November 2018 News to Share

NEWS FROM THE SUFC TEAM

Save the Date!
The 14th SUFC Annual Meeting & Reception will be held on March 6, 2019, in the Washington, DC area. See details for the 2019 meeting and view the presentations and photos from the 2018 Annual Meeting HERE.

SUFC in the News
Read the Meeting of the Minds Article, “Trees Play a Key Role in a Sustainable Urban Future” HERE.

NEWS TO SHARE ~ Federal/Hill News

• Forest Service Announces $8 Million to Expand Wood Products and Wood Energy Markets in the U.S. 
• The Forest Service Celebrates Cross Laminated Timber during Forest Products Week
• USDA Forest Service Ecologist Says Mega Wildfires Urges Three-Step Solution
• EPA, USDA, DOE Leaders Send Letter to Congress on Biomass Neutrality
• Organizations Pledge Support for Recovering America’s Wildlife Act in a Letter to Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
• Director of the Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science of the USDA Forest Service Works with Science Advisory Board at American Forests
• NASF Policy Update on the Farm Bill
• Making Your Community Forest-Friendly: A Worksheet for Review of Municipal Codes and Ordinances 
• Accounting for Trees in Stormwater Models
• EPA Researchers Initiate “Smoke Sense,” a Citizen-Science Project 
• The Timber Innovation Act Would Provide R&D for Mass Timber Projects 

NATURAL DISASTER NEWS ~ WILDFIRES

• Complete Coverage of the November California Wildfires
• California Wildfires and Climate Change
• California Utility PG&E to Spend $6 Billion on Wildfire Safety
• What’s Causing California’s Annual Wildfires?
• Texas Has a Not-So-Secret Weapon for Mitigating Wildfires
  
• The Weather Channel Uses Immersive Mixed Reality to Demonstrate the Power and Danger of Wildfires (Video)
• Setting Fires to Control Wildfires: A Profound Change Takes Hold in Washington State
• Crews Work to Restore Montana Land Damaged by Wildfire
• Project Andrew in Arizona: Prescott Area Wildland Urban Interface Commission’s Yavapai Firewise Community in Action (Video)
• Prescribed Fire in Florida Highlighted in New Videos

NATURAL DISASTER NEWS ~ HURRICANES

• Florida’s Timber Industry Could Be Affected by Hurricane Michael
• Hurricane Michael’s Devastating Financial Blow to Florida and Georgia Farmers and Timber Market
• Alabama Lost $20 Million in Timber to Hurricane Michael
• A&M Forest Service Responders Join Florida Relief Effort in Wake of Hurricane Michael

CONFERENCES AND EVENTS

• ACES: A Community on Ecosystem Services 2018 Conference Arlington, Virginia, December 3-6, 2018
• The Urban Wood Academy Baltimore, Maryland, December 11-13, 2018
• NCSE 2019 Annual Conference: Sustainable Infrastructure & Resilience Washington, DC, January 7-10, 2019
• U.S. Conference of Mayors 87th Winter Meeting Washington, DC, January 23-25, 2019
• National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) 2019 Annual Meeting San Antonio, Texas, February 2-6, 2019
• American Society of Consulting Arborists (ASCA) 2019 Consulting Academy Seattle, Washington, February 19-22, 2019
• SUFC 14th Annual Meeting & Reception Washington, DC, March 6, 2019
• National Silviculture Workshop Sanford Conference Center, Bemidji, Minnesota, May 21-23, 2019
• City Parks Alliance, Greater & Greener 2019 Denver, Colorado, July 20-24, 2019
• U.S. Conference of Mayors Annual Meeting Honolulu, Hawaii, June 28-July 1, 2019
• 2019 Tour des Trees: Save the Dates (Get Tour Updates Now) Routes through Nashville, Kentucky, and Tennessee, September 15-21, 2019
• Save the Date: National Association of State Foresters (NASF) 2019 Annual Meeting Asheville, North Carolina, September 23-26, 2019
• National Recreation and Parks Association (NRPA) 2019 Annual Conference Baltimore, Maryland, September 24-26, 2019
• American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Annual Meeting & Expo 2019 San Diego, California, November 15-18, 2019
• Save the Date: National League of Cities 2019 City Summit San Antonio, Texas, November 20-23, 2019

NEWS TO SHARE ~ National (and International) News

• Urban and Community Forestry Spotlighted at National Association of State Foresters Conference
• UN Warns: Only 12 Years Left to Act on Climate Change
• Stronger, Cheaper, Greener: Moving Toward Mass Timber Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT): Durable, Cost-Effective, and Environmentally Sound
• More Trees Leads to Happier People Forests: Reimagining our Cities Who is Part of the Forest Community?
• Global Warming May Cause Beer Drought
• Is Climate Change Threatening Your Chocolate?
• Finnish Pilot Program Develops a New Solution for Sustainable Forestry 
• Turning Beetle Kill into Organic Bio-Fertilizer 
• American Forests’ American ReLeaf Program Works to Restore Landscapes to Full Health and Long-Term Resilience (Video)
• Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc. (SFI) Announces its 2018 SFI President’s Award National
• Fish and Wildlife Federation Announces $800K in Grants 
• Read TREE Fund’s Tree Press, November 2018 Issue
• Read American Forests’ Forest Digest, November 11, 2018 Edition 

