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May 19, 2009  
 
 
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IN THE NEWS
Corporate Foundation Giving Will Decline in 2009
Alliant Energy provides $2,450 for Arnolds Park planting

University of Maryland green credentials challenged
Tree-Killing Hurricanes Could Contribute To Warming

 
 
     
 


RESEARCH
City Trees, Nature, and Physical Activity
STRATUM Tree Guides and City Analyses
Urban Forestry Program for Public Works
Public Response to Roadside Landscapes

 

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PUBLIC POLICY
GREEN Act for Affordable Mortgages Reintroduced
Career Conservationist to Oversee Forest Service
American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009
Obama Issues FY10 Budget Request for National Service

 


   
 


EVENTS
Tree Campus USA
Integrating Energy Efficiency into New and Existing Homes
Urban Forest Projects in the Climate Action Reserve
Sustainable Communities Lecture Series

 
   
 


FUNDING
Nickelodeon Big Green Grants
Green Your School Contest
Bank of America Foundation: Local Grantmaking
Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship

 

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