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Trees is dedicated to improving the environment where 93% of Americans
live: our cities, towns, and villages. Together, ACTrees' national
network
of members have planted and cared for 15 million trees with help from
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NATIONAL NEWS
How Do You Rate Your Green City?
(San Francisco, CA)- Ranking systems for measuring "green" cities are multiplying.
The Trust for Public Land recently launched ParkScore, a rating system
to measure how the 40 largest US cities are meeting the need for
urban parks. Other organizations have created Tree Report Cards and
"Green City Index" measures. With more ways to rank and rate
metropolitan "green-ness," how do you assess your city?
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LOCAL STORY
Minnesota Tests Creative Tactics on Tree-killing Beetles
(Twin
Cities, MN)- As public officials in Minnesota enter their fourth
summer battling the invasive Emerald Ash Borer that threatens the
state's nearly one billion ash trees, they're employing a creative and
experimental array of strategies to identify and kill them before they
become established. From sticky traps and decoy cadavers to trained
dogs and stingless wasps, the state is deploying "everything we can
think of."
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GREEN JOBS
Supervisor of Urban Forestry, University of Texas
(Austin,
TX)- The University of Texas at Austin is seeking an experienced
Supervisor to plan, administer, and direct all functions, and provide
for the efficient organization and operation of all phases, of the
Campus Urban Forestry Program, Campus Tree Inventory, and maintenance
of the Tree Campus USA accreditation.
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