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Cinco de Mayo 2009  
 
 
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SUCCESS STORY
Citizen Pruner Tree Care Course
(New York, NY) Trees New York offers a Citizen Pruner Tree Care Course that trains adults and teenagers in tree care and pruning. Participants take a final exam that certifies them to legally do certain work on trees owned by the City of New York.

 
   
 


IN THE NEWS
LEED-ND: Public Comment Period Opens
11,000 dead trees could cost $706,000

Aid for shade: Municipalities eyeing money to buy trees
Arbor Day: Let's Plant More Trees In Hartford

 
 
     
 


RESEARCH
Engaging Uninvolved Communities in Urban Forestry
Manual for School Tree Nurseries
Sustainable Sites Initiative
Urban Tree Utilization and Why It Matters

 

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PUBLIC POLICY
Green Infrastructure Summit and Urban Trees Forum
Jensen named USDA Deputy Undersecretary
Landscape Architecture Education
Transportation Efficiency Act to Reduce VMT

 


   
 


EVENTS
Green Infrastructure Summit and Urban Trees Forum
Tree Campus USA
Urban Forest Projects in the Climate Action Reserve
California Urban Forests Conference

 
   
 


FUNDING
Home Depot Building Healthy Communities Grant
Akonadi Foundation Strategic Opportunity Support Fund
Blue Water Project Grants
California American Water Funds

 

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