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Alliance for Community
Trees is dedicated to improving the environment where 80% of Americans
live: our cities, towns, and villages. Together, ACT's national network
of members have planted and cared for 15 million trees with help from
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UPCOMING WEBCASTS
Green Jobs- From Incarceration or Probation to Employment
May 6, 2010, 1-2pm EDT
Green
jobs training programs developed in accordance with the needs of
struggling communities can be part of a solution to community
revitalization. Programs for teaching and employing formerly
incarcerated youth and adults in the growing green economy can help
reduce social and economic imbalances while also cleaning and greening
our cities.
Trainers:
Joan Lionetti, Executive Director, Trees for Tuscon (Tucson, AZ)
Annette Williams, B.E.ST. Director, Sustainable South Bronx (NY)
Environmental Grudge Match: Solar Panels vs. Trees
May 20, 2010, 1-2pm EDT
Heat-beating,
energy-saving shade is one of the most direct benefits of residential
trees, but what happens when that shade falls on solar panels? With the
increased interest in solar panels as a clean energy alternative, the
conflict between trees and solar panels has become a hot topic.
Trainers:
Rhonda Berry, President & CEO, Our City Forest (San Jose, CA)
Dan Staley, Urban Planner (Aurora, CO)
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CITY TEAMS PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM
In cooperation with PCF Conference
The
Arbor Day Foundation, Alliance for Community Trees, Society of
Municipal Arborists, and Utility Arborist Association are pleased to
announce the creation of the City Teams partnerships program. The goal
of the city teams program is to encourage the development of
sustainable community partnerships and to strengthen existing
collaboration within urban forestry programs around the country.
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