Late Spring 2021 News to Share

News From the SUFC Team

On April 7th 2021, SUFC Vice-Chair Rachel Holmes of The Nature Conservancy accepted the Landscape Architecture Foundation’s 2020 Founders’ Award on behalf of SUFC.

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SUFC Member News

• SFI Community Grants Support Collaboration on Education, Climate, Indigenous Relations, Urban Forestry, and Biodiversity | Sustainable Forestry Initiative | June 3, 2021

• NASF President Joe Fox testifies before Senate Agriculture Committee on Climate Change | National Association of State Foresters | May 20, 2021

• American Forests and Girl Scouts of the USA Partner to Plant Five Million Trees | American Forests

• 2020 Keep America Beautiful Litter Study | Keep America Beautiful

• Voice Your Perspectives about SAF Engagement and Inclusion | Society of American Foresters

• Time for Trees Initiative | Arbor Day Foundation

Conferences & Events

• City Parks Alliance Summer Series 2021 | Virtual | June 14 – 25, 2021

• 2021 Tour des Trees | Colorado | Registration: Now – June 25 | Ride Dates: Aug. 29 – Sep. 2

• 2021 NRPA Annual Conference | Virtual| Nashville, TN | Sep. 21 – 23, 2021

• PWX at Home | Virtual | Ongoing 2020 – 2021

• GIE+EXPO | Louisville, KY | Oct. 20-22, 2021

• SAF National Convention | Virtual | November 3-6, 2021

• Partners in Community Forestry Conference | Louisville, KY| November 17-18, 2021

National News

• USDA Forest Service Chief Christiansen Announces Retirement | USDA | June 8, 2021

• Meryl Harrell is new USDA Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment | USDA | May 19, 2021

• Research Reveals Clean Air Makes Stronger Forests | West Virginia Public Broadcasting | May 13, 2021

• Biden-Harris administration outlines America the Beautiful initiative | USDA | May 6, 2021

• In America’s Cities, Inequality is Engrained in the Trees | Grist | May 5, 2021

• Using Urban Forestry to Fight for Environmental Justice | GreenBiz | March 30, 2021

State & Local News

• City Of Austin’s Urban Forestry Hosts Wood Reclamation Event | Patch | June 1, 2021

• Environmental Justice Arrives in Washington State Law | SeattleMet | May 17, 2021

• City of Columbus: Urban-forestry master plan calls for increasing tree canopy to 40% | ThisWeek | April 6, 2021

• Forest for All NYC calls for plan to preserve New York City’s urban forest with release of new agenda | AMNY | June 9, 2021

• Trees Please: A Move to Reforest Formerly Redlined Great Lakes Cities | Great Lakes Echo | May 17, 2021

• Venice Area Beautification Wins Outstanding Project Award from Florida Urban Forest Council | Herald Tribune | May 30, 2021

Congress & Federal Government

• Rep. Matsui and Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Homeowners Plant More Trees and Reduce Energy Costs | Rep. Doris Matsui | May 26, 2021

• Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) introduces Urban Forest Act of 2021 | Republican Leader | April 21, 2021

• In House hearing Forest Service Chief touts State and Private Forestry Program | National Association of State Foresters | April 19, 2021

• Rep. Westerman Leads Bipartisan Introduction of Trillion Trees Act House Committee on Natural Resources | April 19, 2021

• State Foresters Welcome President’s FY 22 Budget; Make Asks for Priority Forestry Programs | National Association of State Foresters | June 3, 2021

Employment Opportunities

• County Arborist | Forsyth County Government | Cumming, GA | Rolling applications

• City Forester | City of Des Moines | Des Moines, IA | Applications due by June 18, 2021

• Senior Vice President and Director of the Institute for Parks & Public Land| The Trust for Public Land | Location Flexible | Rolling applications

• Marketing Manager | Water Environment Federation | Alexandria, VA | Rolling applications

• Forest Project Director | The Nature Conservancy | Flagstaff, AZ | Rolling applications

• Society of American Foresters | Multiple positions available

• National Association of State Foresters | Multiple positions available

Video / Webinars / Podcasts / Education

Webinars

• A New Carbon Program for Hardwood Landowners | NCX | June 15, 2021 12:00 PM EST

• Why do Some Trees Transplant Better than Others? | TREE Fund | June 22

• On-Demand Webinars | Wildlife Habitat Council

• Urban Forest Connections Webinars Series | U.S. Forest Service

Treesearch and Studies

• Traits of a bloom: a nationwide survey of U.S. urban tree planting initiatives (TPIs) | Theodore S. Eisenman, Tasmin Flanders, Richard Harper, Richard Hauer, Katherine Lieberknecht | June 1, 2021

• Activating Urban Environments as Social Infrastructure Through Civic Stewardship | Lindsay Campbell, Erika Svendsen, Michelle Johnson, Laura Landau | May 4, 2021

• Green Leisure: Resistance and Revitalization of Urban Neighborhoods | Wojin Jeong, William Stewart, Paul Gobster, Carena van Riper | 2021

• Using Social Media as Data to Better Understand Recreation on Public Lands | Josh McDaniel, Eric White, Monika Derrien, Dale Blahna | 2021

Videos/Podcasts

• Project Forest with Mike Toffan | YourForests

• Beyond Trees Network | U.S. Forest Service International Programs

• Trees are Key | Texas A&M Forest Service

• Talking Trees | The Davey Institute

• Plant a Trillion Trees | Eva Monheim and Hal Rosner

Funding, Awards, and Grant Opportunities

• Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP) Grant Program |Alliance for Community Trees | Applications through Sep. 24, 2021

• Maryland Urban and Community Forestry Committee (MUCFC) Grants Program | Proposals due July 15, 2021

• SFI Community Grants | Multiple opportunities available

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