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IN THE NEWS
ACT Launches NeighborWoods Network Exchange
There is so much more that can be learned in a week than in an hour, and on the ground as opposed to on a webcast. So here is your chance. In partnership with our members, ACT is launching the NeighborWoods Network Exchange, a program to facilitate site visits and peer learning among our members. Trees Atlanta has offered to host up to five guests for a week of fun and learning.

SUCCESS STORY
Project ReLeaf Tree Sale
St. Louis, MO): Forest ReLeaf, through its Project ReLeaf tree sale program, offers large-caliper quality trees at a reduced cost to municipalities, schools, churches, parks, nonprofits and neighborhood groups. Since its inception in 1994, Project ReLeaf has provided more than 29,000 low-cost trees for planting on public or nonprofit land throughout Missouri and southern Illinois. The program also results in earned income for the nonprofit organization.

RESEARCH
Tree-lined Streets Cut Asthma
New York, NY (May 1, 2008)- Children who live on tree-lined streets have lower rates of asthma, a New York-based study says. Columbia University researchers found that asthma rates among children aged four and five fell by 25% for every extra 343 trees per square kilometre. They believe more trees aids air quality and encourages children to play outside. The study appears in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

PUBLIC POLICY
ACT Submits Testimony Regarding the FY 2009 Forest Service Budget
Washington, DC (April 25, 2008)- The Alliance for Community Trees provided written testimony to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies regarding the FY 2009 federal budget.

EVENTS
ACT Hosts Fundraising Seminar at the Urban Ecosystems Conference
May 28, 2008- Orlando, Florida
If you’re traveling to Orlando in May for the National Urban Ecosystems Conference, ACT and the Arbor Day Foundation invite you to attend an outstanding full day workshop with conservation fundraising expert, Andy Robinson.  Supported by a grant from the USDA Forest Service, the workshop is a must for all urban forestry advocates.

FUNDING
National Public Lands Day Tour Grants- Deadline: June 23, 2008
The National Environmental Education Foundation is seeking grant applications for the 4th annual National Public Lands Day Tour. Grantees will be awarded $1,000.00 to assist with planning and materials for their upcoming National Public Lands Day project on September 27, 2008.