Restoration Efforts | American Forests | October 7, 2020 at 3 PM EST

• 40th Texas Tree Conference and Academy – Virtual Edition – Colorado State University | October 7 – November 12, 2020

• How To Create & Defend Municipal Urban Forestry Budgets With Software – Davey Resource Group | October 13, 2020 at 1 PM EST

• Measuring Multi-Stemmed Trees – TREE Fund | October 13, 2020 at 12 PM CT

• Iowa Watershed Approach – National Association of Conservation Districts | October 15, 2020 at 12 PM ET

• PechaKucha Webinar for ASCA Members – American Society of Consulting Arborists | October 20, 2020 at 12 PM EST

• Outside for All: Investing in Parks to Build Community Power – The Trust for Public Land | Previous Recording from August 2020

• Soil Assessment for Urban Tress: Part 2 Actions – TREE Fund | Previous Recording from September 2020

Research & Studies:

• Estimating Carbon Stock of Live Trees Located on the Main Campus of the University of Georgia – Journal of Forestry | September 2020

• Urban Tree Monitoring: A Field Guide – U.S. Forest Service | 2020

• Urban Tree Monitoring: A Resource Guide – U.S. Forest Service | 2020

• Urban Trees, Air Quality, and Human health – Nowak, David J. | 2020

Podcasts:

• Publicly Accessible Shorelines: Adapting to Climate Change at Crane Beach, Massachusetts – America Adapts | September 14, 2020

Funding, Awards, and Grant Opportunities

• Community Forestry Grants – Michigan Department of Natural Resources | Application Due September 30

• Research Grants – TREE Fund | Fall Application Due October 1

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