NEWS TO SHARE ~ State and Local News

• The Baltimore Wood Project: Rethinking Wood in the City
• Virginia’s State Forests are Now Certified to the Sustainable Forestry Initiative and American Tree Farm System Standards
• In North Carolina, Festival Highlights the Importance of Fires to Grow Forests
• “Good Neighbor” Agreement Made in Pennsylvania
• New Initiatives in New York State Aimed at Sparking the $23 Billion Forestry and Wood Industry
• Arizona Will Award Grants to Boost Forest Thinning
• Northeastern States Awarded Federal Funding to Pursue Wood Products
• Alabama Representative Bradley Byrne Says Tree Farmers are Our Future
• Utah Seeks Roadless Rule Amendment to Give Forest Service More Flexibility In Managing Overgrown Forests
• The Appalachian “Long Lodge” Optimizes Mass Timber Construction for Sustainable Design
• Cross-Boundary Forestry Collaborative in Montana Promotes More Work on the Ground 
• In Washington, Blanchard State Forest Purchase Secures Scenic Vistas, School Funding
• Ash Aphids Return to Idaho
• Nebraska Communities Benefit from Tree-Risk Analysis
• Rhode Island Gypsy Moth Caterpillars + Drought = Dead Hardwoods
  

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

• USDA Office of the Chief Information Officer Job Opportunities
• National Association of State Foresters Job Board
• Society of Municipal Arborists Job Board
• Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA) Career Center
• Western State Forestry/Council of Western State Foresters Job Openings
• Landscape Industry Careers
• Outside Careers

VIDEOS/WEBINARS/PODCASTS/EDUCATION

• Webinars
  • Prescribed Fire Policy Barriers: Findings from a JFSP Project on Challenges and Strategies on Federal Lands across the West
    • Courtney Schultz and Heidi Huber-Stearns
    • Tuesday, November 27, 2018, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. MT
  • Emerald Ash Borer: Strategies for Conserving Ash in the Urban Forest
    • Dr. Dan Herms, VP of Research & Development, The Davey Tree Expert Company
    • November 28 2018, 12:00 p.m. MT
  • Backyard Carbon Sequestration – How You Can Help
    • December 4, 2018, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. ET
  • The Science of Resilience in Decision-Making
    • December 5, 2018, 1:15 – 2:45 p.m. ET
  • Sustaining Family Forests Initiative, Tools for Engaging Landowners Effectively Webinar: Making a Lasting Impression: Lessons from Long-Running Women’s Landowner Programs
    • Dr. Tamara Walkingstick (Arkansas’ Women Owning Woodlands Program) and Tiffany  Hopkins (Oregon WOWNet) 
    • Thursday, December 6, 2018, 2:00 PM ET
  • Rekindling the Forest in Our City: A Story of Research, Responsibility, and Care
    • Kristen King, NYC Parks, and Sarah Charlop-Powers, Natural Areas Conservancy
    • December 12, 2018, 1:00 – 2:15 p.m. ET
  • Quest for Resilience: Adaptive Strategies for Sustainable Plant Design
    • December 14, 2018, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. ET
  • Fire in Landscape Management – Strategies for Living with It
    • February 4, 2019, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. ET
  • Save the Dates for 2018 Urban Forest Connections Webinar Series — and View Past Webinars
  • Save the Dates for 2018 TREE Fund Webinars and View Past Webinars

• Wildfire Mitigation Training
  • Apply for the USDA Forest Service’s Wildfire Mitigation Academy and Community Mitigation Assistance Team Training 
    • Boise, Idaho, March 5-6, 2019
    • Application Deadline: December 1, 2018
• Tree Tenders Training® Join thousands of other concerned citizens like yourself. Become a Tree Tender and help increase tree canopy cover in your community. Tree Tenders® is a training program that empowers concerned residents to make dramatic strides towards restoring and caring for the tree canopy in their communities. The course is designed for lay people and experts alike. Become one of the Tree Tenders restoring and tending your part of the forest. Instruction is provided by DCNR’s Bureau of Forestry, in partnership with Penn State Extension, PHS, and other local urban forestry experts. Tree Tenders training includes: Tree Biology, Urban Stresses on Trees, Tree Identification, Tree Pruning and Root Care, Tree Planting Techniques, Community Organizing.
  • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, December 1, 2018, 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM
  • Offered by Tree Pittsburgh. Register HERE. For more information, contact [email protected] or call 412-781-8733.

FUNDING, AWARDS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Florida Urban and Community Forestry Grant Program Accepting Applications
• National Recreation and Parks Association to Offer 25 Scholarships for its “National Green Infrastructure Certification Program”Application Deadline: December 17, 2018